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red dog 1

(31,471 posts) Mon Jun 23, 2025, 08:38 PM Jun 23

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Name a character from a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google -- Part 6

Last edited Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:52 PM - Edit history (1)

1) Homer Wells

2) Sheriff Chappy Dent

3) Al Giordino (answered)

4) Marcy Tizard

5) Holland March

6) Vinnie Antonelli

7) "cue ball"

8) Mickey Haller

9) Dean Fey

10) Some Idiot

More movie characters from Part 5:
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Name a character from a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google -- Part 6 (Original Post) red dog 1 Jun 23 OP

Floyd the Desk Clerk BOSSHOG Jun 23 #1

Paper Moon Oeditpus Rex Jun 29 #5

Yes Indeed My Friend BOSSHOG Jun 29 #14

English Bob anciano Jun 23 #2

Unforgiven rsdsharp Jun 23 #3

Dutch Albert red dog 1 Jun 28 #4

The old man in scene 24 Oeditpus Rex Jun 29 #6

Was it the Old Man in Catch-22? JoseBalow Jun 29 #10

Nope (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Jul 1 #16

Monty Python and the Holy Grail JoseBalow Jul 14 #23

"Cue Ball" was in Oeditpus Rex Jun 29 #7

Sutherland's character in Kelly's Heros was named "Oddball" JoseBalow Jun 29 #9

Cue Ball was in another film, not Kelly's Heroes. red dog 1 Jun 29 #13

"Cue Ball" was in lpbk2713 Jun 30 #15

I'm not sure I'd want to scratch Ned Beatty or insert Gary Busey. Harker Jul 14 #22

Al Giordino. boonecreek Jun 29 #8

Sahara is correct! red dog 1 Jun 29 #12

Lureen Newsome Mad_Dem_X Jun 29 #11

#1 is The Cider House Rules Brother Buzz Jul 1 #17

Matthias Breecher red dog 1 Jul 11 #18

These aren't characters but, B.See Jul 12 #19

Characters of a sort in "The Fifth Element." Harker Jul 14 #21

Indeed. Along with B.See Jul 14 #24

A favorite of mine. Harker Jul 14 #25

Dirk Pitt red dog 1 Jul 14 #20

"Raise the Titanic" surely. Harker Jul 14 #26

Fritz The Wizard Jul 14 #27

"Frankenstein", 1931. Harker Jul 14 #28

Jake Holman VGNonly Saturday #29

"The Sand Pebbles." Harker Saturday #30

Nina Sayers VGNonly Sunday #31

Theodore Donald Karabotsos red dog 1 17 hrs ago #32

Good night, sweet prince JoseBalow 17 hrs ago #33

Mickey Haller LogDog75 16 hrs ago #34

BOSSHOG

(43,356 posts)

1. Floyd the Desk Clerk

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 08:49 PM

Jun 23

The movie is over 50 years old.

Oeditpus Rex

(42,116 posts)

5. Paper Moon

Reply to BOSSHOG (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:00 AM

Jun 29

He was the "Sheik of Araby."

BOSSHOG

(43,356 posts)

14. Yes Indeed My Friend

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 08:45 PM

Jun 29

Still one of my favorite movies with an outstanding cast of characters.

anciano

(1,902 posts)

2. English Bob

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 09:13 PM

Jun 23

rsdsharp

(11,082 posts)

3. Unforgiven

Reply to anciano (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 09:19 PM

Jun 23

red dog 1

(31,471 posts)

4. Dutch Albert

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2025, 10:47 PM

Jun 28

Oeditpus Rex

(42,116 posts)

6. The old man in scene 24

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:04 AM

Jun 29

Bonus points: What was nonsensical about that?

JoseBalow

(7,963 posts)

10. Was it the Old Man in Catch-22?

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:51 AM

Jun 29

Oeditpus Rex

(42,116 posts)

16. Nope (n.t.)

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:48 PM

Jul 1

JoseBalow

(7,963 posts)

23. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:09 PM

Jul 14

I just watched it a couple of days ago!

Oeditpus Rex

(42,116 posts)

7. "Cue Ball" was in

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:11 AM

Jun 29

"Kelly's Heroes." Played by Donald Sutherland.

That's all I got.

JoseBalow

(7,963 posts)

9. Sutherland's character in Kelly's Heros was named "Oddball"

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:48 AM

Jun 29

red dog 1

(31,471 posts)

13. Cue Ball was in another film, not Kelly's Heroes.

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:51 PM

Jun 29

lpbk2713

(43,225 posts)

15. "Cue Ball" was in

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:46 AM

Jun 30

Last edited Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)

Under Siege -- Steven Seagall, Tommy Lee Jones, ****Ned Beatty****.

Edit: Scratch Ned Beatty .... Insert Gary Busey instead.

Harker

(16,615 posts)

22. I'm not sure I'd want to scratch Ned Beatty or insert Gary Busey.

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #15)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:42 PM

Jul 14

boonecreek

(1,143 posts)

8. Al Giordino.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 08:15 AM

Jun 29

Sahara, adapted from the Clive Cussler novel.

red dog 1

(31,471 posts)

12. Sahara is correct!

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 02:49 PM

Jun 29

Mad_Dem_X

(9,979 posts)

11. Lureen Newsome

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:54 AM

Jun 29

Brother Buzz

(38,997 posts)

17. #1 is The Cider House Rules

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:57 PM

Jul 1

red dog 1

(31,471 posts)

18. Matthias Breecher

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 05:32 PM

Jul 11

B.See

(5,908 posts)

19. These aren't characters but,

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 06:26 AM

Jul 12

Autowash.

Multipass. ("muuuulteeepass')

Harker

(16,615 posts)

21. Characters of a sort in "The Fifth Element."

Reply to B.See (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:41 PM

Jul 14

B.See

(5,908 posts)

24. Indeed. Along with

Reply to Harker (Reply #21)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:46 PM

Jul 14

"w-where did he learn to negotiate like that?"
"I wonder"

big bada boom, "ecto gammat" (never without my permission)

and Ruuuuby Rhooood.

A most excellent movie, from start to closing credits score, imo.

Harker

(16,615 posts)

25. A favorite of mine.

Reply to B.See (Reply #24)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 05:01 PM

Jul 14

There's always another fun detail to find.

red dog 1

(31,471 posts)

20. Dirk Pitt

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:37 PM

Jul 14

Harker

(16,615 posts)

26. "Raise the Titanic" surely.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #20)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 05:21 PM

Jul 14

Haven't seen it or read the book, yet I know it.

The Wizard

(13,275 posts)

27. Fritz

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 05:57 PM

Jul 14

Harker

(16,615 posts)

28. "Frankenstein", 1931.

Reply to The Wizard (Reply #27)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 07:33 PM

Jul 14

Dwight Frye.

VGNonly

(8,199 posts)

29. Jake Holman

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:09 PM

Saturday

Harker

(16,615 posts)

30. "The Sand Pebbles."

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #29)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:57 PM

Saturday

VGNonly

(8,199 posts)

31. Nina Sayers

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:02 AM

Sunday

red dog 1

(31,471 posts)

32. Theodore Donald Karabotsos

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:42 PM

17 hrs ago

JoseBalow

(7,963 posts)

33. Good night, sweet prince

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #32)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 08:27 PM

17 hrs ago

LogDog75

(648 posts)

34. Mickey Haller

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:12 PM

16 hrs ago

The Lincoln Lawyer.

Factoid, Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch are characters written by Michael Connelly in different book series. They are also step-brothers.

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