This document discusses several character actors and their roles: 1. Dennis Hopper starred in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant alongside Natalie Wood. His career was revitalized by his role in Easy Rider in 1986. 2. John Turturro won Best Actor at Cannes for Barton Fink and had his first role as an extra in Raging Bull. 3. Steve Buscemi is often mentioned in Six Degrees games similar to Kevin Bacon. He volunteered at Ground Zero after 9/11. 4. At Bela Lugosi's funeral, Peter Lorre and Vincent Price jokingly discussed driving a stake through his heart. 5. A K Hangal

1. MetaQuizziks Meetings Topic: Character Actors

2. This character actor X has co-starred with Jimmy Dean in both Rebel without a Cause and Giant – he also happened to be in with Natalie Wood, only to (purportedly) walk in on her and Nicholas Ray (she 16, Ray 43 at this point of time). He was hot for a while, and then his career petered out in the 80s, until a role in 1986 movie Y revitalized (good dose of oxygen even) his career, and also possibly caused him to slum for the next twenty years in similar roles. Apart from a long (not necessarily always distinguished) acting career, he also directed a handful, his first being the most famous. Homeless (2000) Chasers (1994) The Hot Spot (1990) Catchfire (1990) (as Alan Smithee) Colors (1988) Out of the Blue (1980) The Last Movie (1971) Z (not the Costa-Gravas film) Name X, movie Y and his directorial debut Z. 1

3. And the answer is ….

4. Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider

5. X is a favourite of the Coen Bros., part of their clique of actors in the old days. He also happens to be a favourite of Spike Lee, appearing in Miracle at St. Anna, Clockers and Do the Right Thing , amongst other things. Probably best known for a lead role in a Palm D’Or winner (for which he also won Best Actor), his first (uncredited) role was as an extra in Raging Bull. Who, and name the Cannes winner. 2

6. And the answer is ….

7. John Turturro, Barton Fink

8. Peter Lorre probably passed on the googly-eyed baton to X, who like Kevin Bacon is often bandied about for Six Degrees games. Another favourite of the Coens, he’s also popped up in a couple of Tarantino flicks. In April 2001, while shooting the film Domestic Disturbance in North Carolina, X was stabbed three times while intervening in a bar fight at Firebelly Lounge between his friend Vince Vaughn, screenwriter Scott Rosenberg and a local man, who allegedly instigated the brawl. A firefighter in the 80s, the day after 9/11, X went to his old firehouse to volunteer for recovery work at Ground Zero. That week, he worked 12 hour shifts digging through the rubble, while refusing to do interviews or have his picture taken. Who? 3

9. And the answer is ….

10. Steve Buscemi

11. At C's funeral, A, usually typecast as an evil foreigner asked B, known for his serio-comic roles in horror movies “Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart just in case?” Identify A, B and C. 4

12. And the answer is ….

13. Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi

14. To connect, name me a character and the actor who played the role. 5

15. And the answer is ….

16. Kaspar Gutman (Fat Man) in Maltese Falcon Sydney Greenstreet

17. 6 Who is he? For his portrayal of which real life personality did he win a Best Supporting Oscar?

18. And the answer is ….

19. Martin Landau Bela Lugosi

20. For playing what role did Telly Savalas shave his head, after which he liked the look so much that he decided to keep it that way? 7

21. And the answer is ….

22. Pontius Pilate, in The Greatest Story Ever Told

23. He had a film acting career that spanned over 50 years and topped the 400 movie mark. Name him, the movie shown on the left and his younger brother who is also an actor. 8

24. And the answer is ….

25. Madan Puri, elder brother of Amrish Puri Gumnaam on the left

26. The actor on the right apparently holds or once held a Guinness record. Name him and name his daughter (on the next slide), popular in Hindi films in the 1980s. 9

28. And the answer is ….

29. Jagdish Raj, the most typecast actor: 144 movies as police inspector. His daughter is Anita Raj.

30. “ Marxist who made it good in the movies”, “The Genial Revolutionary”, Padmabhushan awardee, Karachi native, started his movie career at around the age of 50. In 1993 he had applied for a visa to visit his birthplace in Pakistan. Consequently, the embassy invited him to Pakistan Day celebrations, which he attended. On cue, the Shiv Sena took offence and Bal Thackeray wrote “______ deshdrohi hai” (in his newspaper Samna ). Who? 10

31. And the answer is ….

32. A K Hangal