# 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:** 2367
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47326 "2016-11-03T17:54:03Z")
Autumn holidays 1. Halloween 2. Thanksgiving 3. Election Day 4. Rosh Hashanah 5. All Saints Day 6. Dia de los Muertos 7. Columbus Day 8. Canadian Thanksgiving 9. Veteran’s Day 10. Sukkot 11. Diwali 12. Yom Kippur 13. Anzac Day Next: Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn ---
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Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47328 "2016-11-03T18:09:55Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47329 "2016-11-03T18:34:11Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47330 "2016-11-03T18:34:55Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others I realize Dracula is loosely derived from a historical figure but the vampire character in the movies is wholly fictional. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47331 "2016-11-03T18:50:57Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47332 "2016-11-03T19:05:32Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47333 "2016-11-03T19:07:19Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh 8. Lemuel Gulliver - Richard Harris, Kerwin Mathews, Andrew Burt, Ted Danson, Jack Black ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47334 "2016-11-03T19:10:57Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh 8. Lemuel Gulliver - Richard Harris, Kerwin Mathews, Andrew Burt, Ted Danson, Jack Black 9. Dr. Watson - Jude Law, Nigel Bruce, Martin Freeman, Graham Chapman, et al. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47335 "2016-11-03T19:28:35Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh 8. Lemuel Gulliver - Richard Harris, Kerwin Mathews, Andrew Burt, Ted Danson, Jack Black 9. Dr. Watson - Jude Law, Nigel Bruce, Martin Freeman, Graham Chapman, et al. 10. Sherlock Holmes - Jeremy Brett, Basil Rathbone, Christopher Lee, Michael Pennington and many more ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47336 "2016-11-03T19:29:28Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh 8. Lemuel Gulliver - Richard Harris, Kerwin Mathews, Andrew Burt, Ted Danson, Jack Black 9. Dr. Watson - Jude Law, Nigel Bruce, Martin Freeman, Graham Chapman, et al. 10. Cat Woman - Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47337 "2016-11-03T19:35:37Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh 8. Lemuel Gulliver - Richard Harris, Kerwin Mathews, Andrew Burt, Ted Danson, Jack Black 9. Dr. Watson - Jude Law, Nigel Bruce, Martin Freeman, Graham Chapman, et al. 10. Cat Woman - Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry 11. Edna Turnblad (Hairspray) - Harvey Fierstein, George Wendt, John Pinette, Michael McKean, Divine ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47338 "2016-11-03T19:39:57Z")
Fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television. 1. Zeus - Laurence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Sean Bean, Anthony Quinn 2. Superman - George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and more 3. Dorothy Gale - Anna Laughlin, Judy Garland, Stephanie Mills, Zooey Deschanel and dozens more 4. Miss Jane Marple - Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Helen Hayes, and others 5. Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Carlos Villerias, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and numerous others 6. Mr Hyde – Leonard Nimoy, Michael Caine, David Hasselhoff, Cedric the Entertainer 7. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kevin Kline, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh 8. Lemuel Gulliver - Richard Harris, Kerwin Mathews, Andrew Burt, Ted Danson, Jack Black 9. Dr. Watson - Jude Law, Nigel Bruce, Martin Freeman, Graham Chapman, et al. 10. Sherlock Holmes - Jeremy Brett, Basil Rathbone, Christopher Lee, Michael Pennington and many more 11. Cat Woman - Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry 12. Edna Turnblad (Hairspray) - Harvey Fierstein, George Wendt, John Pinette, Michael McKean, Divine 13. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joan Fontaine, Susannah York, Ruth Wilson Re-numbering to include # 10 omitted above ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47339 "2016-11-03T19:41:50Z")
Great category - let’s do it again! More fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television 1. Alfred Pennyworth - William Austin, Eric Wilton, Michael Gough, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, Alan Napier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ian Abercrombie, David McCallum and Sean Pertwee ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47340 "2016-11-03T19:42:01Z")
More fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television 1. Alfred Pennyworth - William Austin, Eric Wilton, Michael Gough, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, Alan Napier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ian Abercrombie, David McCallum and Sean Pertwee 2. King Lear - Paul Scofield, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47341 "2016-11-03T19:49:20Z")
More fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television 1. Alfred Pennyworth - William Austin, Eric Wilton, Michael Gough, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, Alan Napier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ian Abercrombie, David McCallum and Sean Pertwee 2. King Lear - Paul Scofield, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen 3. Ebenezer Scrooge - Tom Ricketts (the first known, in 1908), Alastair Sim, Jack Palance, Michael Caine, George C. Scott ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47342 "2016-11-03T19:49:56Z")
More fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television 1. Alfred Pennyworth - William Austin, Eric Wilton, Michael Gough, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, Alan Napier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ian Abercrombie, David McCallum and Sean Pertwee 2. King Lear - Paul Scofield, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen 3. Ebenezer Scrooge - Tom Ricketts (the first known, in 1908), Alastair Sim, Jack Palance, Michael Caine, George C. Scott 4. Batman - Adam West, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, Ben Afleck, et al ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47343 "2016-11-03T19:56:03Z")
More fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television 1. Alfred Pennyworth - William Austin, Eric Wilton, Michael Gough, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, Alan Napier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ian Abercrombie, David McCallum and Sean Pertwee 2. King Lear - Paul Scofield, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen 3. Ebenezer Scrooge - Tom Ricketts (the first known, in 1908), Alastair Sim, Jack Palance, Michael Caine, George C. Scott 4. Batman - Adam West, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, et al 5. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh, Mel Gibson, David Tennant ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47344 "2016-11-03T20:14:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Hamlet - Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh, Mel Gibson, David Tennant Hamlet was used in the first list. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47345 "2016-11-03T20:19:09Z")
More fictional characters played by at least four different actors in movies or television 1. Alfred Pennyworth - William Austin, Eric Wilton, Michael Gough, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, Alan Napier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ian Abercrombie, David McCallum and Sean Pertwee 2. King Lear - Paul Scofield, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen 3. Ebenezer Scrooge - Tom Ricketts (the first known, in 1908), Alastair Sim, Jack Palance, Michael Caine, George C. Scott 4. Batman - Adam West, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, et al 5. Robin Hood - Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Cary Elwes, Russell Crowe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2368)