Favorite Actors Who Play Dual Roles?

[Moviefan2k4]

I was thinking about the times when you're watching a movie, and there's two completely different characters in it...but you wind up shocked to discover they were played by the same actor. What are some of your faves in this situation? The first which comes to my mind is Paul McGann in the 1993 "Three Musketeers" movie; he plays both the Cardinal's head guard Jussac, and d'Artagnan's comic foil Girard.

[DanTheMan]

Can't think of many, but Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor comes to mind. And I guess Dana Carvey as multiple, and I mean multiple characters in The Master of Disguise. The Tony Montana character specifically.

[AmandaBanana]

Jonathan Hyde in Jumanji

[Wireduck1]

In the movie 'Cloud Atlas' the Wachowski's probably thought the movie wasn't confusing enough for viewers in having a non linear story line, so the six main actors had to play around four roles each. For me Hugh Grant was probably the most surprising in his change of roles.

[Rich65]

In the 1973 version of The Three Musketeers, Frank Finlay played Porthos and The Duke of Buckingham's jeweler O'Riley, it took me the third time watching it before I realized it.

[Michael24]

Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, Marty McFly, Jr. and Marlene McFly in Back to the Future Part II, and Marty McFly and Seamus McFly in Back to the Future Part III.



Mel Brooks as President Skroob and Yogurt in Spaceballs.

Originally Posted by AmandaBanana

Jonathan Hyde in Jumanji

Always enjoyed that one, especially his performance as Van Pelt.

[Thomas Irwin]

Color of Night:

[Show spoiler]Jane March:

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, Marty McFly, Jr. and Marlene McFly in Back to the Future Part II, and Marty McFly and Seamus McFly in Back to the Future Part III.

Mel Brooks as President Skroob and Yogurt in Spaceballs.


Always enjoyed that one, especially his performance as Van Pelt.

Oh yeah! Duh, how could I forget about those films? And don't forget Tom Wilson as Biff, Griff, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen.

[Michael24]

Originally Posted by dantheman89

Oh yeah! Duh, how could I forget about those films? And don't forget Tom Wilson as Biff, Griff, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen.

Of the Tannens, Buford was definitely my favorite. Also, of course, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover. The multiple roles was always one of my most favorite aspects of the BTTF series.

[Gerby]

Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove - plays 3 roles.
Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts & Coronets - plays all 8 roles of the D'Ascoyne family.

[demonknight]

Jack Nicholson- Mars Attacks!
Bride of Frankenstein- Elsa Lanchester

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Of the Tannens, Buford was definitely my favorite. Also, of course, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover. The multiple roles was always one of my most favorite aspects of the BTTF series.

Crispin was only in the first film; Jeffrey Weissman took over as George for the sequels, with some "Part 1" footage mixed in for the 1955 section of "Part 2".

[Rizor]

My favorite dual performance is Nic Cage in Adaptation:

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by AmandaBanana

Jonathan Hyde in Jumanji

Wow! I never noticed that, and I always read the end credits.
Amazing.

Jim Carrey in Lemony Snicket's: A Series of Unfortunate Events is pure genius, and plays multiple characters brilliantly.
And in Man on the Moon, he played his alter ego, which was nothing short of spectacular.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Genevieve Bujold as the two women Cliff Robertson falls in love with in Obsession.

[Show spoiler]Turns out they were mother and daughter.

Deborah Kerr as the three women Roger Livesey falls in love with in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.

Lot's of twins, Bette Davis in Dead Ringer, Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers, Olivia DeHavillant in Dark Mirror...

Isabelle Adjani in Possession, playing Sam Neill's wife and new love interest.

Alec Guiness played eight members of the same family in Kind Hearts and Coronets.

[SethRex]

I don't know if this counts but Face/Off technically. Both Cage and Travolta had to play their characters straight, then each others characters with their own faces.

[TheGentlemanBat]

Originally Posted by SethRex

I don't know if this counts but Face/Off technically. Both Cage and Travolta had to play their characters straight, then each others characters with their own faces.

That's the first one that came to my mind. And Cloud Atlas more recently which has been already mentioned. Otherwise, there's also Dead Ringers with Jeremy Irons.

[Michael24]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Crispin was only in the first film; Jeffrey Weissman took over as George for the sequels, with some "Part 1" footage mixed in for the 1955 section of "Part 2".

Yes, that's true. But I was thinking of Crispin playing both Old George and Young George in Part 1, although I realized afterwards that it wasn't really the same as a dual role.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by SethRex

I don't know if this counts but Face/Off technically. Both Cage and Travolta had to play their characters straight, then each others characters with their own faces.

As much as I love that movie, my main beef with the acting in it is John Travolta hamming things up when he becomes Castor Troy. There's some context provided for it when Castor wakes up from his coma, and calls one of his goons on the phone...but it really wasn't enough. They even gave Travolta the line, "nothing like having your face cut off to disturb your sleep"...which came off as funny more than threatening.

[AKORIS]

Mike Myers in the Austin Powers movies!!!