Who Played Me in "The Fugitive"? Quiz

Answer: Harrison Ford

Ford, born on July 13th, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, was cast as Dr. Richard Kimble. Dr. Kimble came home one night to discover that someone had broken into his house and killed his wife, Helen. However, he was charged with her murder and later convicted.

While en route to the prison, the bus Dr. Kimble was on crashed and Dr. Kimble escaped. Dr. Kimble underwent a lot while on the run, such as making a long jump into water, running through a St. Patrick's Day parade and more. Near the end of the movie, it was revealed that two men named Dr. Nichols and Sykes teamed up to go after Dr. Kimble after Dr. Kimble recognized they fabricated the results of a drug study. Dr. Kimble fought with Dr. Nichols atop a roof at a ceremony and managed to survive the ordeal. Ford starred in the movies "A Time for Killing", "Journey to Shiloh" and "American Graffiti".

Answer: Sela Ward

Ward, a native of Meridian, Mississippi, played Helen Kimble. Helen was Dr. Richard Kimble's wife and was seen in the opening scene being attacked by the one armed man. The one armed man threw her across her bedroom and then eventually shot her dead. In subsequent scenes, flashbacks showed that Helen dialed 911 and said that someone was trying to kill her.

She then mentioned Richard's name and this led to Richard being the primary suspect in her murder. Richard was seen fighting off the one armed man when he got home after Helen was murdered and then grieving over his loss.

In a flashback scene, Helen attended a medical function with her husband. Ward guest starred on the TV series "Frasier", "Christine Cromwell" and "L.A. Law".

Answer: Tommy Lee Jones

Jones, born in 1946 in San Saba, Texas, portrayed Sam Gerard. Sam was a Deputy with the U.S. Marshals and led the team which tracked down Dr. Kimble. He was first seen arriving on the scene of the accident involving the prison bus and a train. He advised his team to check every possible location in the nearby vicinity to look for Dr. Kimble. Throughout the movie, Sam went to places such as a hospital, a jail, a hotel and more to find Dr. Kimble.

In one notable scene, Sam was seen chasing Dr. Kimble through a St. Patrick's Day parade held in downtown Chicago. Midway through the film, Sam discovered that Dr. Kimble did not kill his wife.

In one scene, Sam was yelling at Dr. Kimble about how he knew he was innocent and then Dr. Nichols tried to shoot Sam, but Dr. Kimble intervened and hit Nichols in the leg with a rod. Dr. Kimble told Sam that Dr. Nichols and Sykes killed his wife and Sam responded that he knew Richard was innocent.

This was when he told Richard he was glad the chase was over as he needed some rest. Jones reprised his role of Sam Gerard in the film "U.S. Marshals". Jones was also seen in the films "Blown Away" and "No Country for Old Men".

In 1994, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Sam Gerard in "The Fugitive". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were Ralph Fiennes for "Schindler's List", Leonardo DiCaprio for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", John Malkovich for "In the Line of Fire" and Pete Postlethwaite for "In the Name of the Father".

Answer: L. Scott Caldwell

Caldwell, a native of Chicago, Illinois, landed the role of Agent Poole in "The Fugitive". Agent Poole worked for the U.S. Marshals and assisted Sam in his quest to nab Dr. Kimble. In one scene, Agent Poole informed Sam that a background check came in from Chicago and Sam asked her about it.

Another agent, Cosmo Renfro, looked at the papers Agent Poole had and saw that Richard Kimble was a vascular surgeon so he asked what a vascular surgeon did. Agent Poole responded that vascular surgeons simply made a lot more money than he did. Agent Poole remarked that Dr. Kimble had a lot of friends, most of whom were doctors and hospital staffers.

In another scene, Agent Poole was seen entering a hotel with many other U.S. Marshal agents, including Sam Gerard and Cosmo Renfro.

She was there to help them out in catching Richard Kimble since they got word Richard was there. Caldwell guest starred on the TV shows "Southland", "Without a Trace" and "ER".

Answer: Joe Pantoliano

Pantoliano, born on September 12th, 1951 in Hoboken, New Jersey, was cast as Cosmo Renfro. Cosmo was a U.S. Marshal agent and part of Sam Gerard's team to catch Richard Kimble. In one scene, Cosmo stated that Richard was convicted of first degree murder of his wife and he plead innocent. Cosmo also remarked how Richard claimed a one armed man was the real culprit. Midway through the movie, Richard went through a sewer to escape the U.S. Marshals and Cosmo did not want to go through the sewer since he wore brand new shoes. Sam simply told him to shut up and help him out while Cosmo obliged.

At the end of the movie, Cosmo and Sam searched for Richard in the laundry room at a hotel and another person who was there, Dr. Nichols, injured Cosmo. Cosmo was last seen being loaded into an ambulance while stating he was going to take a vacation. Pantoliano portrayed characters in the films "Baby's Day Out", "Memento" and "The Matrix".

Answer: Jane Lynch

Lynch, a native of Dolton, Illinois, played Dr. Kathy Wahlund in a small role. Dr. Wahlund was seen midway through the film being interviewed by the U.S. Marshals and she mentioned to them she would help Richard if he asked her for it. She also stated it was unlikely he would come to her for help.

However, Richard sought Dr. Wahlund's help later on in the movie when he asked to look at a slide through a microscope. Dr. Wahlund and Richard looked at it and she told him that the slide showed what a healthy liver looked like. Dr. Kimble thanked Dr. Wahlund for all her help. Lynch starred in the movies "The 40 Year Old Virgin", "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "Fatal Instinct".

Answer: Jeroen Krabbe

Krabbe, born in 1944 in The Netherlands, portrayed Dr. Charles Nichols. Dr. Nichols was a colleague of Richard's and was seen midway through the film driving down the street. A homeless person started to clean his car and Dr. Nichols shooed him away and then he noticed Richard on the passenger side of his car. Richard asked him for money so Dr. Nichols spotted him a few bucks but then Richard left since there was a squad car behind Charles. Richard later found out that Dr. Charles Nichols and Sykes, who was a security guard for a pharmaceutical company, switched samples for a drug study. Charles and Sykes realized the drug they wanted to market had many problems with it and certain samples from the drug study indicated this.

They switched those samples with clean ones to make it seem as if there was nothing wrong with the drug. Richard then found out Dr. Nichols and Sykes planned to kill him since he questioned them about the drug study. Richard confronted Dr. Nichols about this at a ceremony at a hotel where Dr. Nichols spoke about the drug. Krabbe guest starred on the TV series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", "Miami Vice" and "Tatort".

Answer: Joan Kohn

Kohn had the minor role of an Assistant District Attorney. She was first seen questioning a witness by the name of Detective Kelly, who worked for the Chicago Police Department. She asked Detective Kelly what he observed when he went to the Kimble's residence after Helen dialed 911 and he told her.

The Assistant District Attorney then asked the judge to play Mrs. Kimble's 911 call, which he did. She mentioned that the 911 call was identified by the dispatcher who took the call. Kohn starred in the movies "Losing Isaiah", "To Sir, with Love II" and "Chain Reaction".

Answer: Joel Robinson

Robinson was cast in the small role of a patient at a hospital. Dr. Kimble went to the hospital while on the run and was advised by the patient's doctor to take him to a specific location in the hospital. While he transported the boy, Dr. Kimble asked him what was wrong and the boy said his chest hurt. Dr. Kimble looked at his chart and noticed he would be better off being sent to the emergency room for emergency surgery.

He changed the order to have the boy go into surgery. Dr. Kimble also asked the boy if he played sports and the boy responded that he was a football player. Robinson starred in the films "Richie Rich" and "Uncle Buck".

He also appeared in several episodes for the TV show "Sister Kate".

Answer: Julianne Moore

Moore, born on December 3rd, 1960 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, portrayed Dr. Anne Eastman. Dr. Eastman asked Richard Kimble, who was disguised as a janitor, to take a patient of hers to a certain room in the hospital. Dr. Kimble obliged but Dr. Eastman became concerned when she noticed him looking at the patient's records while he took him to the location. Dr. Eastman asked about the boy and a nurse informed her that he did not get taken to the place where she told Dr. Kimble to take him. Dr. Eastman confronted Richard about this and eventually asked someone to call security. Dr. Kimble ran off and Dr. Eastman told him to stop but he did not. Shortly afterwards, Sam Gerard interviewed Dr. Eastman about what happened so she gave him her side of the story. Moore played characters in the movies "Boogie Nights", "Hannibal" and "Magnolia".

In 2003, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Far From Heaven" but lost to Nicole Kidman for "The Hours". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role that year were Renee Zellweger for "Chicago", Salma Hayek for "Frida" and Diane Lane for "Unfaithful".

In 2003, she was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Hours", but lost to Catherine Zeta Jones for "Chicago". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress that year were Kathy Bates for "About Schmidt", Meryl Streep for "Adaptation" and Queen Latifah for "Chicago".