# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1297
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25924 "2014-05-20T20:13:02Z")
Famous roles where the actor/actress used an accent other than their own 1. Gregory House (British Hugh Laurie using American accent) 2. The Tenth Doctor (Scottish David Tennant speaking with “Estuary” southern accent) 3. Higgins on Magnum P.I. (actor John Hillerman is a Texan, and speaks with a bit of a drawl in real life) 4. Meryl Streep portraying Julia Childs in Julie & Julia 5. Major Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) in M_A_S\*H 6. Kevin Costner, affecting a (very bad) Boston accent as Kenneth O’Donnell in Thirteen Days. 7. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) on “Cheers” 8. Canadian actor James Doohan as Scotty on _ **Star Trek** _ ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25925 "2014-05-20T20:29:00Z")
Famous roles where the actor/actress used an accent other than their own 1. Gregory House (British Hugh Laurie using American accent) 2. The Tenth Doctor (Scottish David Tennant speaking with “Estuary” southern accent) 3. Higgins on Magnum P.I. (actor John Hillerman is a Texan, and speaks with a bit of a drawl in real life) 4. Meryl Streep portraying Julia Childs in Julie & Julia 5. Major Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) in M_A_S\*H 6. Kevin Costner, affecting a (very bad) Boston accent as Kenneth O’Donnell in Thirteen Days. 7. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) on “Cheers” 8. Canadian actor James Doohan as Scotty on Star Trek 9. Dominic West (British) as Det. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25926 "2014-05-20T20:31:25Z")
Famous roles where the actor/actress used an accent other than their own 1. Gregory House (British Hugh Laurie using American accent) 2. The Tenth Doctor (Scottish David Tennant speaking with “Estuary” southern accent) 3. Higgins on Magnum P.I. (actor John Hillerman is a Texan, and speaks with a bit of a drawl in real life) 4. Meryl Streep portraying Julia Childs in Julie & Julia 5. Major Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) in M_A_S\*H 6. Kevin Costner, affecting a (very bad) Boston accent as Kenneth O’Donnell in Thirteen Days. 7. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) on “Cheers” 8. Canadian actor James Doohan as Scotty on Star Trek 9. Dominic West (British) as Det. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire 10. Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’ Diary ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25927 "2014-05-20T20:42:06Z")
Famous roles where the actor/actress used an accent other than their own 1. Gregory House (British Hugh Laurie using American accent) 2. The Tenth Doctor (Scottish David Tennant speaking with “Estuary” southern accent) 3. Higgins on Magnum P.I. (actor John Hillerman is a Texan, and speaks with a bit of a drawl in real life) 4. Meryl Streep portraying Julia Childs in Julie & Julia 5. Major Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) in M_A_S\*H 6. Kevin Costner, affecting a (very bad) Boston accent as Kenneth O’Donnell in Thirteen Days. 7. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) on “Cheers” 8. Canadian actor James Doohan as Scotty on Star Trek 9. Dominic West (British) as Det. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire 10. Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’ Diary 11. Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25928 "2014-05-20T21:17:02Z")
Famous roles where the actor/actress used an accent other than their own 1. Gregory House (British Hugh Laurie using American accent) 2. The Tenth Doctor (Scottish David Tennant speaking with “Estuary” southern accent) 3. Higgins on Magnum P.I. (actor John Hillerman is a Texan, and speaks with a bit of a drawl in real life) 4. Meryl Streep portraying Julia Childs in Julie & Julia 5. Major Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) in M_A_S\*H 6. Kevin Costner, affecting a (very bad) Boston accent as Kenneth O’Donnell in Thirteen Days. 7. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) on “Cheers” 8. Canadian actor James Doohan as Scotty on Star Trek 9. Dominic West (British) as Det. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire 10. Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’ Diary 11. Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 12. Jerry Orbach as Lumiére, the Francophone candelabra in Beauty and the Beast ---
**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:** [May 20, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25929 "2014-05-20T22:56:18Z")
Famous roles where the actor/actress used an accent other than their own 1. Gregory House (British Hugh Laurie using American accent) 2. The Tenth Doctor (Scottish David Tennant speaking with “Estuary” southern accent) 3. Higgins on Magnum P.I. (actor John Hillerman is a Texan, and speaks with a bit of a drawl in real life) 4. Meryl Streep portraying Julia Childs in Julie & Julia 5. Major Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) in M_A_S\*H 6. Kevin Costner, affecting a (very bad) Boston accent as Kenneth O’Donnell in Thirteen Days. 7. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) on “Cheers” 8. Canadian actor James Doohan as Scotty on Star Trek 9. Dominic West (British) as Det. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire 10. Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’ Diary 11. Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 12. Jerry Orbach as Lumiére, the Francophone candelabra in Beauty and the Beast 13. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on Oz and Lost It’s funny because Akinnuoye-Agbaje played thuggish characters on both shows but in real life, he’s a lawyer who speaks with a refined British accent. I’ll pass. ---
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Next: Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” ---
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Next: Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick ---
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Next: Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Ernest Hemingway… Edit: I you said Arthurs, not authors. 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25933 "2014-05-20T23:58:27Z")
Next: Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ---
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Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25935 "2014-05-21T01:51:24Z")
Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25936 "2014-05-21T01:56:02Z")
Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25937 "2014-05-21T01:58:06Z")
Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur 8. Arthur Miller ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25938 "2014-05-21T02:14:28Z")
Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur 8. Arthur Miller 9. Arthur Garfunkel ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25939 "2014-05-21T02:21:29Z")
Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur 8. Arthur Miller 9. Arthur Garfunkel 10. Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25940 "2014-05-21T02:26:54Z")
Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur 8. Arthur Miller 9. Arthur Garfunkel 10. Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson 11. Arthur Carney ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25941 "2014-05-21T02:32:36Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Famous Arthurs > 10. Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson [Love it!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLjS3gzHetA) ---
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Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur 8. Arthur Miller 9. Arthur Garfunkel 10. Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson 11. Arthur Carney 12. Arthur Godfrey ---
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Famous Arthurs 1. Arthur Bach “Arthur” 2. Arthur, The Tick’s sidekick 3. Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. King Arthur (Pen-Dragon?) 6. Arthur Murray 7. Bea Arthur 8. Arthur Miller 9. Arthur Garfunkel 10. Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson 11. Arthur Carney 12. Arthur Godfrey 13. Arthur Schopenhauer New topic: Non-classical music tracks that are more than 7 minutes long. 1. “Whipping Post” (Live version) - The Allman Brothers Band - 22:56 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1296) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1298)