# 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:** 2608
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52146 "2017-05-18T11:17:27Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52147 "2017-05-18T12:06:04Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. Gene Hackman, The French Connection ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52148 "2017-05-18T12:13:21Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. David Thewlis, in “Naked” Winner of Best Actor, Cannes, 1993. ---
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A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 5. Robert Hays, in Airplane! ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52150 "2017-05-18T12:56:37Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 5. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 6. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein ---
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A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 5. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 6. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein 7. Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52152 "2017-05-18T13:00:30Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 5. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 6. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein 7. Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes 8. James Garner, Support Your Local Sheriff ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52153 "2017-05-18T13:40:49Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. Gene Hackman, The French Connection 5. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 6. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 7. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein 8. Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes 9. James Garner, Support Your Local Sheriff 10. Chris Evans, Captain America the First Avenger ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52154 "2017-05-18T13:47:52Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. Gene Hackman, The French Connection 5. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 6. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 7. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein 8. Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes 9. James Garner, Support Your Local Sheriff 10. Chris Evans, Captain America the First Avenger 11. Tim Robbins, The Shawshank Redemption ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52155 "2017-05-18T14:36:12Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. Gene Hackman, The French Connection 5. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 6. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 7. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein 8. Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes 9. James Garner, Support Your Local Sheriff 10. Chris Evans, Captain America the First Avenger 11. Tim Robbins, The Shawshank Redemption 12. Bill Murray, Ghostbusters ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52156 "2017-05-18T14:44:24Z")
A Favorite Male Actor in a Favorite Movie: 1. Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan 2. Spencer Tracy, Inherit the Wind 3. Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood 4. Gene Hackman, The French Connection 5. David Thewlis, in “Naked” 6. Robert Hays, in Airplane! 7. Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein 8. Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes 9. James Garner, Support Your Local Sheriff 10. Chris Evans, Captain America the First Avenger 11. Tim Robbins, The Shawshank Redemption 12. Bill Murray, Ghostbusters 13. Morgan Freeman, Glory ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52157 "2017-05-18T14:47:16Z")
Next category, **Bullitt**? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52158 "2017-05-18T14:51:21Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful I was thinking of one. And if someone wanted to do it, I’d be fine with that. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52159 "2017-05-18T14:55:35Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens I still call them “actresses,” just like the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys and Tonys do. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52160 "2017-05-18T15:03:04Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens 3. Katherine Hepburn, “The Lion in Winter” From upthread: German chocolate cake has nothing to do with the country of Germany. Sam German formulated that particular sweet baking chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52161 "2017-05-18T15:58:21Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens 3. Katherine Hepburn, “The Lion in Winter” 4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52162 "2017-05-18T15:58:44Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens 3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter 4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond 5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52163 "2017-05-18T16:14:29Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens 3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter 4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond 5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca 6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain – NSFW classic scene: [spoiler][https://www.google.com/search?q=Anne+Hathaway,+Brokeback+Mountain&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik7dXB6vnTAhUY9GMKHQZjBN0Q\_AUICSgB&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=1Bd5VX9\_r4Z8uM:[/spoiler]](https://www.google.com/search?q=Anne+Hathaway,+Brokeback+Mountain&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik7dXB6vnTAhUY9GMKHQZjBN0Q_AUICSgB&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=1Bd5VX9_r4Z8uM:%5B/spoiler%5D) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52164 "2017-05-18T16:21:33Z")
A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens 3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter 4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond 5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca 6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain – NSFW classic scene: 7. Frances McDormand, _ **Almost Famous** _ ---
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A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie 1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful 2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens 3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter 4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond 5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca 6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain 7. Frances McDormand, _ **Almost Famous** _ 8. Jessica Alba, An Invisible Sign The movie where Alba showed she can act. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2607) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2609)