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Quiz about Name the Actor from the Roles

Name the Actor from the Roles Trivia Quiz

From the roles listed, can you name the actor? To help, all roles are listed chronologically, from oldest to most recent.

A multiple-choice quiz by agvii. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
agvii

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,533

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This actor's roles include Johnny Kelly, Daryl Poynter, Carter Hayes, Ray Nicolette and Jack Frost. Who is he? Hint

Michael Douglas

Wilford Brimley

Tim Allen

Michael Keaton

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Question 2 of 10

2. This actor's roles include Marshal Jedediah 'Jed' Cooper, Sylvester Newel, Dave Garver, Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway and Robert Kincaid. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, full name or last name only, "Unforgiven" star)

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Question 3 of 10

3. This actor's roles include Derek Lutz, Julian Wells, Leo Wiggins, Billy Covington and David Seton Barnes. Who is he? Hint

Billy Zane

J.T. Walsh

Peter Boyle

Robert Downey Jr.

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Question 4 of 10

4. This actor's roles include Jim Leonard, Joe 'Red' Kennedy, Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle (aka Roy Collins), Richard 'Rick' Blaine and Linus Larrabee. Who is he? Hint

Humphrey Bogart

Jimmy Stewart

Harrison Ford

Walter Matthau

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Question 5 of 10

5. This actor's roles include Felix Unger, George Kellerman, Don Gallagher, Shelly Levene and John Gustafson. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, full or last name only)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This actor's roles include Paul (no last name), Mike Lowrey, Captain Steven 'Eagle' Hiller, Officer James Edwards and Robert Clayton. Who is he? Hint

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Will Smith

Nicolas Cage

Gene Hackman

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Question 7 of 10

7. This actor's roles include Jefferson Smith, Macaulay 'Mike' Connor, Mr. Elwood P. Dowd, Glenn Miller and Ransom Stoddard Attorney-At-Law. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, full or last name only, "Harvey")

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Question 8 of 10

8. This actor's roles include Mink-Eddie Dane's Henchman, Chet, Willy 'The Weasel' Wilhelm, Buddy Holly and Carl Showalter. Who is he? Hint

J.T. Walsh

Steve Buscemi

Lionel Barrymore

Peter Lorre

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Question 9 of 10

9. This actor's roles include J.D., Detective Frank Harris, Paul Mclean, Louis de Pointe du Lac and Jeffrey Goines. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, full or last name only "Twelve Monkeys")

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Question 10 of 10

10. This actor's roles include Wilbur Force, George Hanson, Randle Patrick McMurphy, Jack Torrance and Jack Napier. Who is he? Hint

Rick Moranis

Dan Aykroyd

Jack Nicholson

Michael Keaton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This actor's roles include Johnny Kelly, Daryl Poynter, Carter Hayes, Ray Nicolette and Jack Frost. Who is he?

Answer: Michael Keaton

Mr. Keaton was Johnny Kelly (aka 'Johnny Dangerously'-1984) in the movie of that name, Daryl Poynter in 'Clean and Sober'-1988, Carter Hayes in 'Pacific Heights'-1990, Ray Nicolette in 'Jackie Brown'-1997 (reprising the role in 1998's 'Out of Sight', though uncredited) and Jack Frost in 'Jack Frost'-1998.

2. This actor's roles include Marshal Jedediah 'Jed' Cooper, Sylvester Newel, Dave Garver, Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway and Robert Kincaid. Who is he?

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Mr. Eastwood was Marshal 'Jed' Cooper in 'Hang 'em High'-1967, Sylvester Newel in 'Paint Your Wagon'-1969, Dave Garver in 'Play Misty For Me'-1971, Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway in 'Heartbreak Ridge'-1986 and Robert Kincaid in 'The Bridges of Madison County'-1995.

3. This actor's roles include Derek Lutz, Julian Wells, Leo Wiggins, Billy Covington and David Seton Barnes. Who is he?

Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

Mr. Downey was Derek Lutz in 'Back to School'-1986, Julian Wells in 'Less Than Zero'-1987, Leo Wiggins in 'Johnny Be Good'-1988, Billy Covington, Pilot in 'Air America'-1990 and David Seton Barnes in 'Soapdish'-1991.

4. This actor's roles include Jim Leonard, Joe 'Red' Kennedy, Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle (aka Roy Collins), Richard 'Rick' Blaine and Linus Larrabee. Who is he?

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

Mr. Bogart was Jim Leonard in 'Love Affair'-1932, Joe 'Red' Kennedy in 'San Quentin'-1937, Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle (aka Roy Collins) in 'High Sierra'-1941, Richard 'Rick' Blaine in 'Casablanca'-1942 and Linus Larrabee in 'Sabrina'-1954.

5. This actor's roles include Felix Unger, George Kellerman, Don Gallagher, Shelly Levene and John Gustafson. Who is he?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Mr. Lemmon was Felix Unger in 'The Odd Couple'-1968 and 'The Odd Couple II'-1998, George Kellerman in 'The Out-of-Towners'-1970, Don Gallagher in 'Airport '77'-1977, Shelly Levene in 'Glengarry Glen Ross'-1992 and John Gustafson in 'Grumpy Old Men'-1993 and 'Grumpier Old Men'-1995.

6. This actor's roles include Paul (no last name), Mike Lowrey, Captain Steven 'Eagle' Hiller, Officer James Edwards and Robert Clayton. Who is he?

Answer: Will Smith

Mr. Smith was Paul in 'Six Degrees of Separation'-1993, Mike Lowrey in 'Bad Boys'-1995, Captain Steven 'Eagle' Hiller in 'Independence Day'-1996, Officer James Edwards (aka MIB Agent J) in 'Men in Black'-1997 and Robert Clayton in 'Enemy of the State'-1998.

7. This actor's roles include Jefferson Smith, Macaulay 'Mike' Connor, Mr. Elwood P. Dowd, Glenn Miller and Ransom Stoddard Attorney-At-Law. Who is he?

Answer: Jimmy Stewart

Mr. Stewart was Jefferson Smith in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'-1939, Macaulay 'Mike' Connor in 'Philadelphia Story'-1940, Mr. Elwood P. Dowd in 'Harvey'-1950, Glenn Miller in 'The Glenn Miller Story'-1953 and Ransom Stoddard Attorney-At-Law in 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'-1962.

8. This actor's roles include Mink-Eddie Dane's Henchman, Chet, Willy 'The Weasel' Wilhelm, Buddy Holly and Carl Showalter. Who is he?

Answer: Steve Buscemi

Mr. Buscemi was Mink, Eddie Dane's Henchman in 'Miller's Crossing'-1990, Chet in 'Barton Fink'-1991, Willy 'The Weasel' Wilhelm in 'Rising Sun'-1993, Buddy Holly in 'Pulp Fiction'-1994 and Carl Showalter in 'Fargo'-1996.

9. This actor's roles include J.D., Detective Frank Harris, Paul Mclean, Louis de Pointe du Lac and Jeffrey Goines. Who is he?

Answer: Brad Pitt

Mr. Pitt was J.D. in 'Thelma and Louise'-1991, Detective Frank Harris in 'Cool World'-1992, Paul Mclean in 'A River Runs Through It'-1992, Louis de Pointe du Lac in 'Interview with the Vampire'-1994 and Jeffrey Goines in 'Twelve Monkeys'-1995.

10. This actor's roles include Wilbur Force, George Hanson, Randle Patrick McMurphy, Jack Torrance and Jack Napier. Who is he?

Answer: Jack Nicholson

Mr. Nicholson was Wilbur Force in 'The Little Shop of Horrors'-1960, George Hanson in 'Easy Rider'-1969, Randle Patrick McMurphy in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'-1975, Jack Torrance in 'The Shining'-1980 and Jack Napier (aka The Joker) in 'Batman'-1989.

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