# "Wait, it's a different guy?" moments **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157 "2022-02-26T16:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/101 "2022-02-28T02:10:07Z")
High up in this list. > **[40 Celebrities Who Have Been Mistaken for Other Celebrities](https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/g12804661/celebrities-mistaken-for-other-celebrities/)** > > Some of these stories are \*awkward\*. I don’t agree with several of them, but the best match IMO is if you scroll to near the bottom: Rachel Bilson and Kaia Gerber. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/102 "2022-02-28T02:12:45Z")
Margot Robbie…not Kidder…FFS ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/103 "2022-02-28T02:17:50Z")
> [@Pavelb1](#): > > Margot Robbie There are probably a few who look like Margot Kidder, too. I was thinking of this: [https://fabiosa.com/rsafr-auspp-pbdar-phkan-margot-robbie-and-jaime-pressly-who-is-who-or-and-are-these-two-twin-sisters/](https://fabiosa.com/rsafr-auspp-pbdar-phkan-margot-robbie-and-jaime-pressly-who-is-who-or-and-are-these-two-twin-sisters/) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/104 "2022-02-28T02:22:57Z")
Then there’s [![](https://64.media.tumblr.com/fe6b0aa45baa2369c125aefe581d4c50/02d7cac80c889ef4-e4/s400x600/029c36fb0922bd96c727d0022b497cc791c0880d.png) ](https://64.media.tumblr.com/fe6b0aa45baa2369c125aefe581d4c50/02d7cac80c889ef4-e4/s400x600/029c36fb0922bd96c727d0022b497cc791c0880d.png) Samara Weaving ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/105 "2022-02-28T15:54:22Z")
I would just point out that the info in that link about Buddy Joe Hooker’s name being “Nathaniel B. Hart” is incorrect. NBH was the son of another actor John Hart, and was also a child actor–and they are completely different people. That bit of misinformation has metastasized all over the place. But to add to the thread: In my memory, Kathleen Freeman was the “concierge” actress in the original “The Producers.” But nope, that honor went to [Madelyn Cates](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146070/?ref_=tt_rv_t11), who had no other roles of any note. In the ST:TOS episode “Wolf in the Fold,” I would have sworn that Harold J. Stone was the belly dancer’s “manager.” Nope. [Joseph Bernard](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0076282/?ref_=tt_rv_t9) held that honor. In the Donny Osmond production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoad,” I thought that [Glenn Shadix](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787187/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) played Potiphar. No, again, that was [Ian McNeice](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573862/?ref_=tt_rv_t3) ---
**Author:** ![gre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@gre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gre)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/106 "2022-02-28T21:07:31Z")
I saw some film a few years ago, fairly confident it was The Prestige, where there were these two dark-haired guys whom I couldn’t distinguish until maybe 40 minutes in when my brain finally decided that they didn’t look so similar after all. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/107 "2022-02-28T21:20:34Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > In the ST:TOS episode “Wolf in the Fold,” I would have sworn that Harold J. Stone was the belly dancer’s “manager.” Nope. [Joseph Bernard](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0076282/?ref_=tt_rv_t9) held that honor. IIRC, he was her father. Back in the day, I thought Kathleen Freeman and Loretta Swit were mother and daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/108 "2022-02-28T21:22:43Z")
Note to self: Saul Rubinek and Peter Jacobson are not the same guy. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/109 "2022-02-28T21:40:29Z")
IRL there’s been a couple of times when i literally thought i was seeing someone I knew well…I even made an inside comment to one guy and only after I said it did his face morph into someone who looked greatly like him but wasnt him. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/110 "2022-03-01T02:05:01Z")
To this day, I sometimes confuse the dads of Patty/Cathy Lane and Dennis Mitchell: > **[William Schallert - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7)** > > William Schallert. Actor: Innerspace. The son of Edwin Schallert, drama editor of the "Los Angeles Times" and the dean of West Coast critics, William Schallert became interested in an acting career while at UCLA in 1942. After graduation, he became... > **[Herbert Anderson - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026802/)** > > Herbert Anderson. Actor: Battleground. Herbert Anderson was born on 30 March 1917 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Battleground (1949), The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) and The Male Animal (1942). He was previously married to Mary... ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/111 "2022-03-01T04:14:46Z")
**This guy** was in today’s episode of _ **That Girl** _. > **[Jerry Van Dyke - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886733/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)** > > Jerry Van Dyke. Actor: Coach. He had that same genuine likability factor, owned that same trademark lantern jaw and was just as appealing and gifted as his older brother, Dick Van Dyke, but, for decades, Jerry Van Dyke bore the brunt of his brother's... I can understand why some people confuse him with his brother. > **[Dick Van Dyke - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/)** > > Dick Van Dyke. Actor: Mary Poppins. Dick Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne Van Dyke, a salesman. His younger brother was entertainer Jerry Van Dyke. His... ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/112 "2022-03-04T23:57:50Z")
I’ve spent the past 2 seasons of All Creatures Great and Small thinking that Samuel West, the actor playing Siegfried Farnon was the same actor who played Mr. Grove in Mr. Selfrige. He isn’t. He was in that TV series, but he played Frank Edwards, a character I don’t remember nearly as well. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/113 "2022-03-05T02:22:37Z")
I’ve seen [this fellow](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347375/mediaviewer/rm3182888960/) several times over the past few years and I mistake him for Captain Tightpants every time. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/114 "2022-03-05T02:39:18Z")
So it’s a little strange, when I search on young Harrison Ford, the picture in the original post pops up a few times as actually being Harrison Ford, but the only site I can find describing it as Buddy Hart is the one you linked to…. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/115 "2022-03-05T02:44:06Z")
I found this: > **[Buddy Hart - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia](https://alchetron.com/Buddy-Hart)** > > Nathaniel Buddy Hart is an actor, best known for his childactor role in the sitcom Leave It to Beaver, in which he played the character of Chester Anderson, a friend of Wally Cleaver. Hart appeared in 15 episodes of the show between 1957 and 1960.... > There are urban legends about Hart’s disappearance from the public eye, including that he became Harrison Ford; however there is no evidence for this. ---
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These guys (may have been mentioned above- been a while since I read this thread) are not identical, but I can’t see either one without thinking of the other guy: > **[Jake Johnson - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2159926/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)** > > Jake Johnson (born Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger; May 28, 1978) is an American actor, comedian and director, most commonly known for playing Nick ... > **[David Krumholtz - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472710/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)** > > David Krumholtz is an American actor and comedian. He played Mr. Universe in Serenity, Charlie Eppes in the CBS drama series Numb3rs, and starred in ... According to their trivia notes, they seem to share a cultural and geographic background also. ---
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> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > There are probably a few who look like Margot Kidder, too. [![](https://nowtoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Margot_Kidder_Superman-980x618.jpg) ](https://nowtoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Margot_Kidder_Superman-980x618.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Rashida_Jones_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Rashida_Jones_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg) [![](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VSDMA4PTNRECDIZODKANMTHWGA.jpg) ](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VSDMA4PTNRECDIZODKANMTHWGA.jpg) ---
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For a long time I thought the motorcycle cop that pulled Cheech and Chong over in Up in Smoke (and then asked for a bite of their hot dog because he was stoned) was Tony Dow. It was actually actor Otto Felix. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4-DZdZIMhAk/maxresdefault.jpg "Cheech and Chong - What do you guys want?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-DZdZIMhAk) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157/119 "2022-03-05T21:20:43Z")
When I first say Brecklin Meyer in something, I thought - “There’s a casting director who couldn’t get Noah Wylie!” ---
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A lot of these are surprising to me…I don’t they look _anything_ alike. About the only one I think is really close is Helen Hunt and LeeLee Sobieski. Maybe Lee Marvin and James Coburn – but they’re so unalike in their speech and mannerisms that I never get them confused. Most of the others have significant differences to my eyes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157.md?page=7)