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Oscar-winning Actors Trivia Questions

Total Questions: 9

Which actor, known for his role in 'The Graduate', shared living quarters with Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman before all three won Oscars?

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dustin hoffman

Who won an Oscar for portraying Jake La Motta?

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robert de niro

Which Best Actor Oscar winner, born on New Year's Eve, portrayed the title character in the film 'Gandhi'?

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ben kingsley

Who played the psychiatrist in 'Equus' before portraying Hannibal Lecter, who needed a psychiatrist?

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anthony hopkins

Which actor was offered the starring role in 'The Graduate' by Mike Nichols after seeing him in a play called 'Eh?'?

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dustin hoffman

Which Oscar-winning actor for 'Ed Wood' also appeared in 'The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island'?

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martin landau

Who won an Oscar for their role in 'Norma Rae'?

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sally field

Who is the only American actor who was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for 1983 and won it for his role in 'Tender Mercies'?

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robert duvall

Which foreign-born actor, who won an Oscar in 1957, claimed he was born on Sakhalin Island, approximately 3,000 miles northeast of Siam?

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yul brynner

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