Tuesday Trivia: The return of name that actor

These are three roles played by the same actor. Name the actor.

1. A notorious man dying of cancer, an expatriot boxer, a homesick Swedish sailor
Solved by Melville (comment #5).

2. An heiress with a troublesome younger sister, a fashion designer, a psychiatrist
Solved by Tom Hilton (comment #1 and 10).

3. An ambitious insurance actuary, a television cameraman, a naval ensign
Solved by Melville (comment #5).

4. A home health aide, an African political leader, a woman who meets people from the future
Solved by Melville (comment #6).

5. A security guard with strange abilities, the next-door neighbor of a dentist, a boxer
Solved by Tom Hilton (comment #2) and finished by Wendy (comment #9).

6. The wealthy patron of a famous painter, the father of a murder victim, a male stripper
Solved by George (comment #14).

7. An innocent man on death row, a comic book villain, a one-eyed chauffer
Solved by Wendy (comment #9).

16 comments

  1. Tom Hilton says:

    Is #2 Lauren Bacall (The Big Sleep, some other movie, and some other other movie)?

  2. Tom Hilton says:

    And #5 is Bruce Willis (Unbreakable, not sure what, and Pulp Fiction). And I think #3 may be Fred McMurray.

  3. Tom Hilton says:

    Er, Fred MacMurray, I mean.

  4. Tom Hilton says:

    And is #4 maybe Whoopi Goldberg?

  5. Melville says:

    #1 is John Wayne.
    #3 is Jack Lemmon.

  6. Melville says:

    #4 is Alfre Woodard.

  7. Deborah Lipp says:

    Tom, “some other movie”?

    Judges? Can I get a ruling on this?

  8. Tom Hilton says:

    Well, do I have the actor right?

  9. Wendy says:

    The second bruce Willis movie is The Whole Nine Yards, I think.

    Is #7 Michael ClarkDuncan? Green Mile, some other movie and some other movie? (Hoping the judges rule in Tom’s favor.)

  10. Tom Hilton says:

    I guess the other two Bacall movies could be Designing Women and Shock Treatment.

  11. Melville says:

    Judges? Can I get a ruling on this?

    The question says “Name the actor.” It doesn’t say you have to name the movies. But if the answer your expecting isn’t Lauren Bacall (or Michael Clarke Duncan) I’d say it’s fair to ask for the movies. It’s possible that two performers fit the criteria.

    JMO 🙂

  12. Melville says:

    If we are counting the movies, the ones that go with my answers are:

    #1 – The Shootist, The Quiet Man, The Long Voyage Home
    #3 – The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie, Mister Roberts
    #4 – Passion Fish, Mandela, Star Trek: First Contact

  13. George says:

    You’re right for films 1 and 2 for Bacall, Tom, but the third is <em.The Cobweb, one of the most over-the-top films of the 50s.

  14. George says:

    #6 is Tom Wilkinson: Girl with the Pearl Earring, In the Bedroom, and The Full Monty.

    Oh, and sorry I didn’t close my html in the last comment.

  15. Trevor J says:

    #7 is MC Duncan. The other movies besides Green Mile are Daredevil and . . . something else. Sin City?

  16. Deborah Lipp says:

    Trevor, you got it.

    And I guess Mel is right and is serving as our judging panel. But you get credit.