Name the Actor/Actress Quiz

[baggygreenmania]

A new movie quiz. You are given a brief bio of a well known actor/actress and you have to name the person. The person can be of any nationality.
Same quiz rules apply here.

British actor 1907-1989. Shakespearan trained. Most famous film roles include Spartacus, Shoes of the Fisherman, Khartoum and a Hollywood classic in which he co starred with Joan Fontaine.

[Mick180461]

I'm not really sure but i think it could be Lawrence Olivier, wasn't he also in Lawrence of Arabia.

[baggygreenmania]

Good for you Mick for kicking off the new quiz. His most famous film is Rebecca while other main films were Battle of Britain, Boys from Brazil, Marathon Man... no Lawrence of Arabia.

[baggygreenmania]

Ok here is one everyone should get.

Bio: Actor. One of the real stars of Hollywood... specialised in playing hard bitten private detectives. Probably his most recognised role was as an ex-pat American niteclub owner for which he received an Best Actor Academy Award nomination.

[Katto]

Bogart

[baggygreenmania]

Sorry did not realise you already had a shot at the answer. Katto you are good. Two of two. What was you fave film of his? Gotta say mine was The African Queen. So different from anything he had done before. Ok you wanna post one.

[Katto]

probably Dark Passage, I dont know why
only one I can remember

[baggygreenmania]

Yep the one where he escapes prison and has plastic surgery in an effort to find the real killer of his wife..

Do you want me to post another?

[Katto]

go for it

[baggygreenmania]

Bio: actress. One of Hollywoods greatest stars for at least three decades. Made every part she played look easy. As she was a consumate professional and demanded perfection she gained a reputation for being hard to get along with. She was tiny in size, with big,wide eyes and spoke with a Boston accent.

[raja]

Hmm..am guessing Bette Davis?

[baggygreenmania]

Oh yes the one and only Bette. Floor is yours raja and thanks for posting here as this site was getting lonely.

[raja]

Ok, here's an easy one.

Guess the guy - fine actor, famour for his gangster roles though he also played interesting roles in psychological films.

Mainly black & white era.

[baggygreenmania]

Ok, here's an easy one.

Guess the guy - fine actor, famour for his gangster roles though he also played interesting roles in psychological films.

Mainly black & white era.

Jimmy Cagney? Need some more clues if that is wrong.

[raja]

No, not Cagney though that's a pretty good guess.

Ok, here's a clue.

He had a passion for the fine arts, and had built an extensive art collection but had to sell it off as settlement during his divorce.

[baggygreenmania]

No, not Cagney though that's a pretty good guess.

Ok, here's a clue.

He had a passion for the fine arts, and had built an extensive art collection but had to sell it off as settlement during his divorce.

raja. with respect that is a fairly obscure clue.. you would have to have followed his personal life to know that. Perhaps a clue on his professional life may be more helpful. One of his psychological films for instance. I will have another guess anyway. Edward G Robinson?

I have drawn up a set of rules re the quizzes over on the other thread. Tell me if you think we should implement them.

[raja]

Yes, you got it!

Edward G Robinson, it is. :-)

You're right - the clue wasn't particularly helpful. Sorry about that.

[baggygreenmania]

Yes, you got it!

Edward G Robinson, it is. :-)

You're right - the clue wasn't particularly helpful. Sorry about that.

Hey it would have been had I known his private life. Obviously you take time to study that. What is one of his psychological films?

[baggygreenmania]

Actor: Earned Oscar nominations for two psychological thrillers..one in 1976 the other 1991. The second was a remake of a 50s film noir classic. It was a 1980 movie that won him his only Oscar for Best Actor.

[Misty]

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/top ... 61bsm3.jpg
Please tell me who is she?

[baggygreenmania]

I can not tell you as I am not up with modern Hollywood A listers..
Do you want to play our quiz Misty?

[baggygreenmania]

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[Katto]

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/topic_images/p1a0bl0huik8m93rp991dt61bsm3.jpg
Please tell me who is she?

cute

no idea who she is

[baggygreenmania]

Actor: Earned Oscar nominations for two psychological thrillers..one in 1976 the other 1991. The second was a remake of a 50s film noir classic. It was a 1980 movie that won him his only Oscar for Best Actor.

Someone going to try to guess this? I had to bring it down as it gets lost with the other posts.

Clue: his name derives from the old country.

[MikeR68]

Actor: Earned Oscar nominations for two psychological thrillers..one in 1976 the other 1991. The second was a remake of a 50s film noir classic. It was a 1980 movie that won him his only Oscar for Best Actor.

Robert De Niro 1980 movie Raging Bull, 1976 nominated for Taxi Driver and 1991 Cape Fear. Also won best supporting actor for Godfather II, 1978.

[raja]

Yes, you got it!

Edward G Robinson, it is. :-)

You're right - the clue wasn't particularly helpful. Sorry about that.

Hey it would have been had I known his private life. Obviously you take time to study that. What is one of his psychological films?

For example, Woman in the Window (1944). I quite liked the film.

[baggygreenmania]

MIkeR68. You made it here. Yes De Niro it is. That would have been a cinch for you. Ok floors is yours Mike. Know how good you are so go easy on us.. (PM)

[baggygreenmania]

Mike the forum administrator has asked me to step in as default quizmaster while you are away.

actor: Born 1942. Announced himself in a cult blockbuster which spawned several sequels. But his signiture movies were a popular franchise about a mystery- seeking adventurer.

[baggygreenmania]

No one playing?

[Going South]

HF. He is part of both SW & IJ cult sequels.

you need to give more time for us. We are a tad laid back.

[baggygreenmania]

Yes it is Harrison Ford .
Your Floor Going South.

I am a tad tired so I am off to bed.

[Going South]

This teen star's 16.7 million of Total 37 million Twitter followers are not genuine.

[MikeR68]

This teen star's 16.7 million of Total 37 million Twitter followers are not genuine.

I don't really rate him a "star" but I'll say Justin Bieber

[MikeR68]

Which actress played Charlene McGee in "Firestarter", Smashley Simpson in "Whip It" and Sheila Hammond in the new TV series "Santa Clarita Diet"?

[baggygreenmania]

I am guessing a young Drew Barrymore was in Firestarter? The others I do not have a clue about.

Mike just a word. You left a thread without calling OPEN FLOOR. I had to step in as "default quizmaster". We need the quiz to keep humming along. I am sure you understand.

[MikeR68]

I am guessing a young Drew Barrymore was in Firestarter? The others I do not have a clue about.

Mike just a word. You left a thread without calling OPEN FLOOR. I had to step in as "default quizmaster". We need the quiz to keep humming along. I am sure you understand.

Correct. She was a cameo in Whip It as she was producer and director, but the new series "Santa Clarita Diet" she plays a zombie mum, not a bad series. Sorry about the open floor, but my first response was sent to moderators for a few hours.

[baggygreenmania]

I must have seen Firestarter 20 years ago. Odd remembering Drew that far back.

actor: Welsh born. Has a huge body of work from a haunted ventriloquist, a pysycopath, a grizzlie-battling millionaire to a oh so proper butler in a Brit period film.

[Going South]

Ha. Grizzlie battling millionaire is the clue. AH is awesome in the EDGE.

[baggygreenmania]

Ha. Grizzlie battling millionaire is the clue. AH is awesome in the EDGE.

Going South. What is with initials? If you mean Anthony Hopkins then Your Floor.
If you are not going to post then please type Open Floor.

[baggygreenmania]

Going South. With respect ..we do have quiz rules..

[Going South]

Yes. Anthony Hopkins. I want others give a try as some might not even read it due to timezone difference. There is no fun if one post a message and other reply within a minute and all others miss a chance to attempt.

[Going South]

This actress acted in 250 movies and also directed 42 movies in 4 languages holding Guinness world record for a lady director.

[baggygreenmania]

I am thinking a Chinese or Indian actress/director. But no idea of her name. Leave that for others.

I understand your point how answering too soon does spoil it for others.

[raja]

No idea, GS.

Maybe a Telugu lady director?

[Going South]

3 more hours. I give answer

[MikeR68]

This actress acted in 250 movies and also directed 42 movies in 4 languages holding Guinness world record for a lady director.

I think her last name is Nermala or Nirmala. Never seen any of her work, myself.

Which Academy Award winning actress debut as Kate Mason in the 1989 TV movie "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman"?

[Going South]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya_Nirmala

[baggygreenmania]

raja I am stepping in here as this post has been unanswered since 5.30 am.

OPEN FLOOR

[raja]

Please go ahead.

[baggygreenmania]

Please go ahead.

It is now Open Floor. You have a go.