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From Small Screen To Big Screen

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Connected with Television : From Small Screen To Big Screen

Introduction:
"Some actors go from movies to tv at the end of their careers, but here are some who began on the small screen and moved onward and upward."


1. Alan Alda's career zoomed with 'MASH'. One of his movies was 'Same Time, Next Year'. Who was his co-star in the movie?
    Suzanne Pleshette
    Ellen Burstyn
    Vera Miles
    Eileen Brennan


2. Tom Selleck hit it big with 'Magnum, P.I.', before taking off for the big screen. What was his first starring movie role after 'Magnum'?
    Lassiter
    Three Men and a Baby
    High Road to China
    Quigley Down Under


3. Ted Danson wasn't exactly a household name before 'Cheers'. Which of these movies included him in the cast?
    Missing
    Madigan
    Detective Story
    The Onion Field


4. Dick Van Dyke moved from his tv series to (among other roles) 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Who was his co-star?
    Julie Andrews
    Sally Ann Howes
    Hope Lange
    Beverly Garland


5. Mary Tyler Moore went from her series to a starring role in 'Ordinary People'. Who was the director?
    Brian DePalma
    William Friedkin
    Robert Redford
    Martin Ritt


6. Michael Douglas went from 'Streets of San Francisco' to the big screen. Which movie included him in the cast?
    The Mountain
    The Americanization of Emily
    The China Syndrome
    The Last Detail


7. James Garner scored big with 'Maverick' before going into movies. Who was his co-star in the series?
    Will Hutchins
    Jack Kelly
    Clint Walker
    Ty Hardin


8. Clint Eastwood started in 'Rawhide'. Who was the star of the series?
    Eric Fleming
    Tris Coffin
    Guy Madison
    Pat Conway


9. Robert Culp began in 'Trackdown'. What role did he play?
    Gunfighter
    Bounty Hunter
    Texas Ranger
    Sheriff


10. Steve McQueen also started in a western: 'Wanted, Dead or Alive'. What role did he play?
    Sheriff
    Gunfighter
    Bounty Hunter
    Texas Ranger


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