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Quiz about Billy Wilder Actors and Characters I
Quiz about Billy Wilder Actors and Characters I

Billy Wilder Actors and Characters I Quiz


This quiz is dedicated to Billy Wilder. Mr. Wilder just recently passed away. I give you the name of a character from a Wilder movie, you name the actor who played the part.

A multiple-choice quiz by wsfrink86. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
wsfrink86
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
71,741
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
521
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Question 1 of 15
1. Walter Neff in 'Double Indemnity'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 2 of 15
2. Don Birnam in 'The Lost Weekend'? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Joe Gillis in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 15
4. Charles Tatum in 'Ace in the Hole' (a.k.a. 'The Big Carnival')? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Oberst Von Scherbach in 'Stalag 17'? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Richard Sherman in 'The Seven Year Itch'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 7 of 15
7. Frank Flannagan in 'Love in the Afternoon'? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Leonard Vole in 'Witness for the Prosecution'? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Osgood Fielding III in 'Some Like It Hot'? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. C.C. Baxter in 'The Apartment'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 11 of 15
11. C.R. MacNamara in 'One, Two, Three'? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Dino in 'Kiss Me, Stupid'?

Answer: (Two Words- a member of The Rat Pack)
Question 13 of 15
13. 'Whiplash' Willie Gingrich in 'The Fortune Cookie'? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler in 'Fedora'? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Victor Clooney in 'Buddy Buddy'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Walter Neff in 'Double Indemnity'?

Answer: Fred MacMurray

One of the best film noirs.
2. Don Birnam in 'The Lost Weekend'?

Answer: Ray Milland

Milland won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Don Birnam in 'The Lost Weekend'.
3. Joe Gillis in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

Answer: William Holden

Norma Desmond's kept man.
4. Charles Tatum in 'Ace in the Hole' (a.k.a. 'The Big Carnival')?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

Douglas as a reporter who prolongs the rescue of a man trapped in a mine.
5. Oberst Von Scherbach in 'Stalag 17'?

Answer: Otto Preminger

Holden was Sgt. Sefton, Strauss was 'Animal' Kasava, and Taylor was Lt. Dunbar.
6. Richard Sherman in 'The Seven Year Itch'?

Answer: Tom Ewell

With Marilyn Monroe.
7. Frank Flannagan in 'Love in the Afternoon'?

Answer: Gary Cooper

Cooper as a middle-aged playboy.
8. Leonard Vole in 'Witness for the Prosecution'?

Answer: Tyrone Power

Power's last film.
9. Osgood Fielding III in 'Some Like It Hot'?

Answer: Joe E. Brown

Raft was Spats Columbo, O'Brien was Mulligan, and Persoff was Bonaparte.
10. C.C. Baxter in 'The Apartment'?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

With Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray.
11. C.R. MacNamara in 'One, Two, Three'?

Answer: James Cagney

Cagney as a Coca-Cola executive in West Berlin.
12. Dino in 'Kiss Me, Stupid'?

Answer: Dean Martin

With Kim Novak.
13. 'Whiplash' Willie Gingrich in 'The Fortune Cookie'?

Answer: Walter Matthau

The first movie that paired Matthau and Lemmon together.
14. Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler in 'Fedora'?

Answer: William Holden

William Holden was 'Dutch' Detweiler.
15. Victor Clooney in 'Buddy Buddy'?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Wilder's last film.
Source: Author wsfrink86

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