Which actors played two or more roles in the same movie?

Answer 1

Three actors have been nominated for playing multiple roles in a movie, all three nominated for Best Actor: 1964 Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1965 Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou (winner) 2002 Nicolas Cage, Adaptation.

Answer 2

Al Pacino was nominated for his portrayal of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974). (Marlon Brando and Robert de Niro won Oscars for their portrayal of Vito Corleone, Brando as Lead Actor in The Godfather (1972) and de Niro as Supporting Actor in The Godfather: Part II (1974).)

Bing Crosby won for his portrayal of Father O'Malley in Going My Way (1944) and was nominated for its sequel The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).

Peter O'Toole was nominated twice for his portrayal of King Henry II in Becket (1963) and A Lion in Winter(1968).

Paul Newman was nominated twice for his portrayal of Eddie Felson in The Hustler (1961) and won for The Color of Money (1986).

Cate Blanchett received Best Actress nominations twice for portraying England's Queen Elizabeth I. She starred in Elizabeth (1998) and reprised the role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

Sylvester Stallone was nominated twice for playing boxer Rocky Balboa. He was nominated for Best Actor in Rocky(1976). He received a 2015 Best Supporting Actor nomination for playing the character again in the Rocky spinoff Creed.

Answer 3

Peter Sellers - for example in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb played the role of US President Merkin Muffley , Dr. Strangelove and Group Captain Lionel Mandrake .

Answer 4

Ronald Colman played two roles in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937). Major Rudolf Rassendyll, The Prisoner of Zenda.

Alec Guinness played eight roles in "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949). The Duke, The Banker, The Parson, The General, The Admiral, Young Ascoyne, Young Henry, Lady Agatha.

Peter Sellers played two roles in "Penny Points to Paradise" (1951). The Major, Arnold Fringe.

Stewart Granger played two roles in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1952). Rudolf Rassendyll, King Rudolf V.

Jerry Lewis played two roles in "Pardners" (1956). Wade Kingsley Jr., Wade Kingsley Sr.

Jerry Lewis played three roles in "Don't Give Up the Ship" (1959). John Paul Steckler I, John Paul Steckler IV, John Paul Steckler VII.

Peter Sellers played three roles in "The Mouse That Roared" (1959). Grand Duchess Gloriana XII, Prime Minister Count Rupert of Mountjoy, Tully Bascombe.

Jerry Lewis played two roles in "The Ladies Man" (1961). Herbert H. Heebert, Mama Heebert.

Hayley Mills played two roles in "The Parent Trap" (1961). Susan Evers, Sharon McKendrick.

Jerry Lewis played three roles in "The Nutty Professor" (1963). Professor Julius Kelp, Buddy Love, Baby Kelp.

Peter Sellers played three roles in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964). Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove.

Bette Davis played two roles in "Dead Ringer" (1964). Margaret DeLorca, Edith Phillips.

Jack Lemmon played two roles in "The Great Race" (1965). Professor Fate, Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick.

Jerry Lewis played seven roles in "The Family Jewels" (1965). Willard Woodward, James Peyton, Everett Peyton, Julius Peyton, Capt. Eddie Peyton, Skylock Peyton, 'Bugs' Peyton.

Jerry Lewis played five roles in "Three on a Couch" (1966). Christopher Pride, Warren, Ringo, Rutherford, Heather.

Jerry Lewis played two roles in "The Big Mouth" (1967). Gerald Clamson, Syd Valentine.

Peter Sellers played two roles in "Casino Royale" (1967). Evelyn Tremble, James Bond 007.

Jerry Lewis played two roles in "Hook, Line and Sinker" (1969). Peter J. Ingersoll, Fred Dobbs.

Peter Sellers played six roles in "Undercovers Hero" (1974). General Latour, Major Robinson, Herr Schroeder, Adolf Hitler, The President, Prince Kyoto.

Peter Sellers played three roles in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1979). Rudolf IV, Rudolf V, Syd Frewin.

Peter Sellers played two roles in "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (1980). Fu Manchu, Nayland Smith.

Jerry Lewis played two roles in "Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982). Wilbur Swain, Caleb Swain.

Jerry Lewis played four roles in "Cracking Up" (1983). Warren Nefron, Dr. Perks, Gangster, Speed Armeter.

Eddie Murphy played four roles in "Coming to America" (1988). Prince Akeem, Clarence, Randy Watson, Saul.

Arsenio Hall played four roles in "Coming to America" (1988). Semmi, Extremely Ugly Girl, Morris, Reverend Brown.

Kevin Kline played two roles in "Dave" (1993). Dave Kovic, Bill Mitchell.

Eddie Murphy played three roles in "Vampire in Brooklyn" (1995). Maximillian, Preacher Pauly, Guido.

Eddie Murphy played seven roles in "The Nutty Professor" (1996). Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, Lance Perkins, Papa Klump, Mama Klump, Grandma Klump, Ernie Klump.

Mike Myers played two roles in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997). Austin Powers, Dr. Evil.

Lindsay Lohan played two roles in "The Parent Trap" (1998). Hallie Parker, Annie James.

Leonardo DiCaprio played two roles in "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998). King Louis XIV, Philippe.

Mike Myers played three roles in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999). Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard.

Mike Myers played four roles in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002). Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, Fat Bastard.

Patty Duke played two roles in "Bigger Than the Sky" (2005). Mrs. Keene, Earlene.

Eddie Murphy played three roles in "Norbit" (2007). Norbit, Rasputia, Mr. Wong.

Mike Myers played four roles in "The Love Guru" (2008). Guru Pitka, Young Pitka, Teenage Pitka, Mike Myers.

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, Keith David, James D'Arcy, Xun Zhou, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Robert Fyfe, Martin Wuttke, Brody Nicholas Lee, Raevan Lee Hanan, Niall Greig Fulton, Louis Dempsey, Martin Docherty, Alistair Petrie, Zhu Zhu, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Dulcie Smart, Anna Holmes, Jon Donahue, Alexander Yassin all played multiple roles in "Cloud Atlas" (2012).