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Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 2:20 am
by JECE
John Wayne? (free question)
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 4:02 am
by DougJoe
JECE wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 2:20 am
John Wayne? (free question)
Nope.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:25 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Free guess: Gary Cooper.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:48 pm
by DougJoe
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:25 pm
Free guess: Gary Cooper.
Nope.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:45 pm
by Doom427
Was he most well known for acting in Westerns?
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:49 pm
by DougJoe
Doom427 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:45 pm
Was he most well known for acting in Westerns?
Was wondering if someone would ask that. I would say no, his most well known role was not in a western. That's Q 17.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:23 pm
by flash2015
Jimmy Stewart?
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:21 am
by DougJoe
flash2015 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:23 pm
Jimmy Stewart?
Nope.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:52 am
by flash2015
Does this person have at least one child that is also a famous actor?
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 2:05 am
by DougJoe
flash2015 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:52 am
Does this person have at least one child that is also a famous actor?
No. 18.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:22 pm
by VillageIdiot
Was he famous for both television and film?
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:54 pm
by DougJoe
VillageIdiot wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:22 pm
Was he famous for both television and film?
No, not really. 19.
I'm a little worried I've gone "not famous enough", but this person was once on the cover of _Time_ magazine, so that's something.
I may give another small hint after Q20.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:00 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Can someone do a summary of all the answers so far?
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:03 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Did he ever win an Academy Award for either "Best Actor" or "Best Supporting Actor" ?
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:27 pm
by DougJoe
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:03 pm
Did he ever win an Academy Award for either "Best Actor" or "Best Supporting Actor" ?
No. Nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" once.
This person's best known role originated on the stage and he played the same character in film a few years later - then, over 20 years after that he played a different character in a film in a completely different genre that was essentially written as a homage/pastiche of the original role (which was his last film).
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:40 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Ok we're out of questions.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:51 pm
by DougJoe
DougJoe wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:27 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:03 pm
Did he ever win an Academy Award for either "Best Actor" or "Best Supporting Actor" ?
No. Nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" once.
This person's best known role originated on the stage and he played the same character in film a few years later - then, over 20 years after that he played a different character in a film in a completely different genre that was essentially written as a homage/pastiche of the original role (which was his last film).
To clarify, the "20 years later" film was the actor's last film role.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:37 am
by Jamiet99uk
I am trying to think of / find actors who played the same role, first on stage and then in a film adaptation.
Yul Brynner played the same role in "The King and I" both on stage and on screen, but it can't be him because he's not American and he did win an Oscar.
Joel Grey played the same role again and again in numerous runs and adaptations of "Cabaret" but again it can't be him because he won an Oscar.
Rex Harrison played the lead in "My Fair Lady" on both stage and screen, but he's English.
I'm stumped.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:04 pm
by DougJoe
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:37 am
I am trying to think of / find actors who played the same role, first on stage and then in a film adaptation.
Yul Brynner played the same role in "The King and I" both on stage and on screen, but it can't be him because he's not American and he did win an Oscar.
Joel Grey played the same role again and again in numerous runs and adaptations of "Cabaret" but again it can't be him because he won an Oscar.
Rex Harrison played the lead in "My Fair Lady" on both stage and screen, but he's English.
I'm stumped.
Also, my person won a Tony award for their stage performance... and when they made the film, the studio did not want him to reprise the role. The writer of the stage version had casting powers written into his contract and forced the issue. Cary Grant was actually offered the role and turned it down... and also told the studio he wouldn't bother to see the film if the original actor wasn't cast.
Re: Twenty Questions - Channel U62 Edition
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:41 pm
by dargorygel
Richard Harris ( no time to research all the details... thinking of camelot)