# Name the actor by surnames of roles played **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 2, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005 "2009-03-02T13:48:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/21 "2009-03-02T19:31:52Z")
> [@Rin\_Twisted](#): > > Puzzle #7 > > Chandler > Trip > Pedro > Miller > Serling > Barnes > Carter > Boone > Frazier > Lucas Denzel? ---
**Author:** ![Rin\_Twisted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Rin\_Twisted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rin_Twisted)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/22 "2009-03-02T19:35:21Z")
Crazy fast! Nice! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/23 "2009-03-02T19:42:52Z")
> [@Rin\_Twisted](#): > > Crazy fast! Nice! Two of these were gimmees. I checked to be sure, though. Here’s a flip-side for you: Name some actors who have played Jim Bowie (of knife fame) on TV and in the movies. Better yet, see if you can locate the character (full name) that has been portrayed by the most actors. Bonus sort of thing to keep the thread spicy, don’t you know? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/24 "2009-03-02T20:14:02Z")
Connor Dowd Ferguson Miller Smith Stratton ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/25 "2009-03-02T20:16:21Z")
Bowden Bradley Finch Mallory Rath Savage ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/26 "2009-03-02T20:18:40Z")
And now, a REEEALLL challenging one: Driftwood Flywheel Hackenbush Hammer Spaulding Wagstaff ---
**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:** [March 2, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/27 "2009-03-02T20:24:16Z")
Assuming **astorian** ’s are 8, 9, and 10, make this puzzle #11: Fassbender Wang Bakshi Bautista Mountjoy Bascombe ---
**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:** [March 2, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/28 "2009-03-02T20:25:21Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > And now, a REEEALLL challenging one: > > Driftwood > Flywheel > Hackenbush > Hammer > Spaulding > Wagstaff Groucho Marx? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/29 "2009-03-02T20:27:41Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Connor > Dowd > Ferguson > Miller > Smith > Stratton James Stewart? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/30 "2009-03-02T20:30:54Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Bowden > Bradley > Finch > Mallory > Rath > Savage Gregory Peck? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/31 "2009-03-02T20:32:30Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > And now, a REEEALLL challenging one: > > Driftwood > Flywheel > Hackenbush > Hammer > Spaulding > Wagstaff Groucho Marx Here’s another stumper.😃 Sousè Twillie Whipsnade Wolfinger Bissonette Winterbottom Quail ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/32 "2009-03-02T20:33:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Assuming **astorian** ’s are 8, 9, and 10, make this puzzle #11: > > Fassbender > Wang > Bakshi > Bautista > Mountjoy > Bascombe Peter Sellers? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/33 "2009-03-02T20:35:26Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Groucho Marx > Here’s another stumper.😃 > > Sousè > Twillie > Whipsnade > Wolfinger > Bissonette > Winterbottom > Quail WC Fields! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/34 "2009-03-02T20:42:08Z")
Never mind, too late. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/35 "2009-03-02T20:44:40Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Better yet, see if you can locate the character (full name) that has been portrayed by the most actors. Since you say full name, I highly doubt you mean Sherlock Holmes. But he’s the only one I can think of as an educated guess. Even if you don’t include radio actors. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/36 "2009-03-02T20:47:52Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Peter Sellers? Yes. I figured ‘Bakshi’ would be the giveaway, or just the mix of nationalities. And Mountjoy and Bascombe were roles he played in the same film. Puzzle #13 D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne D’Ascoyne ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/37 "2009-03-02T22:35:34Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Groucho Marx? Of course And Zeldar got Jimmy Stewart- bravo! ---
**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:** [March 2, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/38 "2009-03-02T22:50:24Z")
C’mon, everyone, 13 is a gimme. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/39 "2009-03-03T00:10:28Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Gregory Peck? Yes, that was Gregory Peck ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005/40 "2009-03-03T00:12:02Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Yes. I figured ‘Bakshi’ would be the giveaway, or just the mix of nationalities. And Mountjoy and Bascombe were roles he played in the same film. > > Puzzle #13 > > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne > D’Ascoyne Was that Alec Guinness, all in “Kind Hearts and Coronets”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-actor-by-surnames-of-roles-played/488005.md?page=3)