Movie characters that actors/actresses will always be known for...

[Hannibal21]

The topic says it all....

We could always associate an actor/actress with a certain character they have played, for many reasons, it could be that they played them so well, or brought such life to them, that we could always remember them as those characters....

Some examples:
Orson Welles - Charles Foster Kane (Citizen Kane) & Harry Lime (The Third Man)
Humphrey Bogart - Rick Blaine (Casablanca) & Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
Judy Garland - Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz)
Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Terminator (Terminator, T2, & T3)
Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs)
Anthony Perkins - Norman Bates (Psycho)
Al Pacino - Michael Corleone (The Godfather)
Marilyn Monroe - Sugar Kane (Some Like it Hot)
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

More later.....

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by Hannibal21
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)


He doesn't count because he's only had like 4 roles total!

:D ;)

A couple more...

Audrey Hepburn ~ Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's

Joe Pesci ~ Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas

[Klownzilla]

Lon Chaney, Jr.-Larry Talbot/Wolfman-THE WOLF MAN

Bela Lugosi-Count Dracula-DRACULA (1931)

Boris Karloff-Frankenstein's monster-FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

Bruce Campbell-Ash-EVIL DEAD series

Jeffrey Combs-Herbert West-RE-ANIMATOR series

Chris Sarandon-Jerry Dandrige-FRIGHT NIGHT and Prince Humperdink-THE PRINCESS BRIDE.

[syxxpac]

Samuel L. Jackson - Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction
Michael Madsen - Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs
Russell Crowe - Maximus - Gladiator
Bruce Willis - John McClane - Die Hard
Matthew Broderick - Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Jamie Lee Curtis - Laurie Strode - Halloween

[Frank the Tank]

Jim Varney - Ernest
Sean Penn - Jeff Spicolli

[Tom Samborski]

Robert De Niro- Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) & Jake La Motta (Raging Bull)
Ray Liotta- Henry Hill (Goodfellas)
Frances McDormand- Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
Michael Keaton- Batman/Bruce Wayne (Batman & Batman Returns)
Malcolm MacDowell- Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
Ben Kingsley- Mohandas Gandhi (Gandhi)
Omar Sharif- Yuri Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
Robert Shaw- Quint (Jaws)
Clark Gable- Rhett Butler (Gone With The Wind)
Linda Hamilton- Sarah Connor (The Terminator & Terminator 2)
Pierce Brosnan- James Bond (Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day)
Dan Aykroyd- Elwood Blues (The Blues Brothers)
Dustin Hoffman- Ratso Rizzo (Midnight Cowboy) & Raymond Babbit (Rain Man)
George Burns- God (Oh, God!)
Eddie Murphy- Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Michael Gough- Alfred Pennyworth (Batman Movies)

[Could Be Worse]

Humphrey Bogart as Rick from Casablanca
Kate Hudson as Penny Lane from Almost Famous
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien
Roy Scheider as Brody in Jaws
Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in NOES
Doug Bradley as Pinhead in Hellraiser
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs
Sean William Scott as Stiffler in American Pie

[Trinity]

Clarke Gable as Rhett Butler
Rita Hayworth as Gilda
William Powell & Myrna Loy as Nick & Nora Charles

[Jasonite]

Originally posted by Hannibal21
The topic says it all....

We could always associate an actor/actress with a certain character they have played, for many reasons, it could be that they played them so well, or brought such life to them, that we could always remember them as those characters....

Some examples:
Orson Welles - Charles Foster Kane (Citizen Kane) & Harry Lime (The Third Man)
Humphrey Bogart - Rick Blaine (Casablanca) & Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
Judy Garland - Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz)
Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Terminator (Terminator, T2, & T3)
Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs)
Anthony Perkins - Norman Bates (Psycho)
Al Pacino - Michael Corleone (The Godfather)
Marilyn Monroe - Sugar Kane (Some Like it Hot)
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

More later.....


Excellent list! The only thing I would modify is that Harrison Ford will also always be known for Han Solo also. Marilyn Monroe I don't agree with, I don't think there's one movie role that so dominates her that people don't think of much else. I'd also say Orson Welles only has one, in Citizen Kane, but I don't think I can' come up with any new ones, other than:

Jimmy Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life
Bette Davis - All About Eve


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[Trinity]

Originally posted by Jasonite
Bette Davis - All About Eve

I thought about this one too, but decided not to include it. I think Davis is too strong an actress and too big a star to ever be identified with any one character, even if that character is Margo Channing.
There was actually a discussion on this on another board, and for every person who said "All About Eve" is the quintessential Davis movie, another said "Baby Jane" or Jezebel" or "Now, Voyager" or even "Dark Victory" was the first movie they think of when her name is mentioned.

[Damned Martian]

Charlie Sheen - Topper Harley (Hot Shots)
Leslie Nielsen - Frank Drebin (Naked Gun)
Sylvester Stallone- Rocky or Rambo
Arnold Schwarzeneger - Terminator
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones
Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire (or any other role, they're all the same)
Jim Carrey - Truman Burbank / Bruce Nolan

[Andrew Tom]

I have connected Arnold Schwarzenegger always to Conan first, but maybe that's just me.


Kurt Russell will be Jack Burton for me always, although he's great as Snake Plissken as well.

[blankpage]

Sean Connery- James Bond

[Annie Hall]

Jim Carrey ~ Lloyd Christmas (Dumb and Dumber)
Judd Nelson ~ John Bender (Breakfast Club)

[Hannibal21]

Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa (Rocky) & John Rambo (Rambo)
Rita Hayworth - Gilda (Gilda)
Gregory Peck - Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Robert De Niro - Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
Michelle Pfeiffer - Catwoman (Batman Returns)
Margaret Hamilton - The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
Peter O'Toole - T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

[The TZA]

Macauley Culkin - Home Alone
Sam Neill - Dr. Alan Grant
Renne Zelwegger - Bridget Jones
Brad Dourif - Child's Play
Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
Hayley Joel Osement - Sixth Sense
Robert Patrick - Terminator 2
Sharon Stone - Basic Instinct

Interesting thread, although there's several on here that are arguable (Jim Carrey's gotta be Ace Ventura if we're using him!!). Will add more if I think of any (apologies if I recited any, I checked first but it's late and I'm tired).

Ooh... Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith - Jay & Silent Bob ;)

[The Young Son]

Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lector
Arnold Schwartzenegger - The Terminator
Ted Levine - Buffalo Bill/Jame Gumm
Seann William Scott - Steve Stiffler
Al Pacino - Michael Corleone
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker

[The TZA]

Alicia Silverstone - Cher Horowitz (Clueless)
Antonio Banderas - El Mariacho (in Desperado obviously)
Frances McDormant - Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
Donald Pleasance - Dr. Loomis (Halloween)
Tim Curry - Pennywise the Dancing Clown (IT)
Matthew Broderick - Ferris Bueller
Rachel Leigh Cook - Laney Boggs (She's All That)
Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, Chris Klein et. al. - American Pie

[Scarface98.9]

Wesley Snipes-Blade

Jason Mewes-Jay

Anthony Perkins-Norman Bates

Alicia Silverstone-Cher

Sean Penn-Jeff Spiccoli

Ryan Phillippe-whoever he was in Cruel Intentions

Sarah Michelle Gellar-Buffy (a TV series, but still)

Carrie Fisher-Princess Leia

Joe Pesci-Tommy DeVito/Jake Lamotta's brother

Jeff Bridges-The Dude

Tobey Maguire-Peter Parker/Spider Man

[The TZA]

Originally posted by Scarface98.9

Ryan Phillippe-whoever he was in Cruel Intentions



Whoever he was in Cruel Intentions???? Sebastian Valmont, the guy is a God. Deleted scenes on the DVD - "blah blah blah" - perfection.

Hmm, a few more:

Joaquin Phoenix - Commodus (Gladiator)
Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd - The Doc
John Malkovich - John Malkovich
Jeff Goldblum - Seth Brundle (The Fly)
Alan Rickman - Sheriff of Nottingham

[RickySlade]

Paul reubens - Pee Wee Herman

[Damned Martian]

Originally posted by The TZA
Alan Rickman - Sheriff of Nottingham I think he'll be best known for playing Hans Gruber in Die Hard.

[Hannibal21]

Barbara Stanwyck - Phyllis Dietrichson (Double Indemnity)
Christopher Reeve - Superman
Gary Cooper - Will Kane (High Noon)
Laurence Oliver - Hamlet, Richard III, Henry V
Vivien Leigh - Scarlett O'Hara (Gone with the Wind)
Anne Bancroft - Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate)

[TheJadedGamer]

Jason Lee - Brodie, Banky Edwards (Mallrats/Chasing Amy/Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)