Title Roles

The most important actor in a film is often the person who takes the title role. Test your knowledge of cinema by tackling these questions about title roles in movies.

1. Who played the title role of Detective Harry Callahan in the 1971 film "Dirty Harry"?
   Clint Eastwood.
2. Who played the title role in the 1990 film "Pretty Woman"?
   Julia Roberts
3. Who won an Oscar for his performance in the title role of the film "Gandhi" (1982)?
   Ben Kingsley.
4. Who played Dr Strangelove and two other roles in the 1963 film "Dr Strangelove: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
   Peter Sellers.
5. Who starred as Bridget Jones in "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and its sequel "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004)?
   Renée Zellweger.
6. What was the name of the violent hero played by Mel Gibson in a futuristic Australian film (1979) and its sequels?
   Mad Max.
7. Who played "Alfie" in the 2004 remake of the film with that title?.
   Jude Law.
8. Who took the title role in the 1979 comedy film "The Jerk"?
   Steve Martin.
9. Who won critical acclaim for her role as Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" (1991)?
   Geena Davis.
10. Who played a corrupting valet in the 1963 film "The Servant"?
    Dirk Bogarde.

Questions set by Tony Augarde, author of "The Oxford Guide to Word Games"

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