Can anyone top Olivier's record here?
Jim Beaver
he played on screen. Can anyone think of an actor who beats that record?
Olivier is buried in Westminster Abbey, along with Sir Hugh Dowding, King
Henry V, King William III, and General John Burgoyne. '
Jim Beaver
Charlene
If you hadn't added that "on screen", David Garrick might have made a
run for the title. I know he played Richard II, Henry V, and Henry
VII, and I think he also played Edward III. If you add the
pseudonymous characters in Absalom and Achitophel, he also played the
Duke of Buckingham and Charles II.
But played on screen...I have a suspicion Olivier might win.
wd44
R H Draney
If you'll accept parody portrayals, it might be worth running through Benny
Hill's ouevre...(I thought of Garrick too)....
If you define "same burying place" broadly enough as to mean merely the same
*country*, James Cagney is buried in the same place as Lon Chaney Sr, Admiral
Bull Halsey, and George M Cohan (whom he played twice, which should count for
something)....r
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What good is being an executive if you never get to execute anyone?
Chef Juke
Geez, this is a tough one. I can't think of any offhand (I did think
for a minute that I had one with Will Rogers Jr. and his Dad, but they
were buried in different cemeteries)...
I'll make a stab at the likely locations....one of the LA Area Forest
Lawns (glendale perhaps) or Hollywood Forever Cemetery....I'm guessing
thats one of the more likely places to have actors who have portrayed
other actors.....
Will be interested in any other matches that folks come up with....
-Chef Juke
"EVERYbody Eats when they come to MY house!"
http://www.chefjuke.com
Joe Pucillo
> Laurence Olivier is buried in the same burying place as four of the people
> he played on screen. Can anyone think of an actor who beats that record?
I understand that Kevin Bacon has made arrangements so that he's
buried along with *everyone* he's ever played on screen.
Within a degree or two...
JP
PGG
In which film did he portray William III?
Olivier also played both Nelson and Wellington, both of whom are
buried at St. Paul's Cathedral a mile or two to the east of
Westminster Abbey.
Jim J
think he played a lot of real-life military people...
Alan Hope
>On May 13, 12:42 am, "Jim Beaver" <jumble...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>> Laurence Olivier is buried in the same burying place as four of the people
>> he played on screen. Can anyone think of an actor who beats that record?
>> Olivier is buried in Westminster Abbey, along with Sir Hugh Dowding, King
>> Henry V, King William III, and General John Burgoyne. '
>In which film did he portray William III?
Peter the Great, TV mini-series.
>Olivier also played both Nelson and Wellington, both of whom are
>buried at St. Paul's Cathedral a mile or two to the east of
>Westminster Abbey.
There are not many notables buried in St Paul's. We need someone who's
buried in Highgate cemetery or Père Lachaise to have any chance. Okay,
who do we know who played Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf?
Stephen Fry?
Charlene
> Edith Piaf?
Four foot ten at the most.
> Stephen Fry?
Six foot mumbledy, and inconveniently (but thankfully) still alive.
wd44
Alan Hope
>> Edith Piaf?
>> Stephen Fry?
Okay, well we can wait.
Jim Beaver
"Alan Hope" <usenet....@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> PGG goes:
>
>>On May 13, 12:42 am, "Jim Beaver" <jumble...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>>> Laurence Olivier is buried in the same burying place as four of the
>>> people
>>> he played on screen. Can anyone think of an actor who beats that record?
>
>>> Olivier is buried in Westminster Abbey, along with Sir Hugh Dowding,
>>> King
>>> Henry V, King William III, and General John Burgoyne. '
>
>>In which film did he portray William III?
>
> Peter the Great, TV mini-series.
>
>>Olivier also played both Nelson and Wellington, both of whom are
>>buried at St. Paul's Cathedral a mile or two to the east of
>>Westminster Abbey.
>
> There are not many notables buried in St Paul's. We need someone who's
> who do we know who played Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf?
Nobody in Cimetičre du Pčre Lachaise comes close. In fact, I couldn't find
one actor there who'd portrayed even one of his "neighbors."
Jim Beaver
Jim Beaver
Alan Hope
I see. So you've already looked into it.
How odd that you would start a thread asking a question to which you'd
already researched the answer so thoroughly. What's with that, Beav?
John M.
>Jim Beaver goes:
>
>>"Alan Hope" <usenet....@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:q0ej24lbi3sbv3knd...@4ax.com...
>>> PGG goes:
>>>>On May 13, 12:42 am, "Jim Beaver" <jumble...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>>>>> Laurence Olivier is buried in the same burying place as four of the
>>>>> people
>>>>> he played on screen. Can anyone think of an actor who beats that record?
>
>>>>> Olivier is buried in Westminster Abbey, along with Sir Hugh Dowding,
>>>>> King
>>>>> Henry V, King William III, and General John Burgoyne. '
>
>>>>In which film did he portray William III?
>
>>> Peter the Great, TV mini-series.
>
>>>>Olivier also played both Nelson and Wellington, both of whom are
>>>>buried at St. Paul's Cathedral a mile or two to the east of
>>>>Westminster Abbey.
>
>>> There are not many notables buried in St Paul's. We need someone who's
>>> buried in Highgate cemetery or Père Lachaise to have any chance. Okay,
>>> who do we know who played Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf?
>
>>Nobody in Cimetière du Père Lachaise comes close. In fact, I couldn't find
>>one actor there who'd portrayed even one of his "neighbors."
>
>I see. So you've already looked into it.
>
>How odd that you would start a thread asking a question to which you'd
>already researched the answer so thoroughly. What's with that, Beav?
I'm sorry Erik, for making that comparison earlier. This guy's is definitely
not you.
Alan Hope
>On Wed, 14 May 2008 03:32:21 +0200, Alan Hope <usenet....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Jim Beaver goes:
>>>"Alan Hope" <usenet....@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:q0ej24lbi3sbv3knd...@4ax.com...
>>>> PGG goes:
>>>>>On May 13, 12:42 am, "Jim Beaver" <jumble...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>>>>>> Laurence Olivier is buried in the same burying place as four of the
>>>>>> people
>>>>>> he played on screen. Can anyone think of an actor who beats that record?
>>>>>> Olivier is buried in Westminster Abbey, along with Sir Hugh Dowding,
>>>>>> King
>>>>>> Henry V, King William III, and General John Burgoyne. '
>>>>>In which film did he portray William III?
>>>> Peter the Great, TV mini-series.
>>>>>Olivier also played both Nelson and Wellington, both of whom are
>>>>>buried at St. Paul's Cathedral a mile or two to the east of
>>>>>Westminster Abbey.
>>>> There are not many notables buried in St Paul's. We need someone who's
>>>> buried in Highgate cemetery or Pčre Lachaise to have any chance. Okay,
>>>> who do we know who played Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf?
>>>Nobody in Cimetičre du Pčre Lachaise comes close. In fact, I couldn't find
>>>one actor there who'd portrayed even one of his "neighbors."
>>I see. So you've already looked into it.
>>How odd that you would start a thread asking a question to which you'd
>>already researched the answer so thoroughly. What's with that, Beav?
>I'm sorry Erik, for making that comparison earlier. This guy's is definitely
>not you.
You said it, whoever you are. Erik isn't fit to lick my piles clean.
Jim Beaver
"John M." <jcm113...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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I'm not certain who wrote what here, as M. Hope is relegated to non-direct
appearances on my viewscreen, but in case anyone cares, I didn't start the
thread having researched the answer. I visited Westminster Abbey a couple
of days ago, got to thinking about the juxtaposition of renowned corpses
there, and posted a query. After reading a number of replies which
mentioned Père Lachaise, I dug into who's there and who there has played
whom, and then responded a day or so after my original post.
And for whoever it was who wishes to know "What's with that, Beav?", that's
what's with that. Not that there's anything wrong with posing questions one
already knows the answer to. Seems like a lot of interesting threads get
started that way. But hey, if it twists your nipple, sorry.
Jim Beaver
Jim J
> mentioned Père Lachaise, I dug into who's there and who there has played
> whom, and then responded a day or so after my original post.
Whoa! Digging around cemeteries! ;)
John M.
Hey, just about everyone here digs cemeteries.