# Five (or more) character surnames = one actor: Thread #2 \[IMDB game\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 7, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653 "2009-03-07T14:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/1 "2009-03-07T14:54:02Z")
This is a follow-up to [Name the actor by surnames of roles played](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508819) that was approaching 200 replies as this OP is going up. Activity had begun to taper off there and I can guess several reasons for that. But this is a fresh start and any unfinished business in the other thread can be taken up there. First important point: this game relies on [IMDB (Internet Movie Database),](http://www.imdb.com/)both in the selection of clues for a new puzzle and in the finding of the answer for old ones. If you choose not to rely on IMDB for assistance, so much the better, and more power to you. But the use of IMDB is \*\*\*not \*\*\* cheating in this game. To contribute a new actor puzzle (could be an actor already used): 1. Go to IMDB and Search by **actor’s Name**. 2. Make a list of \*\*at least five non-title surnames \*\* the actor has played. 3. Select the next sequential \*\* Puzzle Number\*\*. 4. Post the Puzzle number and your list. 5. Keep checking back to the thread for guesses to your puzzle. 6. If the guess is incorrect, say so. 7. If the guess is correct, say so. To guess someone else’s puzzle: 1. Either quote their post and provide your guess (preferred), or 2. Refer to the Puzzle Number and provide your guess (less reliable) Here are three puzzles for starters: Puzzle # 1 Wilcox Hayden Stevens Lewis Ludlow Morse Powell Munro Silk Puzzle # 2 Elgart Doolin Henry Ryan Hall Walker Bailey Puzzle # 3 Kenyon Baxter Davis Murphy Rhodes Taylor Diamond ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/2 "2009-03-08T20:06:40Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Puzzle # 1 > > Wilcox > Hayden > Stevens > Lewis > Ludlow > Morse > Powell > Munro > Silk “Spoilered”, in case others want to keep searching. Anthony Hopkins ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/3 "2009-03-08T20:09:38Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > “Spoilered”, in case others want to keep searching. > > Anthony Hopkins Exactly. Good work. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/4 "2009-03-08T20:12:18Z")
I’ll throw in a puzzle as well: Puzzle #4 Ludlow Lyman Lomax Logan Loader ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/5 "2009-03-08T20:19:27Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > I’ll throw in a puzzle as well: > > Puzzle #4 > > Ludlow > Lyman > Lomax > Logan > Loader I like your spoiler idea. [Keanu Reeves](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000206/) – Loader was the clincher. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/6 "2009-03-08T23:37:42Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Puzzle # 2 > > Elgart > Doolin > Henry > Ryan > Hall > Walker > Bailey I guess I’ll keep going until someone else decides to jump in. Robert Mitchum > [@](#): > > Puzzle # 3 > > Kenyon > Baxter > Davis > Murphy > Rhodes > Taylor > Diamond This one was quite a bit tougher, as I swore it was going to be Dean Stockwell. Nice curve ball you threw on it. 🙂 Dolly Parton Now to add two more: Puzzle #5 (it might not look like it follows the OP rules, but it does 🙂 ) Martin Wayne Warren Gordon Tyler Harper Winslow Puzzle #6 Black White Fox Cross Hammer Chambers Shelter ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/7 "2009-03-10T16:12:17Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > I guess I’ll keep going until someone else decides to jump in. > > Robert Mitchum > > This one was quite a bit tougher, as I swore it was going to be Dean Stockwell. Nice curve ball you threw on it. 🙂 > > Dolly Parton Both correct, of course. Now, I’ll look into your #5 and #6. I was waiting to see if others were going to play. Looks like thee and me. Oh, well… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/8 "2009-03-10T18:34:41Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > Now to add two more: > > Puzzle #5 (it might not look like it follows the OP rules, but it does 🙂 ) > > Martin > Wayne > Warren > Gordon > Tyler > Harper > Winslow [Jane Fonda](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000404/) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/9 "2009-03-10T18:40:04Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > Now to add two more: > > Puzzle #6 > > Black > White > Fox > Cross > Hammer > Chambers > Shelter [Morgan Freeman (I)](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000151/) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-or-more-character-surnames-one-actor-thread-2-imdb-game/488653/10 "2009-03-10T20:44:26Z")
Puzzle #7 Fulton Adams Burns Carter Winters Flynn Mott