# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 38

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/741 "2020-02-27T17:13:27Z")

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Actors whose last name is a dictionary word in the title of a film

1. Shirley Temple / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2. Jodie Foster / Foster
3. Harrison Ford/The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
4. Glenn Close / Close Encounters of the Third Kind
5. James Dean / Dean
6. Jim Parsons/Grand Theft Parsons
7. John Candy/ Hard Candy
8. Jack Black - Creature from the Black Lagoon
9. Vincent Price / What Price Glory?
10. Will Smith / Growing up Smith
11. Bob Hope / Hope and Glory
12. Ray Park / Jurassic Park

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/742 "2020-02-27T17:33:10Z")

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Actors whose last name is a dictionary word in the title of a film

1. Shirley Temple / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2. Jodie Foster / Foster
3. Harrison Ford/The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
4. Glenn Close / Close Encounters of the Third Kind
5. James Dean / Dean
6. Jim Parsons/Grand Theft Parsons
7. John Candy/ Hard Candy
8. Jack Black - Creature from the Black Lagoon
9. Vincent Price / What Price Glory?
10. Will Smith / Growing up Smith
11. Bob Hope / Hope and Glory
12. Ray Park / Jurassic Park
13. Wayne Knight/The Dark Knight

Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

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**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/743 "2020-02-27T18:33:37Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Bruce Campbell/They Call Me Bruce?

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/744 "2020-02-27T19:38:29Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Bruce Campbell/They Call Me Bruce?
3. Johnny Depp / Johnny Belinda

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**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:** [February 27, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/745 "2020-02-27T20:13:52Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Bruce Campbell/They Call Me Bruce?
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman

I’m leaving out the #3 above, Johnny Depp / Johnny Belinda, since it doesn’t fit the category

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/746 "2020-02-27T20:40:05Z")

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**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/747 "2020-02-27T20:48:07Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Bruce Campbell/They Call Me Bruce?
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/748 "2020-02-27T21:03:05Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Bruce Campbell/They Call Me Bruce?
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/749 "2020-02-27T22:13:31Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Replacing #2, since “Bruce” is not Bruce Campbell’s last name.

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/750 "2020-02-27T22:18:21Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane

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**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/751 "2020-02-27T22:51:03Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny

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**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/752 "2020-02-27T22:53:45Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/753 "2020-02-28T01:45:42Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson
9. Shah Rukh Khan/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/754 "2020-02-28T01:58:38Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson
9. Shah Rukh Khan/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. Gene Kelly/Kelly’s Heroes

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/755 "2020-02-28T02:32:12Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson
9. Shah Rukh Khan/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. Gene Kelly/Kelly’s Heroes
11. Valerie Harper/Harper

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**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:** [February 28, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/756 "2020-02-28T02:40:43Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson
9. Shah Rukh Khan/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. Gene Kelly/Kelly’s Heroes
11. Valerie Harper/Harper
12. Meg Ryan/Ryan’s Daughter

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**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:** [February 28, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/757 "2020-02-28T04:08:52Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson
9. Shah Rukh Khan/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. Gene Kelly/Kelly’s Heroes
11. Valerie Harper/Harper
12. Meg Ryan/Ryan’s Daughter
13. Alice Eve /All About Eve

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**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:** [February 28, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/758 "2020-02-28T04:10:59Z")

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Actors whose last name is not a dictionary word, but is used in the title of a film

1. Sara Gilbert/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Jeremy Clyde/Bonnie and Clyde
3. George Hamilton/That Hamilton Woman
4. Casey Duane Tibbs/They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5. Denzel Washington/Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6. Carol Kane/Citizen Kane
7. Michael Caine/The Caine Mutiny
8. Rainn Wilson/Wilson
9. Shah Rukh Khan/Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. Gene Kelly/Kelly’s Heroes
11. Valerie Harper/Harper
12. Meg Ryan/Ryan’s Daughter
13. Alice Eve /All About Eve

Pass.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/759 "2020-02-28T05:22:48Z")

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Actor with the entry number of letters in surname

1. No one-letter name, but
2. Man-Tat Ng is a multi-award winning actor in Hong Kong

There are a few eople in Burma and Korea using the spelling “U”, bt none appear to be actors.

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**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/760 "2020-02-28T05:56:09Z")

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Actor with the entry number of letters in surname

1. No one-letter name, but
2. Man-Tat Ng
3. Christopher Lee

His lineage can be traced back to Charlemagne, through his mother, Countess Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano  
He was the only person involved in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy to have actually met JRR Tolkien

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