# Adversaries in more than one Movie or TV show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118 "2015-12-01T16:25:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/1 "2015-12-01T16:25:05Z")
Sean Connery as James Bond faced off against Robert Shaw as Red Grant in _From Russia with Love_ in that famous fight aboard the Orient Express. Sean Connery as Robin Hood faced off against Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham in _Robin and Marian_. Roger Moore as James Bond faced off against Christopher Lee as Scaramanga in the worse-than-it-should-have-been _Man with the Golden Gun_. Roger Moore as Sir Wilfred Ivanhoe faced off against Christopher Lee as Sir Otto of the Rhine in “The German Knight”, an episode of the 1958 TV series _Ivanhoe_. I’m sure there are plenty of others (Heck, I’m sure I could recall plenty of others), but none come to mind right off the bat. Got any others to suggest? Especially if they don’t involve James Bond. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/2 "2015-12-01T16:40:05Z")
One unusual case would be Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. While they were a real life couple, they only appeared in two movies together (and the second was after their divorce). But they were adversaries in both. In fact, Moore’s character kills Willis’ character in both movies. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/3 "2015-12-01T16:47:29Z")
James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart in several films: **The Oklahoma Kid** , **Angels with Dirty Faces** and **The Roaring Twenties.** Bogart and Edward G. Robinson: **Brother Orchid, Bullets or Ballots, Kid Galahad,** and **Key Largo** ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/4 "2015-12-01T16:57:41Z")
The Marx Brothers and Douglass Dumbrille in **A Day at the Races** and **The Big Store.** Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell in numerous short subjects. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/5 "2015-12-01T17:49:05Z")
The Three Stooges and Vernon Dent. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/6 "2015-12-01T18:06:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > One unusual case would be Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. While they were a real life couple, they only appeared in two movies together (and the second was after their divorce). But they were adversaries in both. In fact, Moore’s character kills Willis’ character in both movies. And those movies are **Mortal Thoughts** and **Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle**. DeNiro and Pacino… …famously only appear together in two movies and they are adversaries in both. \*\*Heat \*\*and **Righteous Kill** ETA - spoilered because one reveals a bit of a twist. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/7 "2015-12-01T18:15:25Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > The Three Stooges and Vernon Dent. Also, the Stooges and Bud Jamison ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/8 "2015-12-01T18:17:59Z")
In the Hope and Crosby “Road” pictures, Anthony Quinn was often the bad guy. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/9 "2015-12-01T18:45:19Z")
I first thought of Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, then I got thinking and realized that Errol Flynn’s most common foe was Claude Rains. They were on opposite sides on: Prince and the Pauper Robin Hood Captain Blood Sea Hawk and others, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/10 "2015-12-01T18:45:42Z")
Walter Brennan and Jack Elam in **The Far Country** and **Support Your Local Sheriff**. In the former, Brennan was the good guy and Elam the bad guy; the the latter, their roles were reversed. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/11 "2015-12-01T18:48:13Z")
I’d like to keep clear of series, especially with recurring characters (It’s not impressive that Roger Moore as 007 faced off against Richard Kiel as “Jaws” in both _The Spy who Loved Me_ and _Moonraker_). General combined troupes should be avoided, too. It’s also not that impressive that The Marx Brothers faced Sig Ruman in both _A Night at the Opera_ and \* A Night in Casablanca\*. Unrelated films, if you please, people. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/12 "2015-12-01T19:15:59Z")
Clint Eastwood uses a lot of the same actors over and over. Bill “Squeal Like a Pig” McKinney was his main enemy, Redlegs, in “The Outlaw Josey Wales.” He was also one of the hapless bikers Clint kept beating up in “Every Which Way But Loose.” ---
**Author:** ![Abner\_Ravenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Abner\_Ravenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Ravenwood)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/13 "2015-12-02T01:06:46Z")
Harrison Ford and Pat Roach. Raiders of the Lost Ark Indy vs. the Sherpa Indy vs. the German mechanic Temple of Doom Indy vs. the Thuggee Last Crucade Indy vs. the Gestapo agent Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sven-Ole Thorsen in pretty much every one of Arnold’s movies. ETA: Yes, my name does come from Raiders of the Lost Ark. ---
**Author:** ![Abner\_Ravenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Abner\_Ravenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Ravenwood)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/14 "2015-12-02T01:16:14Z")
Would Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino count? Their relationships turned quite adversarial at the end of all three movies. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/15 "2015-12-02T01:18:41Z")
Richard Kiel played at least two different but towering villains to Darren Macgavin’s Kolchak. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/16 "2015-12-02T05:10:22Z")
Also Christopher Lee vs. Peter Cushing. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/17 "2015-12-02T21:44:44Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Walter Brennan and Jack Elam in **The Far Country** and **Support Your Local Sheriff**. In the former, Brennan was the good guy and Elam the bad guy; the the latter, their roles were reversed. Similarly, Denzel Washington was the good guy and Russell Crowe the bad one in **Virtuosity** , and the exact opposite in **American Gangster**. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/18 "2015-12-02T22:05:01Z")
Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller were rivals in both **Zoolander** and **Meet the Parents**. Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn palyed rivals in **Starsky & Hutch** and **Dodgeball**. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/19 "2015-12-03T01:51:13Z")
I feel a little odd mentioning this one, they are so disparate, but **Liam Neeson** and **Ralph Fiennes** played Oskar Schindler and Amon Goeth in _ **Schindler’s List** _. Then they played rival gods Zeus and Hades in the, ah lesser, _ **Clash of the Titans** _ remake… ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118/20 "2015-12-03T19:27:16Z")
Bolo Yeung played a bad guy in two Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, **Bloodsport** and **Double Impact**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adversaries-in-more-than-one-movie-or-tv-show/739118.md?page=2)