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  • What character has been in the most movies?
  • molgrips
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    As I sit her watching the original Batman film, I count 8 batman films. That’s not a bad run. I wonder what character has had the most films made about him or her?

    I mean actual starring roles. There are some characters that’ve cropped up in hundreds of films in different interpretations.

    EDIT just realised – James Bond must surely be the most?

    fasthaggis
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    The devil

    jota180
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    Mickey Mouse
    Laurel or Hardy

    CheesybeanZ
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    Robin Hood

    Stoner
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    dracula?

    molgrips
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    Mickey mouse wasn’t playing himself in many of those movies. He was the actor rather than the character.

    Were Laurel and Hardy characters or actors?

    wanmankylung
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    American President.

    AdamW
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    Sherlock Holmes?

    kelvin
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    Tarzan?

    bearnecessities
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    Sid James, as himself.

    CheesybeanZ
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    Good shout with Dracula

    lunge
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    Steve Stifler. Not always called Steve Stifler but always the same character.

    molgrips
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    http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/5/sherlock-holmes-awarded-title-for-most-portrayed-literary-human-character-in-film-tv-41743/

    Most portrayed character is Dracula, apparently. Makes sense. Although the article says film AND tv.

    jekkyl
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    jesus christ?

    hilldodger
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    According to IMDb there’s been 34 Emmanuelle films, probably hard to beat for a named character in the film title

    tomhoward
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    A fair few comic book characeters I’d wager. Superman, Spiderman etc.

    richmtb
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    Nope, its probably Hamlet

    Over 50 cinema version of Hamlet have been made since 1900.

    What do I win?

    CaptainFlashheart
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    Pretty sure it’ll be a ‘specialist’ actress under her own name. If that counts.

    vinnyeh
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    Tarzan? 160 titles on imdb.

    edit: obviously not, my research took too long…

    njee20
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    Steve Stifler. Not always called Steve Stifler but always the same character.

    If we’re doing that, then surely it’s Tommy Lee Jones, as the gruff, ageing law enforcer.

    See:

    – Men in Black
    – MiB 2-548
    – No Country for Old Men
    – Double Jeopardy

    etc etc!

    lemonysam
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    Actually, I reckon they’ve got it wrong. I’m going to stick my neck out and say Santa Claus.

    emac65
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    Herbie, he pops up in most films …..

    jota180
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    Were Laurel and Hardy characters or actors?

    both

    richmtb
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    Actually, I reckon they’ve got it wrong. I’m going to stick my neck out and say Santa Claus.

    You know what you are probably right

    I withdraw Hamlet!

    molgrips
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    I don’t just mean appearances, I mean a film ABOUT the character. So whilst Santa is in a lot of films, there aren’t many actually about him.

    Miracle on 34th St
    The Santa Clause
    Bad Santa
    Santa Claus is coming to town

    And I mean cinema films, not TV.

    pondo
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    If it’s a single character, in films with different (albeit similar) stories, James Bond?

    lemonysam
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    In which case Dracula wins again but there’s a bloody damned sight more than four films in which santa’s a major part of the plot.

    kelvin
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    I’m sticking with Tarzan. We’re talking movies yes, excluding TV only efforts?

    Northwind
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    Nick Cage, playing the character of Nick Cage?

    molgrips
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    Yes, cinema released films.

    Three_Fish
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    I’d like to vote best supporting role for Wilhelm:

    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf8aBFTVNEU[/video]

    I know you said leading/starring roles only; but, meh, the answer to that one is already established…

    RobHilton
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    I mean a film ABOUT the character

    Then Sherlock Holmes wouldn’t get it because he’s in the films etc. & they’re not about him?

    How about Wong Fei-hung? An actual person portrayed in loads of Chinese films & TV progs?

    BigButSlimmerBloke
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    Guessed Sherlock Holmes – but I do know which actor was in more episodes of Star Trek than anyone else (sadly).

    DickBarton
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    007?

    Junkyard
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    which actor was in more episodes of Star Trek than anyone else (sadly).

    A warrior does not bother to work out the answer to this trifling question

    Need to define the question is the film about the character eg Batman a Bond film etc or are they just in it eg Laurel and hardy, Holmes, etc

    What about death/ grim reaper?

    A generic Zombie?

    Lassie but we have to include tv for that one [ just googled and apparently radio]

    unovolo
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    A certain ‘Purple headed warrior’ is in loads of films I have seen 😉

    bigblackshed
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    There are fair few “actors” that play the same part in whatever movie they’re in.

    Keanu Reeves, Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, Bruce Willis, Jason Stratham, etc.

    Sherlock Holmes must be up there for film and TV appearances.

    molgrips
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    Then Sherlock Holmes wouldn’t get it because he’s in the films etc. & they’re not about him

    Yeah they are. He’s the star, he solves the cases.

    eddiebaby
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    Hitler?

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