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Quiz: Who played these characters in famous films?

These characters often steal scenes from the headline stars, but do you know their names?
10.00pm, 29 Nov 2020
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FOR EVERY MOVIE star whose name we know, there are more faces in famous films we might struggle to put a name to.

This quiz is all about those people.

Best of luck.

Many will know her as the mam from Home Alone (and one of the lead actresses in Schitt's Creek), but what's her name?
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Annie Murphy
Sissy Spacek

Catherine O'Hara
Jessica Lange
What about this man, who played Alfred the butler in the first few Batman films?
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Pat Hingle
Michael Gough

Robert Wuhl
Ian McDiarmid
This lad was one of the team who went on a rescue mission in Saving Private Ryan. What's his name?
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Ed Burns
Tom Sizemore

Adam Goldberg
Giovanni Ribisi
Who plays the love interest to Tom Hanks' character in the film Big?
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Helen Hunt
Diane Lane

Melanie Silver
Elizabeth Perkins
Her brother is the out-of-control gangster, but who plays Gina in the film Scarface?
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Karen Allen
Debra Winger

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lea Thompson
Her work is vital to the team's success, but who plays Ariadne in Inception?
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Ellen Page
Rooney Mara

Kat Dennings
Anna Paquin
Who played the sinister Grand Moff Tarkin in the original Star Wars?
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Peter Ustinov
Peter Cushing

Alec Guinness
Basil Rathbone
Who played Jimmy Rabbitte in The Commitments?
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Robert Arkins
Andrew Strong

Dave Finnegan
Johnny Murphy
Who plays the titular role in 2014 film Gone Girl?
Youtube
Emily Blunt
Rosamund Pike

Ana de Aramas
Talulah Riley
And, finally, which of these plays one of the crew in the Usual Suspects?
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Alec Baldwin
Billy Baldwin

Daniel Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin
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