FYI: this is not a household name, but he is famous enough to warrant inclusion in this thread. That said, with the exception of Rosencrantz, I would be satisfied with a description of the actor and the name of the movie or show.
All a bunch of Brits. Mark Gatiss works/ worked on Doctor Who and on Sherlock. Christopher Lee's done everything. the name "Rhys Ifans" rings a bell, faintly.
Ok, the "most helpful actors" didn't include Jude Law and Martin Freeman, so I'm thinking this isn't John Watson. Likewise, I'd recognize the Sherlocks- Mrs Wolf is a bigger fan of SH than I am, so I at least can recognize a number of names of the Sherlocks. If Rhys Ifans worked/works on "Elementary" (which we stopped watching), that would explain why I've heard of him before.
Stephen Fry definitely played MYCROFT HOLMES in "Sherlock Holmes- Game of Shadows."
So, I'm thinking this is Mycroft Holmes, the brother to Sherlock Holmes, who works for the British Government, and is as smart as Holmes but a lot less excitable. This makes him valuable in government offices and in getting the work done, but both he and Sherlock freely admit he lacks the drive to chase down clues that Sherlock has (both a blessing and a curse, IMHO).
(It's interesting, to me, to note that SH main characters don't seem to have kids. Sherlock and Mycroft seem confirmed bachelors and disinterested. John Watson doesn't seem to have had any despite at least 2 marriages- is that due to a wound he took in Afghanistan? Irene Adler, for all her marriages and whatnot, likewise seemed childless. One has to go far afield to find any canonical possibilities of a relative of SH making it to the present day. OTOH, Moriarity also seemed to have no kids.)
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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.
GeorgeStGeorge
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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Glenn Ford did not play Perry White. He played Jonathan Kent.
Jackie Cooper played Perry "And Don't Call Me Sugar" White.
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Right you are. How embarrassing!
George
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That's ok. I just recently realized there's like one Latino in West Side Story
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Cal Naughton, Jr. Amos Hart Reed Rothchild
Happy Jack Mulraney Gus Sinski Lefty
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Quick guess:
John C. Reilly
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Quick answer: correct
I was going to add John Watson and Oliver Hardy in my next set of clues.
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Well, Amos Hart was the giveaway for me, as I am not a fan of Will Ferrell.
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He played:
Adam Penenberg
Frank Heffley
Jack Monk, Jr.
Rosencrantz (yes, THAT Rozencrantz)
Lenny (a musician)
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FYI: this is not a household name, but he is famous enough to warrant inclusion in this thread. That said, with the exception of Rosencrantz, I would be satisfied with a description of the actor and the name of the movie or show.
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Just to say I asked, Tony Shaloub?
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If you're thinking Shaloub because of Monk, his character's name was ADRIAN Monk.
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According to a radio interview in one of his movies, the band that influenced him most was Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters.
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Jack Monk was Adrian Monk's half-brother.
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John Turturro?
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No. The HALF brother
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Jude Ellis
Clark Edwards
Al Giordino
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He played Rosencrantz in a version of Hamlet set in modern day NYC. Ethan Hawke was Hamlet. Bill Murray was Polonius.
He's a character actor. You definitely know him when you see him, but you may not know his name.
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His name is Steve Zahn.
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I just googled his picture. I'm not sure I DO recognize him, though I must have seen him before (in "Monk," at least).
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Name the role. I'm going to include the most helpful actors in the first round, so don't expect this to get easier.
Stephen Fry Christopher Lee Mark Gatiss
Hugh Laurie Rhys Ifans
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All a bunch of Brits. Mark Gatiss works/ worked on Doctor Who and on Sherlock. Christopher Lee's done everything. the name "Rhys Ifans" rings a bell, faintly.
Ok, the "most helpful actors" didn't include Jude Law and Martin Freeman, so I'm thinking this isn't John Watson. Likewise, I'd recognize the Sherlocks- Mrs Wolf is a bigger fan of SH than I am, so I at least can recognize a number of names of the Sherlocks. If Rhys Ifans worked/works on "Elementary" (which we stopped watching), that would explain why I've heard of him before.
Stephen Fry definitely played MYCROFT HOLMES in "Sherlock Holmes- Game of Shadows."
So, I'm thinking this is Mycroft Holmes, the brother to Sherlock Holmes, who works for the British Government, and is as smart as Holmes but a lot less excitable. This makes him valuable in government offices and in getting the work done, but both he and Sherlock freely admit he lacks the drive to chase down clues that Sherlock has (both a blessing and a curse, IMHO).
(It's interesting, to me, to note that SH main characters don't seem to have kids. Sherlock and Mycroft seem confirmed bachelors and disinterested. John Watson doesn't seem to have had any despite at least 2 marriages- is that due to a wound he took in Afghanistan? Irene Adler, for all her marriages and whatnot, likewise seemed childless. One has to go far afield to find any canonical possibilities of a relative of SH making it to the present day. OTOH, Moriarity also seemed to have no kids.)
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Mycroft Holmes is correct. Hugh Laurie played him in the reviled "Holmes and Watson." Rhys Ifans was, indeed, on "Elementary."
My God, Wolf! How do you do it?
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I learned how in Primary school, George. ;)
(Let's see who gets it.)
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Next round.
Tom Tyler Jackson Bostwick John Davey Garrett Craig Burr Middleton Jerry O'Connell
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Tom Tyler Jackson Bostwick John Davey Garrett Craig Burr Middleton Jerry O'Connell
Corey Burton Sean Astin Jeff Bennett Rob Lowe Chad Lowe David Kaye
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