# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/141 "2013-09-01T14:44:19Z")
Hmmm, that does open things up a bit…_digs through memories_. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/142 "2013-09-01T15:11:40Z")
> [@Toffe](#): > > Harry Dean Stanton? > > (Based on Alien and The Green Mile) Not Harry Dean Stanton. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/143 "2013-09-01T16:24:01Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Does that last term mean a zombie? No. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/144 "2013-09-01T16:43:50Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Not Harry Dean Stanton. How about his _Alien_ co-star Yaphet Kotto? Pretty sure he’s been an FBI agent. (and Adam Baldwin has been an FBI agent [I think] and “space trucker” but truckers in space has been how the crew in _Alien_ was described.) ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/145 "2013-09-01T18:39:25Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > How about his _Alien_ co-star Yaphet Kotto? That’s a winner - Alien, Brubaker, Blue Collar, and Midnight Run. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/146 "2013-09-02T22:15:46Z")
Bank clerk Chauffeur Divorce lawyer Insurance salesman ---
**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:** [September 3, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/147 "2013-09-03T23:19:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > New one: > > Prime Minister > Fox > Whistleblower/Murder Victim > Walking Dead Bumping my active thread. ---
**Author:** ![jrbor76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/148 "2013-09-04T19:15:57Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle New one: Prime Minister Fox Whistleblower/Murder Victim Walking Dead Bumping my active thread Probably way off, but Meryl Streep? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/149 "2013-09-04T19:20:06Z")
> [@jrbor76](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle > New one: > > Prime Minister > Fox > Whistleblower/Murder Victim > Walking Dead > > Bumping my active thread > > Probably way off, but Meryl Streep? Not way off at all, you are correct, sir! She played Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in _The Iron Lady_ She voiced Mrs. Fox in _The Fantastic Mr. Fox_ She played the whistleblower/victim Silkwood in _Silkwood_ and in _Death Becomes Her_, her character makes a deal that keeps her young and beautiful, but seals her soul to her body. When she dies (heart stopped, blood not flowing, doesn’t heal), that doesn’t keep her from walking around. It’s a comedy. ---
**Author:** ![jrbor76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/150 "2013-09-04T20:55:37Z")
Damn, coming up with a list was tougher than guessing. If someone hadn’t already used Heston, I would’ve had a dynamite one. All right, here goes… \*Photographer \*Talk show host \*Real estate baron \*Devil ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/151 "2013-09-05T21:26:27Z")
Assassin Carpenter Catholic priest/missionary Knight ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/152 "2013-09-05T22:26:53Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Assassin > Carpenter > Catholic priest/missionary > Knight Richard Gere? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/153 "2013-09-06T02:42:12Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Richard Gere? Nope. Big hint: he’s not a native English speaker, though he has appeared in many American movies. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/154 "2013-09-06T03:05:59Z")
OK, without looking let me see if I can get this close enough. Gerard Depardieu? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/155 "2013-09-06T03:22:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Assassin > Carpenter > Catholic priest/missionary > Knight Antonio Banderas? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/156 "2013-09-06T11:11:54Z")
No to Depardieu and Banderas… shift your gaze a lot farther north. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/157 "2013-09-06T12:12:01Z")
> [@jrbor76](#): > > Damn, coming up with a list was tougher than guessing. If someone hadn’t already used Heston, I would’ve had a dynamite one. > > All right, here goes… > \*Photographer > \*Talk show host > \*Real estate baron > \*Devil Jack Nicholson? He was a Devil in _The Witches of Eastwick_ He was a real estate entrepeneur (of sorts) in _Mars Attacks_ (and maybe _The King of Marvin Gardens_) No clue on the other two, though. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/158 "2013-09-06T13:30:43Z")
Here are the unsolved ones from the first three pages: Rich man Gunman Engineer Thief Doctor Con man Indian (not a chief) Lunatic Musician Rebel leader Arab diplomat Old West marshall Old West mayor Secretary of State U.S. General during the Civil War Judge in a world famous trial Drunk sergeant soon after WWII Bank robber Playwright Revolutionary Undercover spy Bank clerk Chauffeur Divorce lawyer Insurance salesman ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/159 "2013-09-06T16:05:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Old West marshall > Old West mayor > Secretary of State > U.S. General during the Civil War > Judge in a world famous trial > Drunk sergeant soon after WWII Just a complete shot in the dark: Harry Morgan? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148/160 "2013-09-06T16:54:26Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Just a complete shot in the dark: Harry Morgan? You may have it- he was the Scopes Trial judge in _ **Inherit the WInd** _, he was the marshall in _ **The Shootist** _… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-that-actor-actress/667148.md?page=9)