The only ones from the list I can put a face to are Hurt, Cushing, Atkinson, Hugh Grant, and Lumley. The woman, of course, throws a wrench into this, but there are a number of traditionally male roles now being portrayed by women, e.g., Watson and Moriarty on "Elementary." Let's try another "Holmesian" role:
Inspector Lastrade?
George
"The only ones from the list I can put a face to are Hurt, Cushing, Atkinson, Hugh Grant, and Lumley."
That's why you're way off base. But I thought a serious enough fan might have gotten ONE of those names to be a giveaway.
" The woman, of course, throws a wrench into this, but there are a number of traditionally male roles now being portrayed by women,"
It IS a traditionally male role, correct. The other sentence doesn't EXACTLY apply here. (That will make sense when I reveal all.)
"Let's try another "Holmesian" role:Inspector Lastrade?"
No, you're way off-course here. Wrong pew AND wrong church. (No, that's not any kind of clue, either.)
We saw-with Willy Wonka and Hermione Granger- that parodies count-providing the parody carries the exact same name, i.e. "George St George as Super-Duper Man" would not count as G St G in the list of Superman actors. (No, THAT wasn't a hint, either.)
" But I thought a serious enough fan might have gotten ONE of those names to be a giveaway.
I guess the question then is, "Fan of what?"
Two popular cultural areas of which I have essentially no knowledge are Dr. Who and Harry Potter. (To that, you can add Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, but each of those has essentially one incarnation, so there wouldn't be multiple actors portraying the same role.)
We seem to have an impasse, here, unless you've been holding back the REAL obvious one(s). Raf has essentially recused himself; Human doesn't seem to have any idea; and I'm at a loss, as well.
Although I don't recognize those names as being Dr. Who, I do seem to recall, vaguely, that there was one female Doctor, and the Brit, Lumley, could fit the bill.
Correct! CMS is the Riddler in "Gotham." John Astin was the 2nd of 2 Riddlers in the old Batman TV show. (We all remember Frank Gorshin, who actually looked like him. Even as a kid, it bothered me when they made another actor-who did not resemble the first- take a role of a villain with no explanation whatsoever. 3 Mr Freezes, 3 Catwomen, 2 Riddlers. All annoying.
Robert Englund is an odd choice for voice actor- apt for the cartoon "the Batman", where the Riddler was odd, along with everyone else.
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He was looking for it to use as a clue in a game round a few weeks after he was looking for it. Meanwhile, I hope he posts the next one soon.
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Refreshing the page after submitting works, too. George
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Well ... yeah. I was about 15 when it came out. (Saw it a couple of years later, when I was in college.) Fonda DID win the Best Actress Oscar for the performance. George
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"The only ones from the list I can put a face to are Hurt, Cushing, Atkinson, Hugh Grant, and Lumley."
That's why you're way off base. But I thought a serious enough fan might have gotten ONE of those names to be a giveaway.
" The woman, of course, throws a wrench into this, but there are a number of traditionally male roles now being portrayed by women,"
It IS a traditionally male role, correct. The other sentence doesn't EXACTLY apply here. (That will make sense when I reveal all.)
"Let's try another "Holmesian" role:Inspector Lastrade?"
No, you're way off-course here. Wrong pew AND wrong church. (No, that's not any kind of clue, either.)
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We saw-with Willy Wonka and Hermione Granger- that parodies count-providing the parody carries the exact same name, i.e. "George St George as Super-Duper Man" would not count as G St G in the list of Superman actors. (No, THAT wasn't a hint, either.)
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John Hurt Richard Hurndall Michael Jayston
Geoffrey Hughes Toby Jones Peter Cushing
Jim Broadbent Hugh Grant Rowan Atkinson
Paul Mc Gann Richard E. Grant Joanna Lumley
Sylvester Mc Coy Colin Baker Peter Davison
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I guess the question then is, "Fan of what?"
Two popular cultural areas of which I have essentially no knowledge are Dr. Who and Harry Potter. (To that, you can add Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, but each of those has essentially one incarnation, so there wouldn't be multiple actors portraying the same role.)
We seem to have an impasse, here, unless you've been holding back the REAL obvious one(s). Raf has essentially recused himself; Human doesn't seem to have any idea; and I'm at a loss, as well.
George
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I say you give it to him, Wolf.
"Fan of what?" is the wrong question. The right question contains the answer....
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Perhaps I should have said "fan of Who(m)."
Although I don't recognize those names as being Dr. Who, I do seem to recall, vaguely, that there was one female Doctor, and the Brit, Lumley, could fit the bill.
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The Brit?
These are, if I am not mistaken, ALL BRITS
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Of course they are. I just meant that a British woman would likely play the role, as opposed to an American (or other) actress.
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Yes, they all played Dr Who in one form or another. (Mrs Wolf figured it out without cheating, but she doesn't want to play logging in.)
John Hurt played "the War Doctor", the Doctor who refused to call himself "the Doctor" because of his behavior when at war.
William Hartnell played the First Doctor, but when he passed away, the First Doctor was played by Richard Hurndall (in The Five Doctors).
Michael Jayston and Geoffrey Hughes played aspects of the Doctor's dark side. Toby Jones did something similar.
Peter Cushing played him on film in 1965 & 1966. No fooling.
Paul Mc Gann, Sylvester Mc Coy, Peter Davison and Colin Baker all played Doctors in the television series (Fifth thru Eighth.)
Jim Broadbent, Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Richard E. Grant, and Joanna Lumley were all in the Comic Relief UK
spoof, "the Curse of Fatal Death." (You can see it on YouTube.)
Go ahead, George.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Bette Davis
Jean Simmons
Glenda Jackson
George
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Irene Worth
Miranda Richardson
Judi Dench
Sarah Bernhardt
Bette Davis
Jean Simmons
Glenda Jackson
George
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Bette Davis AND Judi Dench?
Queen Elizabeth
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I suppose I should ask you to be more specific, but I'll give it to you. Elizabeth I.
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Name the actor
Sam Harmon
Jason Steel
Tom Elder
Dee Bishop
Vernon Demarest
George
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Robert Duvall
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Not even close.
Sam Harmon
Jason Steel
Tom Elder
Dee Bishop
Vernon Demarest
Jamie Blake
Matt Helm
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"Jamie Blake"? Is this DEAN MARTIN?
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Yes, though I would have expected "Matt Helm" to be the more obvious role. Of course, to "Cannonball Run" fans...
You're up.
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"Weird" Al Yancovic Conan O'Brien Cory Michael Smith
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"Weird" Al Yancovic Conan O'Brien Cory Michael Smith
Ted Knight John Astin Robert Englund
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CMS and JA: The Riddler
I suspect that the others voiced him in cartoons
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Correct! CMS is the Riddler in "Gotham." John Astin was the 2nd of 2 Riddlers in the old Batman TV show. (We all remember Frank Gorshin, who actually looked like him. Even as a kid, it bothered me when they made another actor-who did not resemble the first- take a role of a villain with no explanation whatsoever. 3 Mr Freezes, 3 Catwomen, 2 Riddlers. All annoying.
Robert Englund is an odd choice for voice actor- apt for the cartoon "the Batman", where the Riddler was odd, along with everyone else.
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Name the actress
Claire Standish
Betsy Hopper
Mary Andrews
George
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Claire Standish
Betsy Hopper
Mary Andrews
Melissa Nelson
Anne Juergens
Paige Wayney
George
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