# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 469
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9361 "2026-03-10T19:50:46Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9362 "2026-03-10T19:55:36Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (Man on the Moon) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9363 "2026-03-10T20:06:03Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9364 "2026-03-10T21:35:20Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9365 "2026-03-10T21:48:36Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9366 "2026-03-10T21:55:11Z")
[quote=“ekedolphin, post:9365, topic:970093, full:true”] **Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9367 "2026-03-10T22:00:07Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) 8. Sara Paulson as fictional actor Harriet Hayes (_Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9368 "2026-03-10T22:02:09Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) 8. Sara Paulson as fictional actor Harriet Hayes (_Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) 9. Peter O’Toole as Alan Swann (_My Favorite Year_) Loosely based on Errol Flynn. Best line: "I’m not an actor, I’m a _movie star!"_ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9369 "2026-03-10T22:10:04Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) 8. Sara Paulson as fictional actor Harriet Hayes (_Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) 9. Peter O’Toole as Alan Swann (_My Favorite Year_) 10. Ben Stiller as fictional actor Tugg Speedman (_Tropic Thunder_) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9370 "2026-03-11T01:01:14Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) 8. Sara Paulson as fictional actor Harriet Hayes (_Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) 9. Peter O’Toole as Alan Swann (_My Favorite Year_) 10. Ben Stiller as fictional actor Tugg Speedman (_Tropic Thunder_) 11. Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford _(Mommie Dearest)_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9371 "2026-03-11T01:37:04Z")
[quote=“Knowed\_Out, post:9370, topic:970093, full:true”] **Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) 8. Sara Paulson as fictional actor Harriet Hayes (_Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) 9. Peter O’Toole as Alan Swann (_My Favorite Year_) 10. Ben Stiller as fictional actor Tugg Speedman (_Tropic Thunder_) 11. Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford _(Mommie Dearest)_ 12. Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland (_Judy)_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9372 "2026-03-11T01:46:58Z")
**Actors who have played other actors** 1. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi (_Ed Wood_) 2. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin (_Chaplin_) 3. Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman (_Man on the Moon_) 4. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe (_My Week With Marilyn_) 5. Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane (_Auto Focus_) 6. Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers (_The Life and Death of Peter Sellers_) 7. Jill Clayburgh as Carole Lombard (_Gable and Lombard_) 8. Sara Paulson as fictional actor Harriet Hayes (_Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) 9. Peter O’Toole as Alan Swann (_My Favorite Year_) 10. Ben Stiller as fictional actor Tugg Speedman (_Tropic Thunder_) 11. Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford _(Mommie Dearest)_ 12. Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland (_Judy)_ 13. Jennifer Love Hewitt as Audrey Hepburn (_The Audrey Hepburn Story_) (Sept. '24: [Favorite book to movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6078)) **_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9373 "2026-03-11T11:05:34Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9374 "2026-03-11T13:26:00Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ 3. _Breakfast of Champions_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9375 "2026-03-11T14:38:05Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ 3. _Breakfast of Champions_ 4. _The Haunting_ (1999) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9376 "2026-03-11T15:33:13Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ 3. _Breakfast of Champions_ 4. _The Haunting_ (1999) 5. _The Hobbit_ Trilogy of a classic story with too much added. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9377 "2026-03-11T16:06:04Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ 3. _Breakfast of Champions_ 4. _The Haunting_ (1999) 5. _The Hobbit_ 6. _The Phantom Tollbooth_ Some of the songs are okay, but where’s Alec Bings? Canby? The Giant/Midget/Fat Man/Thin Man? And I don’t think the half a kid on the staircase is there, either. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9378 "2026-03-11T20:37:56Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ 3. _Breakfast of Champions_ 4. _The Haunting_ (1999) 5. _The Hobbit_ 6. _The Phantom Tollbooth_ 7. _The Spy Who Loved Me_ While other James Bond movies at least pay lip service to the original books, this film bears absolutely no resemblance to the Ian Fleming novel. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9379 "2026-03-12T01:41:23Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > 1. _The Spy Who Loved Me_ > > While other James Bond movies at least pay lip service to the original books, this film bears absolutely no resemblance to the Ian Fleming novel. **Ain’t that the truth!** But it does make me wonder if someday, somewhere, someone will reach a deal with whoever owns the rights to make a movie faithful to the story lline. _ **-:BB:-** _ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9380 "2026-03-12T03:45:47Z")
**_Least_ favorite film adaptation of a book** : 1. _Starship Troopers_ 2. _What’s the Worst That Could Happen?_ 3. _Breakfast of Champions_ 4. _The Haunting_ (1999) 5. _The Hobbit_ 6. _The Phantom Tollbooth_ 7. _The Spy Who Loved Me_ 8. _The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe_ A childhood fave, but again the filmmakers decided to add and focus on material that’s mentioned just in passing in the book [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=470)