Can you name the actors by three of their roles?

Characters	Actor/Actress
Charlie Allnut, Rick Blaine, Sam Spade
Vito Corleone, Stanley Kowalski, Terry Malloy
Travis Bickle, Jimmy Conway, Michael Vronsky
Vicki Anderson, Diana Christensen, Evelyn Mulwray
Harry Callahan, Frankie Dunn, Walt Kowalski
Mrs. Gump, Norma Rae, Edna Spalding
Eddie Dupris, Lucius Fox, Ellis Redding
Norman Dale, Popeye Doyle, Lex Luthor
Princess Ann, Eliza Doolittle, Holly Golightly

Characters	Actor/Actress
Tracy Lord, Rose Sayer, Ethel Thayer
Kay Adams, Theresa Dunn, Mary Wilkie
Frank Costello, Jake Gittes, R.P. McMurphy
Carlito Brigante, Frank Slade, Sonny Wortzik
Sam Dawson, Jimmy Markum, Jeff Spicoli
Julianne Potter, Tinkerbell, Vivian Ward
George Bailey, John 'Scottie' Ferguson, Jefferson Smith
Joanna Kramer, Miranda Priestly, Sophie Zawistowski
Alonzo Harris, Jake Shuttlesworth, Silas Trip

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Actors by Role Quiz

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Created by: JohnJF -
Contributed: September 24th, 2009
Published: September 25th, 2009
Category: Movies
Plays: 103,721

Tags: Actress Quizzes, Actor Quizzes, Role Quizzes, Movie Characters, character, three

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	JohnJF:	Sep 24th, 2009 at 06:01 GMT	26 points
	I suppose I'll throw out a few editorial comments. First, I purposely avoided portrayals of real characters. Second, this is not a comprehensive list of roles by any means--with some actors I deemed too easy, I found some mildly less famous roles. Third, the reason you have to pick in order is because I frankly went with a really, really well-known list of actors/actresses and this is the counterbalance of it. I hope everyone enjoys!

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	HalfWelsh:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 16:58 GMT	6 points
	Wow, that was a lot tougher than I thought it would be, but a great format for a quiz which had me shouting at myself to remember faster!! More to come like this I hope

	rockgolf:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 16:59 GMT	15 points
	@JohnJF: Looks like you eliminated title characters too. Hence, no Bonnie Parker. I'm glad you didn't go for the obvious in several cases. It made it a real, decent challenge. Looking forward to sequels. 5 stars.

	Jaspers:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 17:13 GMT	4 points
	Forcing us to name them in order is nullified by having them in alphabetical order, but that's just my opinion. Loved the quiz, regardless.

	jasperwyld:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 17:16 GMT	2 points
	Well, Carlito is a title character (not that it helped me).

	Mongoose1:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 17:23 GMT	1 point
	Great game! Got them all first time up - a first for me and Sporcle movie quizzes I reckon :-)

	rockgolf:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 17:37 GMT	-4 points
	This may also be the first reference to "Tracy Lord" on the net that doesn't also include the word "underage".

	lukejameslarson:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 17:48 GMT	9 points
	why do they call you red? i don't know... maybe it's because i'm irish.

	Eliot:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 17:48 GMT	1 point
	Yeah, and now you have me picturing the actress with the most Oscars playing Traci Lords's role in "Zach and Miri Make a Porno"! LMAO Anyway, I gave this quiz a 5. There are a lot of little things that affect how much our brains enjoy any given quiz, and this one nailed most of those little things.

	Justin_S:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 18:01 GMT	1 point
	Can't believe so many missed Jimmy Stewart when the three roles given were his most famous ones. (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Wonderful Life, and Vertigo). Seems like most of the other actors had really obscure roles given.

	JohnJF:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 18:18 GMT	0 points
	Sporcle read my mind with the tagline. My first step in making the quiz was list a bunch of famous actors/actresses, and Harrison Ford was one. Although he has been in several very good movies where he isn't a title or extremely famous character, Bob Falfa and Colonel Lucas just didn't feel right.

	rockgolf:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 18:43 GMT	3 points
	@johnJF: Skipping the blatantly obvious for Ford, you could still list James Marshall, John Book & Rick Deckard.

	jon1029:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 19:05 GMT	2 points
	A pretty easy quiz if you consider yourself even a bit of a movie buff. Still, good choice of films for the actors represented.

	poinsecurra:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 19:13 GMT	0 points
	Great quiz. Some are a bit tough. I knew at least one name under each (except one), but still tough enough.

	Guinevere:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 19:23 GMT	-1 points
	Really fun and I'd love some sequels. I only missed the Dupris/Fox/Redding one. I had a feeling it was a black actor based on the character names, but couldn't think of the right one (though that did help me get the other one I was stuck on, the last one in the quiz). I didn't even notice they were alphabetical, even after the two with the same last names in a row. I is dumb.

	beatrixkiddo:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 19:38 GMT	3 points
	fun and sequel worthy - these were mostly 'classic' stars (barring a couple) so you could do a more modern version with big actors from now - pitt, clooney, jolie, winslett, mckellan etc

Characters	Actor/Actress
Tracy Lord, Rose Sayer, Ethel Thayer
Kay Adams, Theresa Dunn, Mary Wilkie
Frank Costello, Jake Gittes, R.P. McMurphy
Carlito Brigante, Frank Slade, Sonny Wortzik
Sam Dawson, Jimmy Markum, Jeff Spicoli
Julianne Potter, Tinkerbell, Vivian Ward
George Bailey, John 'Scottie' Ferguson, Jefferson Smith
Joanna Kramer, Miranda Priestly, Sophie Zawistowski
Alonzo Harris, Jake Shuttlesworth, Silas Trip

	Chumley:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 22:15 GMT	1 point
	Actually, there were several title characters: Carlito's Way, The Two Jakes, Kramer vs Kramer, Mr. Smith goes to Washington, Sophie's Choice, Norma Rae, Dirty Harry.

	Niques:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 22:52 GMT	-1 points
	I'd love it if the respective movies for all the characters were shown at the conclusion of the quiz. I either have not seen enough films or else have a terrible, terrible memory for names.

	madhatter22:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 00:48 GMT	0 points
	Kicking myself for not getting Dupris/Fox/Redding, but very fun - more please!

	kingstony:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 01:09 GMT	-3 points
	I did crap

	chuckart:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 01:13 GMT	2 points
	I typed in deniro and it wouldn't take. Does there have to be the space?

	xandigee:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 03:33 GMT	1 point
	lukejameslarson - loving the shawshank reference. ;D he's my fav. i would have loved if they had also put 'god' as one of his roles. hahaha. i love that it was mostly classics. great quiz.

	Nolij:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 08:17 GMT	2 points
	One of the most enjoyable quizzes I've taken. Thanks, JohnJF!

	knifeyspooney:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 10:46 GMT	0 points
	Got all the men but Clint and Denzel, missed all the women. I feel like an idiot for missing the Tracy Lord one considering I just watched Philadelphia Story like two weeks ago.

	kirbyjay:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 10:52 GMT	-2 points
	I got them all!!! Yay!

	mjr1474:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 14:18 GMT	-2 points
	Good quiz. One day I'll watch one of Denzel Washington's movies.

	banana1530:	Oct 22nd, 2009 at 07:01 GMT	0 points
	awesome. i liked it! definitely a bit tricky in some places, which is goooood. =]

	Khazar49:	Mar 4th, 2010 at 23:35 GMT	0 points
	I can't believe I actually gave up instead of pressing the "Next" button... and had 6-7 left. Still, good quiz.

	Lighthouselover:	Mar 17th, 2010 at 04:38 GMT	0 points
	i didn't do to bad considering i was moving all around and still missed a couple

	Figment:	Sep 6th, 2010 at 16:34 GMT	-1 points
	If you enjoyed this movie quiz, please try my quiz on "Actors by Television Roles" at this link, http://www.sporcle.com/games/Figment/ActorsByTelevisionRole

	RaptureQuinn:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 22:45 GMT	0 points
	I'm very impressed with myself! I got Humphrey Bogart because I half-watched Maltese Falcon with my Dad, and remembered his stupid detective name, and that when his partner died he was just like "change the sign on my door" or something... he was an arse, lol.

	Montyque:	Sep 1st, 2011 at 22:09 GMT	1 point
	All Oscar winning actors, I think... just sayin'.

	JohnJF:	Sep 3rd, 2011 at 13:53 GMT	1 point
	You caught me--I naturally gravitate towards really talented actors.

	gvigary:	Nov 12th, 2011 at 11:16 GMT	0 points
	Fewer than 50% getting the man who played Travis Bickle? Sporcle's gone to Hell in a handbasket! BTW I didn't notice they were alphabetical either. Good quiz.