# What iconic characters are linked to a specific portrayal by a specific actor in your mind? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530 "2020-10-21T19:41:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/121 "2020-11-02T23:53:55Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Louise Fletcher was Nurse Ratched. > > (To be sure, of course, I’m not aware of any sequel or re-make in which there was a different actress playing Big Nurse, nor am I aware of any major well-known roles that Louise Fletcher played.) Well, not a sequel or a re-make, but a prequel: > **[Ratched (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratched_(TV_series))** > > Ratched is an American psychological thriller streaming television series created by Evan Romansky, developed by Ryan Murphy and starring Sarah Paulson in the title role of Nurse Mildred Ratched. A prequel to Miloš Forman's 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same title), it depicts the life of Mildred Ratched prior to the events portrayed in the film, albeit in a different state (California as opposed to Oregon). Ratched received a two-season serie... ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/122 "2020-11-03T05:27:34Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And there’s be a secret room on the island and random mysterious happenings on the island, and people wouldn’t be who they seem to be. It would still turn out to be a training retreat for the Harlem Globetrotters. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/123 "2020-11-09T00:33:25Z")
I have heard rumors of a sixth Die Hard movie which has flashbacks to the past where young John McClane will be portrayed by another actor. I hope these are just rumors. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/124 "2020-11-11T04:25:47Z")
They could cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt. _Looper_ did a pretty good job of making him a younger Bruce Willis. He even worked on some of the mannerisms. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/125 "2020-11-11T15:26:54Z")
Except that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is _older_ than Bruce Willis was when Die Hard was released; 39 vs 33. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/126 "2020-11-11T16:33:20Z")
Shit, I wouldn’t have guessed that. Relative age doesn’t map true. I’m older, so what older looks like differs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530.md?page=6)