Who Played Me in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? Quiz

Answer: Claude Stroud

Stroud, born on March 26th, 1907 in Kaufman, Texas was cast as Sid Arbuck. Sid was sitting in his car when we first saw him and he noticed Holly going to her apartment. He got out of his car and dashed towards her to speak with her. Sid mentioned how Holly seemed to have been gone for so long the night before and he really wanted to talk to her again. Holly forgot his name, which led to him reintroducing himself to her and then he asked her if she liked him. Holly stated she actually worshipped Sid but that she had to go to bed, which led to Sid being upset. Once she entered her apartment and closed the door, Sid knocked and mentioned to Holly all the times he was good to her but this upset the landlord. Sid then left the building so as to not disrupt the landlord and the other tenants anymore that evening.

In the final scene of the movie, Paul threw a ring in frustration at Holly, which he had specially marked for her, but then they realized they loved each other so they kissed. Stroud guest starred on the TV series', "Alice", "Too Close for Comfort" and "Perry Mason".

Answer: George Peppard

Peppard, a native of Detroit, Michigan portrayed Paul Varjak. Paul was a new tenant at the apartment building where Holly Golightly stayed, and he rang her apartment buzzer on his first day there. When Holly went outside to look, she saw Paul and he told her how sorry he was to be a bother but that he could not open the downstairs door.

He said he believed they sent him the upstairs key as he could not get the downstairs door open, as a way to open up polite conversation with Holly. When Holly attempted to close the door, Paul interrupted her by asking if he could use her phone. Holly said that was fine and he entered her apartment only to comment on how nice it looked. Holly's cat then jumped on Paul so he assumed that he startled the cat but Holly assured him the cat was okay. Peppard starred in the movies, "The Tigress", "Silence Like Glass" and "Your Ticket is No Longer Valid".

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Hepburn, born in 1929 in Ixelles, Belgium played Holly Golightly. Holly spoke with Paul when he came to her apartment one day when she informed him she had to get ready in order to pay someone a visit at Sing Sing. She then told Paul how she felt as if Sing Sing ought to be the name of an opera house and not that of a prison.

She stated that it seemed as if all visitors at Sing Sing made an effort to look as great as possible. She also mentioned how she loved the kids who the wives would bring on visits to Sing Sing. Paul still was shocked that a lovely woman like Holly would be visiting a place like Sing Sing, so Holly changed the topic by stating a man could tell a lot about a woman by the earrings she wore. Paul asked Holly who she would be seeing at Sing Sing and she stated that the inmate's name was Sally Tomato, a prisoner she visited every Thursday. Paul and Holly embarked on an exciting, romantic relationship with each other, which the American Film Institute rated at number 61 out of 100 great film romances in 2002.

In one scene, it was revealed that Holly once went by the name of Lula Mae Barnes. Hepburn had roles in the films, "Sabrina" (1954), "The Nun's Story" and "Wait Until Dark". In 1954, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Roman Holiday". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role that year were Leslie Caron for "Lili", Ava Gardner for "Mogambo", Deborah Kerr for "From Here to Eternity" and Maggie McNamara for "The Moon is Blue".

Answer: Martin Balsam

Balsam, born on November 4th, 1919 in The Bronx, New York landed the role of O.J. Berman. O.J. was a guest at Holly's party, early on in the film, at which Paul was also a was a guest. When Paul entered his place, O.J. asked him if he could get him a drink and Paul said he would like one. Just then, a couple named Harriett and Gil arrived at the party and O.J. welcomed them to Holly's place.

It was shortly after this that Holly came to the party and asked O.J. to get her a cigarette. Holly then asked O.J. what he was doing to make Paul a famous writer so O.J. told her to let that be between him and Paul. Right after this brief conversation with Holly, O.J. then heard his door buzz and invited a couple more guests into Holly's home. O.J. spoke to Paul and asked him if he felt that Holly was a phony but Paul said his belief was Holly was real. Balsam guest starred on the TV shows, "Midnight Caller", "The Twilight Zone" and "Murder, She Wrote".

In 1966, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "A Thousand Clowns".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were Ian Bannen for "The Flight of the Phoenix", Tom Courtenay for "Doctor Zhivago", Michael Dunn for "Ship of Fools" and Frank Finlay for "Othello".

Answer: Dorothy Whitney

Whitney was cast as Mag Wildwood in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Mag was dressed to the nines when she arrived at Holly's party and exclaimed loudly at how happy she was to see Holly there. When Paul asked Holly who the woman was, she told him her name was Mag Wildwood. Holly said Mag was both a model and a "thumping bore". Holly claimed that Mag at least looked nice for the occasion. Holly went over to talk to Mag and she asked her what she was doing at the party. Mag responded that she had been upstairs working with Mr. Yunioshi until two nice boys picked her up. Mag then introduced Holly to another party guest there with the name of Jose da Silva Pereira. Whitney also starred in the 1955 movie, "Oh...Rosalinda!".

Answer: Jose Luis de Villalonga

de Villalonga, a native of Madrid, Spain played Jose da Silva Pereira. After Mag introduced Jose, a good looking and handsome man, to Holly at her party, she mentioned that he was from Brazil. Jose then walked up to Holly, took her hand to kiss it and informed her it was kind of her to place him on the guest list for her party. Jose informed Holly how fascinated he was by North American culture and how he already visited The Statue of Liberty and a restaurant called Automatique.

He told Holly that her home was the first one he had seen in North America. Mag interrupted and said how she felt Jose could just make any woman melt. Shortly afterwards, Jose stated he was excited to observe the customs of North America. de Villalonga had guest starring stints on the TV series', "Hostal Royal Manzanares", "La Comedia" and "Le Chevalier Tempete".

Answer: Alan Reed

Reed, born in 1907 in New York City, portrayed Sally Tomato. Sally was convicted of mob related activities and sentenced to a long stint at Sing Sing, which was where Holly spoke with him throughout the movie. In one scene, Holly and Paul visited Sally at Sing Sing to discuss finances. Holly claimed that Sally once advised her to cancel her bank account, as he felt the best way to budget money was on a cash basis for tax purposes. Sally then piped in to tell Paul it would be great if he could write a book on Holly's life. Sally proceeded to then read off some of Holly's expenses, which made her feel a little embarrassed. Holly asked Sally if he believed Paul was nice, to which Sally responded he hoped he was nice to her. Reed had guest starring stints on the TV shows, "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Batman" and "Honey West".

Answer: Patricia Neal

Neal, born on January 20th, 1926 in Packard, Kentucky landed the role of Emily Eustace Failensen. Emily was seen early on in the film, when she interacted with Paul and said she was his "decorator". In a later scene, Paul was alone in his apartment when he heard a buzz and noticed it was Emily at the front door.

He invited her in and asked her what the trouble was but she said she was unsure. She claimed some man was following her and then looked out Paul's window to see if the man was there. He was and so she asked Paul to take a look at him.

She claimed he had been following her around since the day before and did not wish to say anything to him as she did not want to come off as some neurotic woman. Paul asked her who she believed he was, so Emily stated it could be anybody but feared that Bill had her watched. Paul told Emily he would confront the man about why he was bothering Emily but she suggested that was a bad idea. Paul said it would be alright and he assured Emily that everything would be okay when he spoke to the man. Neal had roles in the films, "Flying By", "The Passage" and "Ghost Story".

In 1964, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Hud". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role that year were Leslie Caron for "The L-Shaped Room", Shirley MacLaine for "Irma La Douce", Rachel Roberts for "This Sporting Life" and Natalie Wood for "Love with the Proper Stranger".

Answer: Buddy Ebsen

Ebsen was cast as Doc Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". When Paul confronted the man who was stalking Emily in Central Park, the gentleman identified himself as Doc Golightly, Holly's spouse. He also claimed that Holly's name was actually not Holly Golightly but Lula Mae Barnes. Paul then introduced himself to Doc and that was when Doc told him he was a veterinarian and that he did some farming down in Texas. Doc said that Holly's brother, Fred, was getting out of the Army soon and how he believed Holly should be back in Texas with her family, which included her four children with him. Paul was shocked that Holly had children but Doc claimed they were not her own natural born kids but that she was like a mother to his four kids with another woman. Doc stated he married Holly when she was only 14 years of age. Doc said that he needed a friend so Paul promised him he would be his friend. Ebsen starred in the movies, "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Mail Order Bride" and "The Interns".

Answer: Mickey Rooney

Rooney, a native of Brooklyn, New York portrayed Mr. Yunioshi. Mr. Yunioshi was the landlord at the brownstone apartment building where Holly was a tenant. When Holly spoke with Paul in the first scene, Mr. Yunioshi threatened to call the police on her for a disturbance. Holly promised him she would do better and perhaps then she would allow him to take some pictures of her, which made him smile. Mr. Yunioshi and Holly also discussed her always having to have a new key made for her apartment as she kept losing them.

In a later scene, Mr. Yunioshi called down to Holly's apartment, during a party of hers, and screamed at her to keep the noise level down or else he would phone the cops. When Holly was with Jose later on in the film, Mr. Yunioshi stared at them so Holly simply said hello to him. Rooney was seen in guest starring roles on the TV series', "Above the Line", "ER" and "Murder, She Wrote".

In 1940, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "Babes in Arms" but lost to Robert Donat for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Clark Gable for "Gone with the Wind", Laurence Olivier for "Wuthering Heights" and James Stewart for "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington".