Old Actors 3

Who is this funnyman, whose wife was comedienne/actress Gilda Radner?

• • CRISPIN GLOVER

• • GENE WILDER

• • WILLEM DAFOE

• • ROBERT KNEPPER

Answer explanation

Gene Wilder is best known to some fans for playing Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He also directed and wrote several of his own films, including 1984’s The Woman in Red.

Who is this star, who has won an Oscar, Emmy and Tony?

• • AL PACINO

• SYLVESTER STALLONE

• • TED DANSON

• • PIERCE BROSNAN

Answer explanation

As Pacino’s breakout role was playing Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. He’s one of the few performers to have received the Triple Crown of Acting, an Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories.

Who is this Jersey-born star who was raised a Roman Catholic?

• • KIRK DOUGLAS

• • JACK NICHOLSON

• • DONALD SUTHERLAND

• • CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

Answer explanation

Jack Nicholson has received more Oscar nominations than any other male actor. With a career spanning more than 60 years, Nicholson has racked up a number of prestigious awards including the Kennedy Center Honor and the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award.

Who is this star, whose daughter may be more famous than he is?

• • CRAIG T. NELSON

• • M. EMMET WALSH

• • JON VOIGHT

• • IAN MCKELLEN

Answer explanation

Deliverance star Jon Voight is Angelina Jolie’s father. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Voight is the winner of one, as well as four Golden Globe Awards and the National Medal of Arts.

Who is this celeb, who prior to acting was an amateur boxer?

• • JOE PESCI

• • BEN KINGSLEY

• • ROY SCHEIDER

• • VITTORIO GASSMAN

Answer explanation

Roy Scheider played a police officer in several ’70s films, including The French Connection. He’s best known for playing the character Martin Brody in the 1975 thriller film Jaws and its sequel, Jaws 2.

He’s one of the most famous dancers in film history.

• • MARLON BRANDO

• • FRED ASTAIRE

• • DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

• • CLINT EASTWOOD

Answer explanation

Fred Astaire, who made 31 musical films, four television specials, and 10 Broadway and West End musicals, is considered by many to be the most influential dancer in the history of film. He frequently co-starred with Ginger Rogers, including in Top Hat, Swing Time, and Shall We Dance.

This actor went vegan after starring in a movie about a pig.

• • SEAN CONNERY

• • GÉRARD DEPARDIEU

• • JAMES CROMWELL

• • ED HARRIS

Answer explanation

James Cromwell is best known to some fans for his role in Babe, and he has an impressive list of films and shows that came after the 1995 hit. Cromwell, who is also an animal activist, has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, ad the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe. His other titles include L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, Space Cowboys, Still Mine, Six Feet Under, The Young Pope, and more.

He starred in one of the most popular Christmas movies in film history.

• • JAMES DEAN

• • JAMES STEWART

• • FRANK SINATRA

• HUMPHREY BOGART

Answer explanation

Listed third on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest American male actors, James Stewart starred in the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life (among many other titles). He was also a military officer who served in WWII and received the United States Air Force Distinguished Service Medal in 1968.

Do you recognize this Welsh actor from his early years?

• • GENE HACKMAN

• • ANTHONY HOPKINS

• • AL PACINO

• • JACK NICHOLSON

Answer explanation

Welsh actor Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins has received dozens of awards over his distinguished career but is best known to many for his role as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs films.

Who is this actor who rose to international fame in Die Hard?

• • JAMES WOODS

• • ALAN THICKE

• • WARREN BEATTY

• • ALAN RICKMAN

Answer explanation

English actor Alan Rickman had his first cinematic role in 1988’s Die Hard. Other film titles include Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Quigley Down Under, Love Actually, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and others. He found a new generation of fans playing Professor Snape in the Harry Potter film franchise.