# Movies with overlapping casts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 20, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577 "2025-02-20T15:17:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577/41 "2025-02-22T07:48:09Z")
No mention yet of auteur Adam Sandler who reuses many of the same actors repeatedly. In fact Rob Schneider has shouted the line, “You can do it,” in 5 movies with Sandler. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577/42 "2025-02-22T09:29:12Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > A comprehensive list! Except the most obvious one: Casablanca and Maltese Falcon (Bogart, Lorre and Greenstreet). And from _The Maltese Falcon_, we move onto _Across the Pacific_, which share Bogart, Greenstreet, and Astor. Oh, and in addition to _Casablanca_, Greenstreet, Lorre, Henreid, and S. Z. “Cuddles” Sakall were all in _[Hollywood Canteen](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036922/?ref_=sr_t_5)_ (1944), although this is probably something of a cheat. I haven’t seen the film, but it seems to be primarily a vehicle to feature cameos of all of Warner Bros.’ stars of the day. So pick any other WB film of the era, and you can probably find it has three or more stars in common with _Hollywood Canteen_. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577/43 "2025-02-22T09:44:08Z")
> [@Leo\_Krupe](#): > > Christopher Guest had his troupe in _Waiting for Guffman_, _Best in Show_, and _A Mighty Wind_. And Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer are in both _A Mighty Wind_ and _This is Spinal Tap_. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577/44 "2025-02-24T20:31:10Z")
The Avengers cast cited above reminded me that _Kong: Skull Island_ starred Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) but then I forgot that Hiddleston tapped out in _Avengers: Infinity War_ and Larson didn’t appear until the next movie. In keeping with general MCU crossover, though, _K:SI_ also starred Shea Wigham from the _Agent Carter_ TV series, and John C. Reilly played Rohmann Dey in the first _Guardians of the Galaxy_ movie. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577/45 "2025-02-25T01:12:58Z")
> [@veryfrank](#): > > I forgot that Hiddleston tapped out in _Avengers: Infinity War_ and Larson didn’t appear until the next movie. Hiddleston appeared in _Endgame_. That bit was setup for his _Loki_ TV series. I’m surprised that _Support Your Local Sheriff_ and _Support Your Local Gunfighter_ haven’t been mentioned yet? Not sequels, but share a lot of the same cast. James Garner, Jack Elam, Harry Morgan, Henry Jones, Kathleen Freeman, Willis Bouchey, Walter Burke, Gene Evans… others? Let’s see if ChatGPT can build me a quick table… | Actor | Role in Support Your Local Sheriff! | Role in Support Your Local Gunfighter | | --- | --- | --- | | James Garner | Jason McCullough | Latigo Smith | | Jack Elam | Jake | Jug May | | Harry Morgan | Olly Perkins | Taylor Barton | | Henry Jones | Henry Jackson | Dr. Quince | | Kathleen Freeman | Mrs. Danvers | Mrs. Bently | | Willis Bouchey | Mayor | McLaglen | | Walter Burke | Burke | Swifty Morgan’s Manager | | Gene Evans | Tom Danby | Col. Ames | ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577/46 "2025-02-25T01:40:22Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Hiddleston appeared in _Endgame_. That bit was setup for his _Loki_ TV series. Doy. That was a brain fart on my part. I remembered his “death” but forgot about the time travel back to his arrest. So there were three of the same cast members in both flicks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-overlapping-casts/1014577.md?page=2)