I am occasionally embarrassed that the overwhelming stregth of Robert Mitchum
makes me forget the name of the actor in Sunset Boulevard, among other things,
William Holden.
But it happens.
And we often see the casting decision of "I need a <name of star.> type.. So it
can be rather common. Often the type IS primarily one of physical resmblence of
course, often it is not.
What actors do you have a tendency to confuse with each other?
When they were younger, Robert De Niro & Al Pacino.
> Thought I would avoid using the separated at birth tag for the subject header
>in order to weed out more figurative responses.
>
>I am occasionally embarrassed that the overwhelming stregth of Robert Mitchum
>makes me forget the name of the actor in Sunset Boulevard, among other things,
>William Holden.
>
>But it happens.
>
>And we often see the casting decision of "I need a <name of star.> type.. So it
>can be rather common. Often the type IS primarily one of physical resmblence of
>course, often it is not.
>
>What actors do you have a tendency to confuse with each other?
Well, when they were younger, Michael Douglas and James Brolin.
John Harkness
Ivan
>For me it is Lee Marvin and James Coburn....I have no idea why...But I can
>never get those guys right
It's the hair.
John Harkness
Sisters Joan & Oliva de Havilland
Struthers Martin and Dub Taylor
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Tony Randall and Jack Lemmon
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Jeff Bridges
Jeff Daniels
Micheal Douglas
Bull Pullman
I can never decipher them.
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Mark Pinter (of the American daytime soap 'Another World') and Dirk Bogarde
Cornell Borchers and Ingrid Bergman
Patrick Swayze and Joel McCrea
Robert Powell and Richard E. Grant
(similar faces, similar voices, and similar British dialects)
Susan Hayward (in the '50's), Ida Lupino (in the '50's), Gene Tierney (in the
'40's)
(I thought Ida Lupino looked just like Susan Hayward at times, and sometimes
like Gene Tierney in "Beware, My Lovely")
Neve Campbell and Irene Jacob
(I thought that Irene Jacob looked like Neve Campbell in "U.S. Marshals",
except Irene had a deeper voice, a European accent, and a more beautiful face.)
Romy Schneider and Jenny Seagrove
(See Romy Schneider in "Ludwig" and any of Jenny Seagrove's movies, and
you'll see a strong resemblance.)
Jenny Seagrove and Kim Cattrall
(Watch any movie that features Kim Cattrall as a brunette and Jenny Seagrove
in "Hold The Dream", and you'll see that they are similar physical types.)
Michael Douglas (in the '70's) and Al Pacino
Rachel Ward and Jane Greer
Brigitte Bardot (in the '50's) and Jane Fonda (in the '60's).
[Years ago, my mother once told me, without remembering the names, that
Brigitte Bardot was married to a man, and that after they got divorced, he
married another woman and made her look just like his previous wife. She was
right. I was surprised to learn that the husband was Roger Vadim and that the
second wife was Jane Fonda.
I've seen Bardot in "And God Created Woman" and "Helen of Troy", and Fonda in
"Hurry, Sundown" and "Barefoot in the Park". With similar make-up and styling,
Bardot and Fonda did resemble each other.]
Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Simmons
Greer Garson and Irene Dunne
Anne Baxter and Jane Greer
Ted
Bo Derek Linda Evans
All of the Baldwin brothers (again--could be clones)
Jeff Daniels- Daneil Stern
or Patrick Swayze and Joel
McCrea,
or Susan Hayward and Ida Lupino and Gene Tierney,
or Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Simmons,
or Greer Garson and Irene Dunne
Respectfully
tom cruise and charlie sheen.
kate hudson and harvey keitel.
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: What actors do you have a tendency to confuse with each other?
Even though they don't look anything like each other, I always confuse
Kim Basinger with Daryl Hannah. Actually, it's more like "that movie
had that blonde actress -- no, not Daryl Hannah, the other one. . ."
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Charlie Sheen = Montgomery Clift
Jimmy Stewart = Nicholas Cage
I've never looked at them quite like that. Hmmm. Yes. I see.
So, using these glasses:
Denver Pyle = Hugh Grant
R. G. Armstrong = Matthew Broderick
Ernie Kovacs = Tony Randall
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The John Dortmunder of Lexington, Ky
WallSt
Charleze Theron and Ashley Judd
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Yasmine Bleeth
Jeff Chandler and Clark Gable
Stephen Furst and Wayne Knight
Leonard Nimoy and Mark Lenard
Jeffrey Hunter and Ray Liotta
Richard
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bill pullman- bill paxton
jamison
Spencer Tracy and James Whitmore
George Chachiros(West Side Story 1961) & Jack Scalia (TV.series The Devlin
Connection 1983) & James Naughton ( Planrt of the Apes) & a few other s do
look similar to these actors.
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No, that was John Derek. Actually Evans was his second wife. The first
wife apparently accepted Derek having an affair with Evans and acceded very
willingly to the divorce. I wish I knew what she looked like.
Roger Vadim was married to Brigitte Bardot and to Jane Fonda, and yes there
is a passing resemblance (but can anyone see BB in "Barbarella"?). I
haven't checked IMDb but there was undoubtedly another marriage or an affair
after the marriage with Fonda for Vadim to practice his Svengali act on. I
do know that Vadim tried to recapture his youth (or something) by remaking
"...And God Created Woman" with Rebecca DeMornay, but I don't know if he was
also sleeping with her.
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Michael Douglas and Kurt Russell
Michael's middle name is Kirk, and his dad's name adds to the confusion.
Did this thought occur to anybody else who saw this film? If so, then who was
this actor?
Dennis
The resemblence gets even closer between the two, if you examine their
baby pictures two weeks after their birth; its just scary :-)
Wull-who assumed that you were talking about resemblance and not
resmeblance, :-)
Samson and Delilah...Demetrius and the Gladiators...as a kid thought
they were the same woman.
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richard wrote:
> Peter Weller and James Woods
>
> Charleze Theron and Ashley Judd
> Stephen Furst and Wayne Knight
>
> Leonard Nimoy and Mark Lenard
>
> Jeffrey Hunter and Ray Liotta
>
> Richard
To that add Kevin Spacey and whathisname The Gladiator. I
am sooo forgetful.
p
Dennis
The people who cast him in "Dick".
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And then, there's Billy Mumy and Sissy Spacek.
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Steve Oldham wrote:
Tracy Ullman does the makeup so well that she can resemble anybody.
Bob
Go here for some comparison pictures:
http://www.geocities.com/jacklefton/lookalikes.html
Ted
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Joan Collins and Liz Taylor,
Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe,
Rock Hudson and John Gavin
John Gavin wrote:
> When they were young:
>
> Joan Collins and Liz Taylor,
Yes, but Lis was prettier
>
> Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe,
Jayne was a conscious attempt to imitate Monroe. She failed in that.
But, Mansfield was by far the more intelligent. She had a genius IQ.
>
> Rock Hudson and John Gavin
I really don't see the similarity.
Bob
-----------Nonsense! They didn't look at all alike. Now, if you'd
mentioned the resemblance between Francis & Dinah (Our Gang mule), or Mr. Ed
and Trigger, then you'd have been on the right track. :-)
Susan Umpleby wrote:
They also aren't actors, they are characters.
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Rin Tin Tin and Bullet
Black Beauty and Fury
WallSt
Richard Gere and David Duchovny
Tom Cruise and William Gibson (DHARMA AND GREGG)
Michelle Pfeiffer and Cameron Diaz.
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Michelle Pfeiffer and Cameron Diaz
Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Michael J. Fox and Michael Douglas.
> Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen,
Earlier on this thread someone mentioned a resemblance between
Charlie Sheen and Montgomery Clift, I agree, something about the
eyes and facial expression, especially after Clift had his face
rearranged by that auto accident.
The resemblance between father and son, Martin & Charlie isn't that
obvious.
Rosanne
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I'll add to this the list of this thread as I have compiled it so far, nothing
like seeing them all in one place to jog other memories of possible confusion.
Feel free to post the entire list in a reply if you like.
Adrian Paul and the young Sean Connery
Alan Hale & Alan Hale Jr. (close enough they look like clones)
All of the Baldwin brothers (again--could be clones)
Bo Derek Linda Evans
Bradford Dillman & Rip Torn
Bridgette bardot Jane Fonda
Cameron Diaz and Clare Danes
Catherine Hicks and Bess Armstrong,
Charleze Theron and Ashley Judd
Charlie Sheen and Montgomery Clift
Christian Slater Crispin Glover Corey Feldman
Dan Hedaya Richard M. Nixon
Emily Watson & Tracey Ullman
Ernest Borgnine and Chief Justice Janet Reno
Ethan Hawke Matt Damon
George Sands Gene Wilder
Harry Dean Stanton Dean Stockwell and Tommy Lee Jones
James Coburn and Lee Marvin.
James Franciscus & George Peppard
Jane Wyman Claudette Colbert
Jaquin Phoenix Chris O Donnel
Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe,
Jean Simmons and Jean Marsh.
Jeff Daniels- Daneil Stern
Jeff Fahey Billy Zane
Jeffrey Hunter and Ray Liotta
Jessica Lange & Brandon De Wilde
Joan Collins and Liz Taylor,
John Cusack Andrew McCarthy Matthew Broderick
Juliette Lewis Tom Hanks
Kevin Pollock Paul Rieser
Kevin Spacey Russel Crowe Ray Liotta
Kevin Spacey, John Cusack....and throw in Kevin Pollack.
King Kong, Mighty Joe Young.......and throw in Bonzo.
Kurt Russell Elvis Presley neal in detour
Lee Marvin James Coburn
Leonard Nimoy and Mark Lenard
Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez
Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Michael J. Fox and Michael Douglas.
Michael Douglas and Kurt Russell
Michelle Pfeiffer and Cameron Diaz
Mickey Rourke Judd Nelson
Mira Sorvino Ashley Judd
Nancy Walker Ruth Gordon
Older Laurence Olivier = Albert Basserman
Peter Ustinov Zero Mostel James Coco
Peter Weller and James Woods
Peter Wyngarde and Peter O Toole.
Richard Gere and David Duchovny
Richard Grant Hugh Grant
Robert Mitchum William Holden
Robert Ryan and Sterling Hayden.
Rock Hudson and John Gavin
Sisters Joan & Oliva de Havilland
Spencer Tracy and James Whitmore and Lloyd Bridges and Jason Robards
Stephen Furst and Wayne Knight
Struthers Martin and Dub Taylor
Tom Cruise and William Gibson (DHARMA AND GREGG)
Tony Randall and Jack Lemmon
When they were younger, Robert De Niro & Al Pacino.
William Devane Cliff Robertson
bill pullman- bill paxton
max baer max baer jr
Someones web page
http://www.geocities.com/jacklefton/lookalikes.html
There is a news satire site that focuses on celebrities that has a bunch of
these confusions as well, but the only thing I can remember about it is I read
about the site in the same article I discovered Modern Humorist.
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Dennis
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>>So what are you saying Dennis? That George Bush was an actor? :-)
Then I guess that most politicians are actors of a sort.<<
Ever since Ronald Reagan became president, I have lumped actors and politicians
together.
Dennis
So what are you saying Dennis? That Ronald Reagan was an actor? :-)
- Cookie
> Ernest Borgnine and Chief Justice Janet Reno
He did play Vince Lombardi once. Football players used to call Vince "Marty".
PJ
>> What actors do you have a tendency to confuse with each other?
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