# Help me find the longest IMDB profile on record. And I've got a good place to start **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755 "2009-02-06T21:57:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/1 "2009-02-06T21:57:06Z")
Let’s start by saying I’m an unashamed, unironic Kurl Russell fan and, in times of trouble, I use his movies as a narcotic. Girlfriend breaks up with me? I watch “Tombstone.” Lose my job? Cue up “The Thing.” So, as 2009 has been particularly awful for me (see above paragraph), I’ve been wallowing with Kurt. A few nights back, I made myself some popcorn, opened a Tecate, and popped in my “Tango and Cash” VHS. Not one of his best movies, admittedly, but it’s loveably stupid and that’s what I needed. Then I discovered something: James Hong, who plays the counterpart of Jack Palance in T&C, has the most impressive IMDB profile I’ve ever seen. Seriously. [Look at this](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/). Which got me thinking: is there anyone with more roles than this guy? He’s amazing! Granted, a lot of them are tantamount to “Asian Guy,” but he’s worked tirelessly since the mid-50s and has the perfect storm of bit parts needed for a profile this unfathomably long. My question: Can you beat that? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/2 "2009-02-06T22:10:48Z")
I’m assuming you mean individual line entries for different roles? Because Richard Whiteley has 4,567 [entries](http://www.imdb.com/Prolific/actors) on IMDb, but 3,983 of them were of individual episodes as the host of “Countdown.” ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/3 "2009-02-06T22:11:26Z")
> [@Birdmonster](#): > > Let’s start by saying I’m an unashamed, unironic Kurl Russell fan and, in times of trouble, I use his movies as a narcotic. Girlfriend breaks up with me? I watch “Tombstone.” Lose my job? Cue up “The Thing.” > > So, as 2009 has been particularly awful for me (see above paragraph). Dude - sorry to hear about your 2009 to date! ☹ I got nuthin’ - I seriously doubt Kevin Bacon comes close, even with all of his interconnectedness, but I do bet that someone like lissener or another film buff can comment on what character actors are all over the place… How about Key Luke? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/4 "2009-02-06T22:11:32Z")
Well, there’s [Mel Blanc](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000305/), 1,019 titles as “Actor”. If you include narration of episodes of TV shows, [Steven Zirnkilton](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007064/) is way up there, too. Okay, dopers, without peeking, who is Steven Zirnkilton? ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/5 "2009-02-06T22:11:36Z")
Well, I don’t know if it’s cheating to use pornstars, but Tom Byron’s [profile](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001000/) lists over 1400 roles. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/6 "2009-02-06T22:16:47Z")
**Morbo** ’s right: I’m looking for individual roles here, so, though I applaud the out-of-the-box-nicity of pornstars, narrators, voice actors, and game show hosts. I don’t mind if our actors have a few of the abovementioned roles (Hong did a voice in “Kung Fu Panda,” for example), but I’d rather that those weren’t the bulk of the work. Though it’s still interesting. So, really, knock youselves out. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/7 "2009-02-06T22:22:59Z")
[Peter North](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000561/) tops him at 1630. ETA: Sorry, I didn’t see your post while I was searching. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/8 "2009-02-06T22:32:22Z")
While I realize that the life of a successful pornstar is grueling in its own way, screwing does not quite equal acting. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/9 "2009-02-06T22:41:24Z")
can we include Bollywood actors? [Adoor Bhasi](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0006982/) appeared in 557 movies. No porn, no voice overs etc. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/10 "2009-02-06T22:44:31Z")
[Francis Ford](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285643/) (brother of John Ford) was in 475 features (granted, many of them were shorts of the early silent era, but he did a whole boatload of them). ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/11 "2009-02-06T22:47:39Z")
[Charles Bronson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000314/) had a suprisingly prolific career at 163 roles ---
**Author:** ![williambaskerville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@williambaskerville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williambaskerville)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/12 "2009-02-06T22:52:55Z")
Adolf Hitler (yes, that Adolf Hitler) has 407 IMDB credits. (All as himself, of course). > **[Adolf Hitler | Writer, Additional Crew](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386944/)** > > Known for: Triumph of the Will, The Battle of Russia, War Comes to America Probably not what you were looking for, but it often shocks and surprises people. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/13 "2009-02-06T22:57:41Z")
[Dean Stockwell](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001777/) has 189. [The Duke](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/) had 171. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/14 "2009-02-06T23:26:20Z")
For the record, Richard Whiteley more than doubles Johnny Carson. Found [this list](http://www.imdb.com/Prolific/actors)of “most prolific,” but none are individual credits (most just being hundreds if not thousands of appearances on the same show) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/15 "2009-02-07T00:39:31Z")
[Christopher Lee](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/) gets 264 credits. Plus 116 more as himself, and a few other credits. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/16 "2009-02-07T00:43:58Z")
[Walt Disney](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/) has a lengthy list as producer, the people above him on the list of prolific producers whose lists are actually longer are producers of shorts in the very early day of cinema. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/17 "2009-02-07T01:14:30Z")
Regis Philbin has made more than 10,000 appearances on television. Someone needs to update his profile. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/18 "2009-02-07T01:34:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Adolf Hitler (yes, that Adolf Hitler) has 407 IMDB credits. (All as himself, of course). Not surprising, when you think about it, given how much WWII archival footage gets around. > [@](#): > > Christopher Lee gets 264 credits. Plus 116 more as himself, and a few other credits. I’ve heard that Christopher Lee, not Kevin Bacon as is usually thought, is actually the centermost vertex on the actor connectedness graph. In other words, the game ought to be called “Six Degrees from Christopher Lee”. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/19 "2009-02-07T02:25:13Z")
If we’re sticking to the spirit of the OP (i.e., a actor’s appearances in an on-screen role),**[Charles Lane](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485272/)** has 347 acting credits in sound films, so he’s still ahead of Howe. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755/20 "2009-02-07T16:54:39Z")
> [@williambaskerville](#): > > Adolf Hitler (yes, that Adolf Hitler) has 407 IMDB credits. (All as himself, of course). I like that the usual IMDB line appears: “Do you represent Adolf Hitler? Add a resume and photos to this page with IMDb Resume.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-longest-imdb-profile-on-record-and-ive-got-a-good-place-to-start/484755.md?page=2)