Actors/Actresses known better by their role name than real name (1 Viewer)

[Ilov80s]

So was Gene Wilder.  Johnny Depp rode his coattail.

Oh you mean Dr. Frederick Frankenstein 

 

[gianmarco]

Mr Rogers

Walter White

Mr T

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Urkel 

Webster 

 

[JohnnyU]

Oh you mean Dr. Frederick Frankenstein 

No, but I do mean the original Willy Wonka, which was head and shoulders better than the Johnny Depp version.

 

[peaces]

Fredo Corleone 

John Cazale appeared in only five films over a period of six years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter.

 

[comfortably numb]

Eminence 

 

[RokNRole]

Eminence 

AKA FC42

 

[RokNRole]

Mr Rogers

Walter White

Mr T

Rogers and T were going by their real names.

 

[facook]

Mr Rogers

Walter White

Mr T

Tim Whatley; STAN!!!!

 

[RokNRole]

Tim Whatley; STAN!!!!

Those aren’t bouy’s

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Catwoman, all of them except Halle Berry

 

[El Floppo]

 Mary Hartman

Also, Mary Hartman

Mr. Hand

My favorite Marian

Austin Powers

Party time, excellent.

 

[northern exposure]

Frasier Crane

Niles Crane

Carlton Banks

 

[PIK95]

Jenna Jamison

Eric Cartman

Not sure I'm doing this right.

 

[Johnny Rock]

Hogan - Bob Crane

Alfalfa

Flo - not the commercials

Pinky & Leather Tuscadero

Radar

Honeycutt

Winchester

Hot Lips

Klinger

 

[Mister CIA]

Larry

Darryl

Darryl

 

[bradyfan]

Darth Vader, every single one of the actors in this role.

 

[Michael Brown]

Carcetti (or Littlefinger for the youngins)

Stringer Bell

Omar

Bubs

McNulty

Bunk

Yeah the whole cast of The Wire

 

[[scooter]]

Taylor Negron.

 

[[scooter]]

Tyler Perry.

 

[[scooter]]

John Kalodner.

 

[RokNRole]

Tyler Perry.

Good answer!

I can never remember his name and just call him “ that guy who makes the crappy movies”.

 

[McJose]

Stringer Bell

Idris Elba is pretty well known.

 

[McJose]

Darth Vader, every single one of the actors in this role.

Pffft...David Prowse will always be Julian from Clockwork Orange to me.

 

[PIK95]

Carcetti (or Littlefinger for the youngins)

Stringer Bell

Omar

Bubs

McNulty

Bunk

Yeah the whole cast of The Wire

McNutty, Bunk, and Omar for sure.  And Stringer Bell.  Good calls.

 

[PIK95]

Idris Elba is pretty well known.

And I call him Stringer Bell every time I see him.

 

[Hoos First]

Buffy

 

[Hoos First]

Macgyver

 

[flapgreen]

Winnie Cooper

 

[northern exposure]

And I call him Stringer Bell every time I see him.

He is great in the BBC series, "Luther".

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Larry

Darryl

Darryl

My wife met him in a CVS a few years ago.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Balki Bartokomous

Cousin Larry

 

[glvsav37]

The Hanson Brothers from Slap Shot? 

I don't really think they did anything else anyway, and boy are they still milking that fame for everything its worth. 

And just did quick look at IMDB: one of them is actually a Hanson, but the other 2 have the same last name (Carlson) and are actual brothers.

hmmmm...

David Hanson got his role as Jack Hanson when Jack Carlson could not appear in the movie with his two other real life brothers, Steve and Jeff. Dave was originally scheduled to play Dave "Killer" Carlson.

and hmmmmmm

Steve Carlson played fourteen years as both a professional and semi-professional, including five years in the World Hockey Association. For a year, he roomed with Wayne Gretzky when they both played for the Edmonton Oilers, Carlson later playing two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.

So the 3 brothers named Carlson were supposed to play "Hanson" and the Hanson was supposed to play "Carlson" 

 

[apalmer]

Capt. Kangaroo.

He'll always be Clarabell to me.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Ferris Bueller 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Ferris Bueller 

Figures you posted this on my day off.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Shooter McGavin

 

[Tusken Raider]

Rudy <--- Sean Astin

Benson <--- Robert Giuallme

Marcellus Wallace <--- Ving Rhames

Deebo

(And seconds for McLovin, Al Bundy)

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Deebo

This is an interesting one.  Maybe it's based on age.  Whenever I see this guy (including as Deebo), I think Zeus.

 

[ShamrockPride]

2pac - Demetrius Shipp Jr.

I mean I don't get how this guy ever gets any other role from now on. That's all I can see now.

 

[Stoneys]

Sgt Schultz and Col. Klink

 

[peaces]

Ernest

 

[zamboni]

Striker (Robert Hays)

Chief Brody (Roy Scheider)

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Joanie and Chachi

Ernest T Bass

Otis the Drunk (doesn't even get a last name ...)

Potsie

All the Brady kids

The 2 guys not named Mr. T and George Peppard on "The A-Team"

 

[zamboni]

Coolidge/Salami, etc.

Larry (Richard Kline)

Niles (David Hyde Pierce)

 

[Cybergeek]

Kaitlyn Jenner was typecasted for decades.

 

[Brony]

Joanie and Chachi

Ernest T Bass

Otis the Drunk (doesn't even get a last name ...)

Potsie

All the Brady kids

The 2 guys not named Mr. T and George Peppard on "The A-Team"

Love all those great Donnie Most feature films.