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Quiz about Legendary Actors Their Roles
Quiz about Legendary Actors Their Roles

Legendary Actors & Their Roles Quiz

Listed below are three roles portrayed by one legendary actor. Can you name him?

A multiple-choice quiz by Audreybraff. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Audreybraff
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,220
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
12 / 20
Plays
892
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Question 1 of 20
1. Who played C.K. Dexter, Roger Thornhill and John Robbe? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. Who starred as Marty Snyder, Lon Chaney and George M. Cohan? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. Who starred as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, Lord John Brindale and Jimmy Foster? Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. Who portrayed Gregory Miller, John Prentice and Mark Thackeray? Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. Who was Corporal Britt Harris, Lt. Nicholas Holden and Sidney Falco? Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. Who was C.K. Dexter-Haven, Allen A. Dale and Father Chuck O'Malley? Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. Who was Alexander Moore, Manny Balestrero and Thomas Watson? Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. Who portrayed Charles Stewart, Philip Raven and Jim Bowie? Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. Who was Richard Dadier, Tom Corbett and Dr. Thomas King? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. Who starred as Michael Dorsey, Benjamin Braddock and Raymond Babbitt? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. Who starred as Gay Langland, Victor Marswell and Victor Norman? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. Who starred as Calvin Clifford Baxter, Sam Bissel and Ed Horman? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. Who starred as Mike Forney, Whitey Marsh and Lampie? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. Who was Alfred Boone, Dennis Ryan and Edward Delaney? Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. Who portrayed Frank Galvin, Brick Pollitt and Ben Quick? Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. Who starred as Mel Bakersfeld, Milton Warden and General James Matoon Scott? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. Who starred as Tom Rath, Anthony Keane and Harry Street? Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. Who starred as Captain Nelson, Captain Courtney and Captain Geffrey Thorpe? Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. Who was Johnathan Shields, Larry Coe and Rick Martin? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. Who portrayed Matt Devereau, Matt Drayton and Grant Matthews? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who played C.K. Dexter, Roger Thornhill and John Robbe?

Answer: Cary Grant

 Cary Grant portrayed C.K. Dexter in "The Philadelphia Story", Roger Thornhill in "North By Northwest" and John Robbe in "To Catch A Thief".
2. Who starred as Marty Snyder, Lon Chaney and George M. Cohan?

Answer: James Cagney

 James Cagney was Marty Snyder in "Love Me Or Leave Me", Lon Chaney in "Man Of A Thousand Faces" and George M. Cohan in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "The Seven Little Foys".
3. Who starred as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, Lord John Brindale and Jimmy Foster?

Answer: Peter Lawford

 Peter Lawford was Theodore "Laurie" Laurence in "Little Women", Lord John Brindale in "Royal Wedding" and Jimmy Foster in "Ocean's 11".
4. Who portrayed Gregory Miller, John Prentice and Mark Thackeray?

Answer: Sidney Poitier

 Sidney Poitier was Gregory Miller in "The Blackboard Jungle", John Prentice in "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and Mark Thackeray in "To Sir, With Love".
5. Who was Corporal Britt Harris, Lt. Nicholas Holden and Sidney Falco?

Answer: Tony Curtis

 Tony Curtis was Corporal Britt Harris in "Kings Go Forth", Lt. Nicholas Holden in "Operation Petticoat" and Sidney Falco in "Sweet Smell Of Success".
6. Who was C.K. Dexter-Haven, Allen A. Dale and Father Chuck O'Malley?

Answer: Bing Crosby

 Bing Crosby portrayed C.K. Dexter-Haven in "High Society", Allen A. Dale in "Robin And The Seven Hoods" and Father Chuck O'Malley in "The Bells Of St. Mary" and "Going My Way".
7. Who was Alexander Moore, Manny Balestrero and Thomas Watson?

Answer: Henry Fonda

 Henry Fonda was Alexander Moore in "Lillian Russell", Manny Balestrero in "The Wrong Man" and Thomas Watson in "The Story Of Alexander Graham Bell".
8. Who portrayed Charles Stewart, Philip Raven and Jim Bowie?

Answer: Alan Ladd

 Alan Ladd starred as Charles Stewart in "Two Years Before The Mast", Philip Raven in "This Gun For Hire" and Jim Bowie in "The Iron Mistress".
9. Who was Richard Dadier, Tom Corbett and Dr. Thomas King?

Answer: Glenn Ford

 Glenn Ford portrayed Richard Dadier in "The Blackboard Jungle", Tom Corbett in "The Courtship Of Eddie's Father" and Dr. Thomas King in "Interrupted Melody".
10. Who starred as Michael Dorsey, Benjamin Braddock and Raymond Babbitt?

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

 Dustin Hoffman was Michael Dorsey in "Tootsie", Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate" and Raymond Babbitt in "The Rain Main".
11. Who starred as Gay Langland, Victor Marswell and Victor Norman?

Answer: Clark Gable

 Clark Gable portrayed Gay Langland in "The Misfits", Victor Marswell in "Mogombo" and Victor Norman in "The Hucksters".
12. Who starred as Calvin Clifford Baxter, Sam Bissel and Ed Horman?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

 Jack Lemmon portrayed Clavin Clifford Baxter in "The Apartment", Sam Bissel in "Good Neighbor, Sam" and Ed Horman in "Missing".
13. Who starred as Mike Forney, Whitey Marsh and Lampie?

Answer: Mickey Rooney

 Mickey Rooney portrayed Mike Forney in "The Bridges At Toko-Ri", Whitey Marsh in "Boy's Town" and Lampie in "Pete's Dragon".
14. Who was Alfred Boone, Dennis Ryan and Edward Delaney?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

 Frank Sinatra starred as Alfred Boone in "Not As A Stranger", Dennis Ryan in "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" and Edward Delaney in "The First Deadly Sin".
15. Who portrayed Frank Galvin, Brick Pollitt and Ben Quick?

Answer: Paul Newman

 Paul Newman starred as Frank Galvin in "The Verdict", Brick Pollitt in "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" and Ben Quick in "The Long Hot Summer".
16. Who starred as Mel Bakersfeld, Milton Warden and General James Matoon Scott?

Answer: Burt Lancaster

 Burt Lancaster portrayed Mel Bakersfeld in "Airport", Milton Warden in "From Here To Eternity" and General James Matoon Scott in "Seven Days In May".
17. Who starred as Tom Rath, Anthony Keane and Harry Street?

Answer: Gregory Peck

 Gregory Peck portrayed Tom Rath in "The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit", Anthony Keane in "The Paradine Case" and Harry Street in "The Snows Of Kilimanjaro".
18. Who starred as Captain Nelson, Captain Courtney and Captain Geffrey Thorpe?

Answer: Erroll Flynn

 Erroll Flynn starred as Captain Nelson in "Objective Burma", Captain Courtney in "Dawn Patrol" and Captain Geoffrey Thorpe in "The Sea Hawk".
19. Who was Johnathan Shields, Larry Coe and Rick Martin?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

 Kirk Douglas starred as Johnathan Shields in "The Bad And The Beautiful", Larry Coe in "Strangers When We Meet" and Rick Martin in "Young Man With A Horn".
20. Who portrayed Matt Devereau, Matt Drayton and Grant Matthews?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

 Spencer Tracy starred as Matt Devereau in "Broken Lance", Matt Drayton in "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and Grant Matthews in "State Of The Union". (I think he liked the name Matt.)
Source: Author Audreybraff

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Referenced Topics
Movies   General   Name the Movie Actors and Actresses   Names   Cats   Bridges   Cary Grant   Little Women   From Here to Eternity   Dustin Hoffman   The Graduate   North by Northwest   Pete's Dragon   Paul Newman   Tootsie   To Catch a Thief   The Apartment   Cat on a Hot Tin Roof   Henry Fonda   The Philadelphia Story  

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