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Post by mattgarth on Dec 17, 2017 21:44:27 GMT
Richard Chamberlain as 'F. Scott Fitzgerald' in LAST OF THE BELLES  Gregory Peck in BELOVED INFIDEL  Tom Hiddleston in MIDNIGHT IN PARIS  Jeremy Irons in LAST CALL  And the real guy  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Dec 17, 2017 22:15:13 GMT
For physical resemblance, they don't come much closer than Anthony Dexter as Valentino...  ...and Valentino himself:  As far as the 1951 biopic was concerned, appearance was about as far as it went. Once he opened his mouth, Dexter was all Iowa and no Italy. As it turned out, he went on to play other real life figures in subsequent films: Capt. John Smith; Capt. Kidd, Billy the Kid; Christopher Columbus. |
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Post by mcavanaugh on Dec 17, 2017 22:15:16 GMT
Michael Collins, Irish soldier and politician, leading figure in the Irish War for Independence from British rule.  Liam Neeson as Michael Collins in the eponymous film, Michael Collins |
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Post by mcavanaugh on Dec 17, 2017 22:31:17 GMT
Irish playwright Oscar Wilde  Stephen Fry playing Wilde to perfection in Wilde |
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 17, 2017 22:41:06 GMT
Truman Capote   |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 17, 2017 22:44:42 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 17, 2017 22:52:02 GMT
Yes. And the other one is Philip Seymour Hoffman. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 17, 2017 23:02:47 GMT
bravomailer I've seen the PSH Capote but was unaware of the other ... thanks ! Here's a young Truman  and Being portrayed (when a boy) by Donnie Melvin in A Christmas Memory
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 17, 2017 23:35:49 GMT
Public enemy #1 , John Dillinger...  Lawrence Tierney Dillinger (1945)  Johnny Depp Public Enemies (2009)  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Dec 17, 2017 23:40:06 GMT
Public enemy #1 , John Dillinger... Warren Oates had the look down pretty well:  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Dec 17, 2017 23:47:18 GMT
More from the gangster wing ("Fine Actors Ridiculously Miscast" subsection), Jason Robards Jr. in The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)...  ...as Al Capone.  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 17, 2017 23:51:18 GMT
Awwww gee, Doghouse6 Miscast ? Robards and Capone cudda passed as twins. It's a good thing you labeled which was which.  |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 17, 2017 23:56:24 GMT
There have been quite a few Al Capone's  edit !... Rod Steiger below, fooled me .... in Al Capone (1959)  Neville Brand as Al Capone ,The Scarface Mob (1959)  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Dec 18, 2017 0:02:58 GMT
Awwww gee, Doghouse6 Miscast ? Robards and Capone cudda passed as twins. It's a good thing you labeled which was which. Was I too harsh? You may be right. If it was good enough for Danny DeVito and Ahhnolld... |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 18, 2017 0:08:45 GMT
Doghouse6If it was good enough for Danny DeVito and Ahhnolld...
thanx another thread inspiration ... actually two have come to mind for when this one simmers down. So next June maybe ?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 18, 2017 0:12:09 GMT
Another Capone matchup : DeNiro in THE UNTOUCHABLES  |
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Post by OldAussie on Dec 18, 2017 0:33:14 GMT
Great thread!!!!!  |
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Post by OldAussie on Dec 18, 2017 0:44:42 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 18, 2017 0:45:13 GMT
Robert Stroud was not quite as personified in The Birdman of Alcatraz   Some interesting info on the display at Alcatraz Island :  good movie, even if fiction ! |
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Post by OldAussie on Dec 18, 2017 0:46:57 GMT
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