# Guess that actor/actress! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 25, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148 "2013-08-25T19:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/41 "2013-08-27T18:31:39Z")
Gangster Superhero Auto worker Ghost ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/42 "2013-08-27T18:33:22Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Donald Pleasance > > Document forger: The Great Escape > President of the United States: Escape From New York > Psychiatrist: Halloween > Record company executive: Not sure. Cul-de-Sac, maybe? Absolutely right- he was a sleazy record exec who signed Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees, in \*\*Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band \*\*(if you never saw it… I envy you!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/43 "2013-08-27T18:42:02Z")
Butcher Railroad conductor Sadistic drill sergeant Viking warrior ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/44 "2013-08-27T18:43:07Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Gangster > Superhero > Auto worker > Ghost Michael Keaton. Specifically, \*\*Johnny Dangerously Batman Gung Ho Beetlejuice \*\* ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/45 "2013-08-27T18:52:04Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Prisoner > Gold Miner > Disk Jockey > Trucker No one solved this, right? Is it Clint Eastwood? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/46 "2013-08-27T18:58:25Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > Michael Keaton. > > Specifically, > \*\*Johnny Dangerously > Batman > Gung Ho > Beetlejuice > \*\* Correct! ---
**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:** [August 27, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/47 "2013-08-27T19:04:22Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Salma Hayek? I don’t know about the circus freak one, but the others are the Kaho biopic that I believe was just called _Frida, Dogma,_ and _From Dusk Till Dawn_, which I’m pretty sure she was in but I never actually saw. She was a bearded lady in _Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant_. > [@Draelin](#): > > I think that’s Gary Oldman–Dracula, Sirius Black, Commissioner Gordon, and Sid Vicious all fit in that set. Correct ---
**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:** [August 27, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/48 "2013-08-27T19:05:25Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Butcher > Railroad conductor > Sadistic drill sergeant > Viking warrior Ernest Borgnine ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/49 "2013-08-27T19:08:15Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Demented gold miner > Symphony orchestra conducter > Treasure hunter > Architect Richard Dreyfuss? New One: Rat Lizard Politician Serial Killer ---
**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:** [August 27, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/50 "2013-08-27T19:10:47Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Butcher > Railroad conductor > Sadistic drill sergeant > Viking warrior Ernest Borgnine ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/51 "2013-08-27T19:40:38Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Ernest Borgnine Correct- he was a shy butcher in \*\*Marty, \*\* a sadistic drill sergeant in **From Here to Eternity,** a violent railroad bull in **Emperor of the North Pole** , and a Viking in (duh!) **The Vikings.** ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/52 "2013-08-27T19:53:09Z")
Rich man Gunman Engineer Thief Doctor Con man Indian (not a chief) ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/53 "2013-08-27T21:01:44Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > No one solved this, right? Is it Clint Eastwood? Yep. Prisoner: _Escape From Alcatraz_ Gold Miner: _Paint Your Wagon_ Disk Jockey: _Play Misty For Me_ Trucker: _Every Which Way But Loose/Any Which Way You Can_ Cop and Cowboy/Gunfighter would have been too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/54 "2013-08-27T21:20:34Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Richard Dreyfuss? Nope. sorry. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/55 "2013-08-27T21:29:06Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > … > New One: > > Rat > Lizard > Politician > Serial Killer Timothy Spall? I got rat and politician and am guessing. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/56 "2013-08-27T21:40:26Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Demented gold miner > Symphony orchestra conducter > Treasure hunter > Architect Humphrey Bogart? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/57 "2013-08-27T21:44:58Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Demented gold miner > Symphony orchestra conducter > Treasure hunter > Architect As I said, it’s not Richard Dreyfuss, but I will give another clue(s) The roles I have mentioned come from four different decades. In order, 1980’s, 1960’s, 1950’s, 1970’s. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/58 "2013-08-27T21:46:15Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > Indian (not a chief) Asian or Native American? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/59 "2013-08-27T22:02:30Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Asian or Native American? Indigenous American . I was playing on the old “Tinker, Tailor” rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/60 "2013-08-27T22:47:15Z")
Nope, not Bogart either. Although it would be interesting to have seen him play a conductor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148.md?page=4)