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Quiz about Classic TV Actors in Movie Roles
Quiz about Classic TV Actors in Movie Roles

Classic TV Actors in Movie Roles Quiz


Like George Reeves ("Superman") in "Gone With the Wind" or Jim Backus ("Gilligan's Island") in "Rebel Without a Cause", actors that we know best from classic television often show up in interesting movie roles. Some questions are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
102,799
Updated
Feb 19 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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1690
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Question 1 of 10
1. Norman Fell was fine in his comedic role as Mr. Roper in "Three's Company" - but he also turned in fine dramatic performances. Which movie included him in the cast? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Similarly, Jack Klugman was great as Oscar Madison in "The Odd Couple", but he also turned in many fine performances in serious roles. Which movie included him in the cast? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Alan Hale (Jr.) was easygoing in "Gilligan's Island". Which movie does NOT include him in the cast? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Alan Alda starred in "Jenny" before "MASH" became a huge hit. Which actress - better known for tv than for movies - played the title role? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which tv detective was in the cast of the Jack Lemmon movie "Good Neighbor Sam". Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which tv comedienne was in the cast of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which actor had a small role in the Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. An actor from this tv series appeared in the classic "High Noon". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A member of what tv series is in the cast of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these movies does NOT include Ted Danson ("Cheers") in the cast? Hint



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1. Norman Fell was fine in his comedic role as Mr. Roper in "Three's Company" - but he also turned in fine dramatic performances. Which movie included him in the cast?

Answer: Bullitt

He plays a hard-nosed cop. Nice job. John Banner ("Hogan's Heroes") has a small role in "36 Hours" - again as a German soldier. Werner Klemperer (also from "Hogan") plays a prionser in "Nuremberg".
2. Similarly, Jack Klugman was great as Oscar Madison in "The Odd Couple", but he also turned in many fine performances in serious roles. Which movie included him in the cast?

Answer: Goodbye, Columbus

He plays Ali MacGraw's father. "Cement" is a Frank Sinatra movie that includes Dan Blocker ("Bonanza") in the cast - as a heavy. "Rain" features Jackie Gleason.
3. Alan Hale (Jr.) was easygoing in "Gilligan's Island". Which movie does NOT include him in the cast?

Answer: The Far Horizons

He's a suitor in the Frank Sinatra/Doris Day "Young at Heart" and he's a member of the hanging party in "Hang 'em High". Barbara Hale (of "Perry Mason") - not Alan - has a role in "Horizons", which stars Fred MacMurray and Richard Widmnark as Lewis and Clark. (Donna Reed also appears as Sacajawea.)
4. Alan Alda starred in "Jenny" before "MASH" became a huge hit. Which actress - better known for tv than for movies - played the title role?

Answer: Marlo Thomas

Thomas is best known for "That Girl" - but this was before she hit with that show.
5. Which tv detective was in the cast of the Jack Lemmon movie "Good Neighbor Sam".

Answer: Mike Connors

Lemmon, Connors, Dorothy Provine and Romy Schneider are the two couples that head the cast.
6. Which tv comedienne was in the cast of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?

Answer: Mary Tyler Moore

A Julie Andrews film - in the interval between Laura Petrie and Mary Richards.
7. Which actor had a small role in the Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil"?

Answer: Dennis Weaver

Weaver starred in "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud".
8. An actor from this tv series appeared in the classic "High Noon".

Answer: Sea Hunt

Lloyd Bridges played in "Sea Hunt". "Hammer" was Darren McGavin. "M" was Lee Marvin. "Gun" was Richard Boone
9. A member of what tv series is in the cast of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"

Answer: The Jeffersons

Isabel Sanford plays a maid with an attitude.
10. Which of these movies does NOT include Ted Danson ("Cheers") in the cast?

Answer: Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

He's a cop in "Onion Field" and a prosecutor in "Body Heat". "Willie" has Robert Blake ("Barretta") in the cast.
Source: Author robert362

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