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Characters Named Walter Trivia Quiz

Since my husband's name is Walt, and he's a character, I thought I'd make a quiz on characters in movies named Walt or Walter. Just choose which actor played the character.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Polaris101

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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577

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Ghost Busters", Walter Peck was with the EPA, and tried to shut down the Ghostbusters. Who plays him? Hint

Jerry Orbach

Louis Giambalvo

William Atherton

Philip Baker Hall

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Question 2 of 10

2. Martin Sheen's character in "Apocalypse Now", Capt. Willard, was on a mission to find Colonel Walter E. Kurtz. Who plays Col. Kurtz? Hint

Marlon Brando

Scott Glenn

Robert Duvall

Dennis Hopper

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the movie "MASH", this helpful and intuitive fellow named Cpl. Walter O'Reilly was always one step ahead of Col. Blake. Who plays him? Hint

William Christopher

Roger Bowen

David Arkin

Gary Burghoff

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Question 4 of 10

4. Walter is the leader of the aliens in "Cocoon", who have returned to earth to pick up their friends who had to stay behind when they left earlier. Who plays him? Hint

Brian Dennehy

James Garner

Wilfred Brimley

Robert Loggia

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Die Hard: With a Vengeance", John McClane's boss was Inspector Walter Cobb. Who plays him? Hint

Anthony Peck

Larry Bryggman

Graham Greene

Fred Dalton Thompson

6. Walt Whittaker was just about to end his vacation on Gloucester, when a group of Russians come ashore to find a boat to pull their submarine off of a sandbar in "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming". Who plays Walt? Hint

Jonathan Winters

Alan Arkin

Carl Reiner

Brian Keith

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Question 7 of 10

7. FBI agents Levoi and Coutelle (Val Kilmer and Sam Shepard) travel to a Sioux reservation to investigate several murders in "Thunderheart". While there, they are assisted by local lawman Walter Crow Horse. Who plays him? Hint

Wes Studi

Fred Ward

Graham Greene

Russell Means

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Double Indemnity", Walter Neff tries to collect on a life insurance policy that he sold to a woman, by killing her husband. The woman (Barbara Stanwyck) is in on the scheme with him, but does the plan for the money really include Walter? Who plays him? Hint

Fred MacMurray

Gary Cooper

Edward G. Robinson

Robert Young

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Question 9 of 10

9. Walter 'Wally' Schirra is one of seven men who become Mercury astronauts in "The Right Stuff". Who plays him? Hint

Dennis Quaid

Lance Henriksen

Scott Glenn

Ed Harris

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Question 10 of 10

10. Walter Sobchak is one of The Dude's buddies in "The Big Lebowski". Who plays him? Hint

Steve Buscemi

John Goodman

John Turturro

Peter Stormare

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Ghost Busters", Walter Peck was with the EPA, and tried to shut down the Ghostbusters. Who plays him?

Answer: William Atherton

William Atherton plays the obnoxious reporter Richard Thornburg in "Die Hard", and the sleazy Professor Hathaway in "Real Genius". He also plays Goldie Hawn's husband, who she springs from jail, in "Sugarland Express".

2. Martin Sheen's character in "Apocalypse Now", Capt. Willard, was on a mission to find Colonel Walter E. Kurtz. Who plays Col. Kurtz?

Answer: Marlon Brando

Robert Duvall plays Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, Scott Glenn plays Capt. Richard Colby and Dennis Hopper plays the photojournalist in "Apocalypse Now".

3. In the movie "MASH", this helpful and intuitive fellow named Cpl. Walter O'Reilly was always one step ahead of Col. Blake. Who plays him?

Answer: Gary Burghoff

Gary Burghoff also played Walter O'Reilly, better known as 'Radar', on the "MASH" television series. Burghoff and his character Radar share a fondness for the care of animals.

4. Walter is the leader of the aliens in "Cocoon", who have returned to earth to pick up their friends who had to stay behind when they left earlier. Who plays him?

Answer: Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy also appears in "First Blood" and "F/X". "Cocoon" was directed by Ron Howard and also stars Wilfred Brimley, Don Ameche, Gwen Verdon, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn.

5. In "Die Hard: With a Vengeance", John McClane's boss was Inspector Walter Cobb. Who plays him?

Answer: Larry Bryggman

Larry Bryggman also appears in "Spy Game" and "...And Justice For All", but is best known for playing John Dixon on daytime soap "As the World Turns".

Answer: Carl Reiner

This movie from 1966 is a hilarious must-see movie. I remember watching it in the 1970's when they would show it occasionally on network TV (there was no cable). I still enjoy it today. Carl Reiner plays a writer who was spending the summer in Gloucester so he could write a book.

The day he and his family are going to leave, the group of Russians, headed by Alan Arkin, come and ask for help. While Walt Whittaker understands that they only want help, the rest of the island begins immobilizing for war, thinking the Russians are invading. You have to remember, this was in 1966 while the Cold War was in full swing. Brian Keith plays the calm police chief, and Jonathan Winter plays a gung-ho deputy.

Answer: Graham Greene

Graham Greene also appears in "The Green Mile" and "Die Hard: With a Vengeance". He's a scream as Joseph, the discontented, progressive Indian friend of Bret's (Mel Gibson), in "Maverick".

Answer: Fred MacMurray

Released in 1944, and directed by Billy Wilder, "Double Indemnity" is classic film-noir. Edward G. Robinson stars as Walter Neff's suspicious boss, Barton Keyes.

9. Walter 'Wally' Schirra is one of seven men who become Mercury astronauts in "The Right Stuff". Who plays him?

Answer: Lance Henriksen

Not always totally accurate, but enormously entertaining, "The Right Stuff" was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1984, including Best Picture, and Best Supporting Actor (Sam Shepard). It won four awards: Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Original Score and Best Sound. Dennis Quaid plays Gordon Cooper, Scott Glenn plays Alan Shepard and Ed Harris plays John Glenn. Lance Henriksen also appears in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Aliens".

10. Walter Sobchak is one of The Dude's buddies in "The Big Lebowski". Who plays him?

Answer: John Goodman

John Goodman appears in "Always", "The Flintstones" and "Coyote Ugly". Steve Buscemi plays the other buddy, Donny, John Turturro plays Jesus Quintana, and Peter Stormare plays Uli Kunkel.

Source: Author Polaris101

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