I wasn't entirely sure, because multiple people have played the role of Destler.
Gerard Butler
Lon Cheney
Claude Raines
But for some reason I fixated on Willie.
Not any cast member of "Lost" nor anybody you mentioned. No matter what his family name sounds like, the actor was born in and has lived in the US for probably all his life. In fact, he was briefly up for the role of Han Solo and was the guy who told Mark Hamill to get off his (the guy's) couch and go audition for the role of Luke Skywalker!
I was so confident nobody would even know Englund played Willie, let alone remember Willie from one name, that I didn't even consider looking him up for inclusion in the list.
(Willie was a character in the original "V" and "V-the Final Battle." IIRC, he was the "visitor" who looked for a mouse outdoors where he could have been seen.) So, I didn't connect the name when you mentioned it.
So, yes, this was Robert Englund, the man who will always be remembered for playing Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm St" franchise.
Willie was the "nice" visitor who was originally slated for assignment to the Middle East but sent to Los Angeles at the last minute. As such, his English often left a lot to be desired.
"Excuse please, I am just."
He meant "lost."
"I guess I'm not what you would call an ox."
"That's FOX, you dope!"
The visitor who went looking for a mouse where he could have been seen was someone else entirely.
Destler, of course, was the actual name of the Phantom of the Opera -- in the Robert Englund version of the tale.
Thanks for clearing all that up. I haven't seen that since the original airing. Only 1-2 moments stick with me, like the "Mousie...." scene, and the end of the first movie, with the Holocaust survivor telling/showing the kids how to resist. That and their first appearance where they step out and put on the Chilean miner sunglasses. That's about it.
I didn't realize there was a version where the Phantom WAS named. (For all I know, most of them do, but it's news to me.)
I didn't even have to bring in Caviezel or something. Who would expect MAX VON SYDOW to be cast as Jesus?
I was prepping a round about Victor Garber, and saw that one of his first cinematic roles was as Jesus in "Godspell." Obviously, lots of actors have played him in movies over the decades. Seriously, though- Sydow?
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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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I don't know. Maybe it's because I never watched "Lost," but I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Not any cast member of "Lost" nor anybody you mentioned. No matter what his family name sounds like, the actor was born in and has lived in the US for probably all his life. In fact, he was briefly up for the role of Han Solo and was the guy who told Mark Hamill to get off his (the guy's) couch and go audition for the role of Luke Skywalker!
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Michael Sutherland Beebo Crozier Erik Destler Anthony Wager Paul Chevalier Bill Gartley
Raymond Beaumont Professor Wexler Jackson "Jack" Roth Bernie Garces Erroll Douglas Jack Sampson
Felix Faust Dormammu Ray Buxley Dr Stanly Wheelwright Samuel Lee Detective Gassner
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And Willie.
Robert Englund
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I was so confident nobody would even know Englund played Willie, let alone remember Willie from one name, that I didn't even consider looking him up for inclusion in the list.
(Willie was a character in the original "V" and "V-the Final Battle." IIRC, he was the "visitor" who looked for a mouse outdoors where he could have been seen.) So, I didn't connect the name when you mentioned it.
So, yes, this was Robert Englund, the man who will always be remembered for playing Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm St" franchise.
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Willie was the "nice" visitor who was originally slated for assignment to the Middle East but sent to Los Angeles at the last minute. As such, his English often left a lot to be desired.
"Excuse please, I am just."
He meant "lost."
"I guess I'm not what you would call an ox."
"That's FOX, you dope!"
The visitor who went looking for a mouse where he could have been seen was someone else entirely.
Destler, of course, was the actual name of the Phantom of the Opera -- in the Robert Englund version of the tale.
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Thanks for clearing all that up. I haven't seen that since the original airing. Only 1-2 moments stick with me, like the "Mousie...." scene, and the end of the first movie, with the Holocaust survivor telling/showing the kids how to resist. That and their first appearance where they step out and put on the Chilean miner sunglasses. That's about it.
I didn't realize there was a version where the Phantom WAS named. (For all I know, most of them do, but it's news to me.)
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Name the Actor:
Hint: Feels like I will NEVER run out of roles to post.
Doc Robbins
Francis Fratelli
"Snake"
Bob Keane
Cosmo Renfro
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All I've got is that the Fratellis where the baddies in "Goonies." (And a band with 2 hits containing none of the actors from that movie.)
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Ralph Cifaretto
Ben Urich
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"Robbie? This is Urich. Get ready to replate the front page. I've got a REAL story.."
Unless he appeared in a Spiderman movie, Ben Urich only appeared in 'DareDevil", where he was played by JOE PANTOLIANO.
Was Bob Keane "Bobbo"??? Was Doc Robbins from a season 1 "Highlander" episode?
*slaps forehead* Snake was from "Running Scared." (Duh.)
Cosmo Renfro sounds familiar. Was he a Federal Marshall in "the Fugitive"?
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Bobbo???
You are up
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Ok, next actor.... no, wait. next ROLE. Harder to come up with, but I prefer them when I think of them.
Victor Garber Jeffrey Hunter H.B. Warner Brian Deacon Ted Neeley Max Von Sydow
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Jesus?
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YES.
I didn't even have to bring in Caviezel or something. Who would expect MAX VON SYDOW to be cast as Jesus?
I was prepping a round about Victor Garber, and saw that one of his first cinematic roles was as Jesus in "Godspell." Obviously, lots of actors have played him in movies over the decades. Seriously, though- Sydow?
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Your weird WordWolf. Who hasn't seen It's a Wonderful Life?
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Mrs Wolf, I'm pretty sure. In fact, my parents never saw it, and we didn't see it growing up, either.
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Name the actress:
Emily Porter Kim McAfee Rusty Martin
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Name the actress:
Emily Porter Kim McAfee Rusty Martin
Jody Dvorak Dallas Ann McCalley
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I'm pretty sure this was a female. I'm not triggering recognition of these names, although some sound familiar.
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Human without the bean
Then that makes you even weirder WordWolf. If you were 21 or so I could understand. anyway...
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Not to mention that I said "Name the actress"
George
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If you didn't want us to mention it, why bring it up? *runs*
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