Oscar Quiz Part 1: Best Actors
Submitted by alsox4life on Fri, 01/05/2007 - 03:48
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- Atticus Finch- Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird- first solved by theduckthief
- Howard Beale- Peter Finch in Network- first solved by MaxCastle
- Gypo Nolan- Victor McLaglen in The Informer- first solved by Imposter
- Wladyslaw Szpilman- Adrien Brody in The Pianist- first solved by MaxCastle
- Willie Stark- Broderick Crawford in All the King's Men- first solved by MaxCastle
- Hans Rolfe
- Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle- Gene Hackman in The French Connection- first solved by MaxCastle
- Mac Sledge
- Manuel Fidello
- Terry Malloy- Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront- first solved by MaxCastle
- Sir Thomas More- Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons- first solved by MaxCastle
- The Cisco Kid
- Father Edward J. Flanagan- Spencer Tracy in Boys Town- first solved by MaxCastle
- David Helfgott- Geoffrey Rush in Shine- first solved by MaxCastle
- Raymond Babbitt- Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man- first solved by MaxCastle
- Luke Martin
- General Dolgorucki/ Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
- Truman Capote- Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Capote- first solved by MaxCastle
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter- Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs- first solved by MaxCastle
- Harry Stoner
- Daniel Plainview
- Stephen Ashe
- Macaulay 'Mike' Connor- James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story- first solved by Imposter
- Colonel Nicholson- Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai- first solved by MaxCastle
- Fast Eddie Felson- Paul Newman in The Color of Money- first solved by MaxCastle
- Ray Charles- Jamie Foxx in Ray- first solved by MaxCastle
- Randle Patrick McMurphy- Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- first solved by MaxCastle
- Idi Amin- Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland- first solved by AJDaGreat
- Andy 'Champ' Purcell
- Don Birnam
- Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn- John Wayne in True Grit- first solved by MaxCastle
- Andrew Beckett- Tom Hanks in Philadelphia- first solved by MaxCastle
- Jake La Motta- Robert De Niro in Raging Bull- first solved by MaxCastle
- Bill Gillespie- Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night- first solved by rwebb
- Dr. Henry L. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde- Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde- first solved by Imposter
- Mohandas Gandhi- Ben Kingsley in Gandhi- first solved by theduckthief
- Kurt Muller
- Will Kane- Gary Cooper in High Noon- first solved by MaxCastle
- Ben Sanderson
- Judah Ben-Hur- Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur- first solved by theduckthief
- Vito Corleone- Marlon Brando in The Godfather- first solved by MaxCastle
- Luis Molina- William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman- first solved by MaxCastle
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Anthony John
- Henry Higgins- Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady- first solved by theduckthief
- Norman Thayer Jr.
- Forrest Gump- Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump- first solved by MaxCastle
- Charly Gordon- Cliff Robertson in Charly- first solved by MaxCastle
- George M. Cohan- James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy- first solved by theduckthief
- Lester Burnham- Kevin Spacey in American Beauty- first solved by MaxCastle
- Homer Smith
- Alonzo Harris
- Henry VIII- Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII- first solved by MaxCastle
- Ted Kramer- Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer- first solved by MaxCastle
- Charlie Allnut- Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen- first solved by MaxCastle
- Father Chuck O'Malley- Bing Crosby in Going My Way- first solved by theduckthief and MaxCastle
- Melvin Udall- Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets- first solved by MaxCastle
- Elliott Garfield
- Major Angus Pollock
- Alvin C. York- Gary Cooper in Sergeant York- first solved by MaxCastle
- King Mongkut of Siam- Yul Brynner in The King and I- first solved by MaxCastle
- Harry Coombes
- Gordon Gekko- Michael Douglas in Wall Street- first solved by MaxCastle
- Elmer Gantry- Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry- first solved by MaxCastle
- Cyrano de Bergerac- Jose Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac- first solved by MaxCastle
- Al Stephenson- Fredric March in The Best Years of Our Lives- first solved by Imposter
- Louis Pasteur
- Antonio Salieri- F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus- first solved by MaxCastle
- Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade- Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman- first solved by MaxCastle
- Marty Piletti- Ernest Borgnine in Marty- first solved by MaxCastle
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark- Laurence Olivier in Hamlet- first solved by MaxCastle
- Peter Warne- Clark Gable in It Happened One Night- first solved by Imposter
- Maximus Decimus Meridias- Russell Crowe in Gladiator- first solved by MaxCastle
- Christy Brown- Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot- first solved by MaxCastle
- Kid Shelleen/ Tim Strawn- Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou- first solved by MaxCastle
- Jimmy Markum- Sean Penn in Mystic River- first solved by AJDaGreat
- General George S. Patton Jr.- George C. Scott in Patton- first solved by MaxCastle
- Charles Edward Chipping- Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips- first solved by MaxCastle
- Claus von Bulow- Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune- first solved by MaxCastle
- Sefton
- Guido Orefice
Author Comments:
Here's the rules. I have listed all of the characters that earned their performers an Academy Award for Best Actor. You need to give me the actor and the movie. The bold ones have already been solved. Some of these are pretty obvious. I know these are easy to look up, but please, no cheating.
Atticus Finch - Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird
Mohandas Gandi - Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
Judah Ben-Hur - Charleton Heston - Ben-Hur
Henry Higgins - Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
George M. Cohan - James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy
Father Chuck O'Malley - Barry Fitzgerald - Going My Way
All right except the last one- right movie, wrong actor.
It's Bing Crosby, isn't it?
yes.
1. Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Peter Finch in Network
4. Adrien Brody in The Pianist
5. Broderick Crawford in All the King's Men
7. Gene Hackman in The French Connection
10. Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront
11. Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons
14. Geoffrey Rush in Shine
15. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man
18. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
19. Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs
23. Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai
24. Paul Newman in The Color of Money
25. Jamie Foxx in Ray
26. Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
29. John Wayne in True Grit
30. Tom Hanks in Philadelphia
31. Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
34. Ben Kingsley in Gandhi
36. Gary Cooper in High Noon
38. Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur
39. Marlon Brando in The Godfather
40. William Hurt in Kiss of the Spiderwoman?
43. Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady
45. Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump
47. James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy
48. Kevin Spacey in American Beauty
51. Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII
53. Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen
55. Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
59. Yul Brynner in The King and I
61. Michael Douglas in Wall Street
62. Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry
63. Jose Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac
66. F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus
67. Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman
69. Laurence Olivier in Hamlet
71. Russell Crowe in Gladiator
72. Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot
73. Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou
75. George C. Scott in Patton
77. Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune
52. Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs Kramer
58. Gary Cooper in Sergeant York?
Marty Piletti is Ernest Borgnine in Marty?
Father Edward J. Flanagan - Spencer Tracy in Boys Town?
all of yours have been spot on.
Hurrah!
46. Cliff Robertson in Charly?
76. Robert Donat in Goodbye Mr. Chips?
right and right
3. Victor McLaglen - The Informer
22. Jimmy Stewart - The Philadelphia Story
33. Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
64. Fredric March - The Best Years Of Our Lives
70. Clark Gable - It Happened One Night
correct on all counts.
74. Jimmy Markum - Sean Penn in Mystic River
you got it.
Let's go for a clean sweep of tonight's winners and say 27. Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland.
Of course you are correct.
Bill Gillespie is from In the Heat of the Night and played by Rod Stiger (or something to that effect).
You got it.