# 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:** 2368
**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, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47346 "2016-11-03T20:29:09Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Hamlet was used in the first list. D’oh! Missed that. Thanks. 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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom ---
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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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) ---
**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, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47348 "2016-11-03T21:15:58Z")
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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47349 "2016-11-03T21:18:20Z")
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 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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad 9. Wyatt Earp - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda ---
**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, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47350 "2016-11-03T21:24:36Z")
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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad 9. Wyatt Earp - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda 10. Tarzan - Elmo Lincoln, Alexander Skarsgard, Ron Ely, Johnny Weissmuller, et al. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47351 "2016-11-03T21:24:59Z")
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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad 9. Wyatt Earp - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda 10. The Phantom of the Opera: Lon Chaney, Claude Raines, Robert Englund and Gerard Butler. ---
**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, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47352 "2016-11-03T21:41:00Z")
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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad 9. Wyatt Earp - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda 10. Tarzan - Elmo Lincoln, Alexander Skarsgard, Ron Ely, Johnny Weissmuller, et al. 11. The Phantom of the Opera: Lon Chaney, Claude Raines, Robert Englund and Gerard Butler. Housekeeping. ---
**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, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47353 "2016-11-03T22:09:14Z")
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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad 9. Wyatt Earp - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda 10. Tarzan - Elmo Lincoln, Alexander Skarsgard, Ron Ely, Johnny Weissmuller, et al. 11. The Phantom of the Opera: Lon Chaney, Claude Raines, Robert Englund and Gerard Butler. 12. Santa Claus - Edmund Gwenn, David Huddleston, Tim Allen, Richard Attenborough, Edward Asner ---
**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, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47354 "2016-11-03T22:24:05Z")
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 6. Romeo - John Gilbert (the first known, in 1929), Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom 7. The Doctor - Matt Smith, Christopher Eccelston, Tom Baker, William Hartnell (etc. etc.) 8. Juliet - Olivia Hussey, Claire Danes, Rebecca Saire, Condola Rashad 9. Wyatt Earp - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda 10. Tarzan - Elmo Lincoln, Alexander Skarsgard, Ron Ely, Johnny Weissmuller, et al. 11. The Phantom of the Opera: Lon Chaney, Claude Raines, Robert Englund and Gerard Butler. 12. Santa Claus - Edmund Gwenn, David Huddleston, Tim Allen, Richard Attenborough, Edward Asner 13. Othello - Orson Welles, Laurence Fishburne, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Hopkins New An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey ---
**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 4, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47355 "2016-11-04T00:14:25Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana ---
**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 4, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47356 "2016-11-04T01:23:50Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum ---
**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 4, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47357 "2016-11-04T01:24:12Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. cockroach ---
**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 4, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47358 "2016-11-04T01:48:21Z")
_Housekeeping:_ An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47359 "2016-11-04T02:22:13Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47360 "2016-11-04T02:24:53Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite 6. rampant echidna ---
**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 4, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47361 "2016-11-04T03:50:44Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite 6. rampant echidna 7. amoeba ---
**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 4, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47362 "2016-11-04T03:59:18Z")
From the previous round: Wyatt Earp, although often fictionalized, was not a fictional character. An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite 6. rampant echidna 7. amoeba 8. capybara ---
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An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite 6. rampant echidna 7. amoeba 8. capybara 9. pussycat ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47364 "2016-11-04T06:12:46Z")
An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite 6. rampant echidna 7. amoeba 8. capybara 9. pussycat 10. opossum ---
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“Opossum” is already listed. An animal that seldom or never appears on a coat of arms 1. donkey 2. iguana 3. opossum 4. cockroach 5. trilobite 6. rampant echidna 7. amoeba 8. capybara 9. pussycat 10. praying mantis [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2367) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2369)