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Quiz about Same Character Different Actors And Not Remakes

Same Character, Different Actors. And Not Remakes! Quiz

The same character has been played by different actors in many movies. Here are ten questions about some of these characters.

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

Author
JasonQuest

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,822

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1278

Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (3/10), Guest 173 (9/10), Guest 136 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following actors hasn't played Philip Marlowe? Hint

Dick Powell

James Cagney

Humphrey Bogart

Robert Mitchum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following actors hasn't played Al Capone? Hint

Rod Steiger

Jason Robards

Robert DeNiro

Henry Silva

3. Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in "Titanic" and Tucker McGuire played the same character in "A Night to Remember" (also about the Titanic), but who played her in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"? Hint

Bette Davis

June Allyson

Shirley MacLaine

Debbie Reynolds

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Question 4 of 10

4. Marlon Brando played Vito Corleone in "The Godfather". Who played the young Vito in Part 2? Hint

Al Pacino

Robert DeNiro

Andy Garcia

Bruno Kirby

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following actors hasn't played Sherlock Holmes? Hint

Basil Rathbone

Peter Cushing

Clive Donner

Jeremy Brett

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Question 6 of 10

6. Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck have both played Jack Ryan. Who was the first actor to play that character? Hint

Tom Cruise

Matt Damon

Alec Baldwin

Kevin Costner

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Question 7 of 10

7. What famous sleuth did Joan Hickson, Angela Lansbury and Margaret Rutherford all play at some point? Hint

Jessica Fletcher

Miss Marple

Miss Bacon

Ruth Rendell

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Question 8 of 10

8. Peter Sellers made Inspector Clouseau famous, but he wasn't the only actor to play him. Which of the following also played Inspector Clouseau? Hint

Alec Guiness

Michael J. Pollard

Steve Franken

Alan Arkin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which other famous detective has been played by such actors as Albert Finney, Tony Randall, and Peter Ustinov? Hint

Nero Wolfe

Perry Mason

Ellery Queen

Hercule Poirot

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Question 10 of 10

10. A bit different. The image of "The Lady in Red" has cropped up in popular culture all over the place, from Bugs Bunny cartoons to references in pop and rock music. Kelly LeBrock even starred as the title character in a film called "The Woman in Red" directed by Gene Wilder. Who played "The Lady in Red" in the film "Dillinger" in 1973? Hint

Cloris Leachman

Teri Garr

Michelle Phillips

Faye Dunnaway

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following actors hasn't played Philip Marlowe?

Answer: James Cagney

James Garner, Robert Montgomery, and Eliot Gould have also played the role.

2. Which of the following actors hasn't played Al Capone?

Answer: Henry Silva

Jason Robards in "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre", Rod Steiger in "Al Capone" (1959) and Robert DeNiro in "The Untouchables".

3. Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in "Titanic" and Tucker McGuire played the same character in "A Night to Remember" (also about the Titanic), but who played her in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"?

Answer: Debbie Reynolds

Cloris Leachman also played Molly Brown in a TV movie called "S.O.S. Titanic" (1979).

4. Marlon Brando played Vito Corleone in "The Godfather". Who played the young Vito in Part 2?

Answer: Robert DeNiro

Marlon Brando received an Academy Awards for Best Actor for playing Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" and Robert DeNiro won Best Supporting Actor for the same character in "The Godfather Part 2".

5. Which of the following actors hasn't played Sherlock Holmes?

Answer: Clive Donner

Other actors who played Holmes include John Barrymore, Peter Cook, Raymond Massey, Peter O'Toole, and Christopher Plummer.

6. Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck have both played Jack Ryan. Who was the first actor to play that character?

Answer: Alec Baldwin

In "The Hunt for Red October".

7. What famous sleuth did Joan Hickson, Angela Lansbury and Margaret Rutherford all play at some point?

Answer: Miss Marple

Ruth Rendell isn't a fictitious character, she's actually an author of murder mysteries.

8. Peter Sellers made Inspector Clouseau famous, but he wasn't the only actor to play him. Which of the following also played Inspector Clouseau?

Answer: Alan Arkin

Roberto Benigni also tried his hand as Inspector Clouseau's son in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993), directed by the original "The Pink Panther" director, Blake Edwards.

9. Which other famous detective has been played by such actors as Albert Finney, Tony Randall, and Peter Ustinov?

Answer: Hercule Poirot

Finney was Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express", Randall in "The Alphabet Murders," and Ustinov played Poirot many times.

Answer: Cloris Leachman

As well as film, there are references to a Lady in Red in songs by balladeer, Chris de Burgh, and rock group, Ten Years After, to name just two.

Source: Author JasonQuest

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