Film Characters Played by Multiple Actors Quiz

Answer: Doc Holliday

All three actors have portrayed notorious gunfighter Doc Holliday. The late Jason Robards played Doc Holliday in the 1967 film 'Hour of the Gun'. Val Kilmer played Doc Holliday in the 1993 hit movie 'Tombstone'. Finally, Dennis Quaid portrayed Doc Holliday in 1994's 'Wyatt Earp'.

Answer: United States President Richard Nixon

All three actors played Richard Nixon in the same film. In the 1995 film 'Nixon', Corey Carrier played the 12 year old Nixon, David Barry Gray played the 19 year old Nixon and, of course, Anthony Hopkins played the adult Nixon.

Answer: Baseball legend Babe Ruth

William Bendix played Babe Ruth in the 1948 film 'The Babe Ruth Story', the first biopic about the slugger. John Goodman later played the Yankee great in the 1992 film 'The Babe'. Brian Dennehy vocally portrayed Babe Ruth in the 2006 animated film 'Everyone's Hero'.

Answer: Jesus Christ

Willem Dafoe famously played Jesus Christ in the 1988 Martin Scorsese film 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. Jim Caviezel played him in the 2004 Mel Gibson epic 'The Passion of the Christ'. Finally, Will Ferrell played Jesus in the 1999 'Saturday Night Live' based comedy 'Superstar'.

Answer: Artist Andy Warhol

All three actors have played Andy Warhol. David Bowie played artist Andy Warhol in the 1996 movie 'Basquiat'. He was later portrayed by Guy Pearce in the 2006 film 'Factory Girl'. Crispin Glover played the artist in the 1991 film 'The Doors'.

Answer: Buddy Holly

Gary Busey played doomed singer Buddy Holly and received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal in the 1978 film 'The Buddy Holly Story'. Marshall Crenshaw played Buddy Holly in the 1987 film 'La Bamba'. Finally, Steve Buscemi's small part in the 1994 film 'Pulp Fiction' was of a Buddy Holly impersonating waiter at the restaurant called Jackrabbit Slims.

Answer: Reclusive, renaissance millionaire Howard Hughes

All three played Howard Hughes. Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal in the 2004 film 'The Aviator'. Jason Robards was also nominated for an Academy Award when he played Hughes in the 1980 movie 'Melvin and Howard'. Finally, Dean Stockwell played Hughes in the film 'Tucker: The Man and His Dream' in 1988.

Answer: Civil rights activist Malcolm X

All three played Malcolm X. First, James Earl Jones played him in the 1977 Mohammed Ali biopic 'The Greatest'. Denzel Washington famously played Malcolm X and was nominated for an Academy Award in the 1992 Spike Lee film 'Malcolm X'. Finally, Mario Van Peebles played Malcolm X in another Mohammed Ali biopic, 'Ali', in 2001 starring Will Smith.

Answer: Gangster Lucky Luciano

All three played Lucky Luciano. Christian Slater played him in 'Mobsters' and Stanley Tucci played him in 'Billy Bathgate', both in 1991. Andy Garcia played Luciano in the 1997 movie 'Hoodlum'.

Answer: Writer Truman Capote

They all played Truman Capote. Michael J. Burg played the writer in the 2006 film 'The Hoax'. Philip Seymour Hoffman portrayed Capote and received an Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role for the 2005 movie 'Capote'. Finally, Toby Jones played Capote in the 2006 film 'Infamous'.