crumbs 14,274 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I was ruminating recently about which of Hollywood's highest profile actors Williams has never scored a movie starring. Then I started wondering which actors had been scored in the most films by Williams, and Harrison Ford sprung to mind as almost untouchable for that record. 5x Indiana Jones, 5x Star Wars, Sabrina, Presumed Innocent and a deleted cameo in E.T. (albeit in a scene Williams scored!) So presuming no actor bests Ford's record for most films scored by JW (12, or 13 on a technicality), who would be next? Anthony Daniels with 9 Star Wars films? And which actors are you surprised to remember Williams has actually scored 3 times? Emily Watson and David Thewlis spring to mind there, with 3 scores each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,278 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 There are a lot of Threes. Almost the whole Harry Potter cast has three. But Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise have four each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fabulin 3,505 Posted June 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2021 Daisy Ridley Joni Wiljami, Smeltington and Score 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 It'd be more interesting to find out which big actor had only 1 movie scored by JW, since, obviously, that would be the highlight of their careers... Off the top of my head: Julia Roberts - Hook Robin Williams - Hook Dustin Hoffman - Hook Kevin Costner - JFK Brad Pitt - Seven Years in Tibet Anthony Hopkins - Nixon Mel Gibson - The Patriot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GerateWohl 4,278 Posted June 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2021 Julia Roberts played also in Stepmon Dustin Hoffman and Brad Pitt also played in Sleepers Anthony Hopkins played in Amistad Mel Gibson played the leading role in The River. Josh500, Henry Sítrónu, Sandor and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: Julia Roberts played also in Stepmon Dustin Hoffman and Brad Pitt also played in Sleepers Anthony Hopkins played in Amistad Mel Gibson played the leading role in The River. Well, true. So that leaves only Kevin Costner.... I told you that's much more interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25312-actors-in-a-lot-of-films-by-the-same-composer/ mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,274 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Jay said: https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25312-actors-in-a-lot-of-films-by-the-same-composer/ That post needs updating! GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,384 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 20 hours ago, Josh500 said: Well, true. So that leaves only Kevin Costner.... Although not a film, Kevin Costner also played in Spielberg's Williams-scored episode "The Mission" in AMAZING STORIES. Williams scored a lot of Lee Marvin stuff in the 50s and 60s. Josh500 and pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,956 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Barbara Ruick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,790 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 1:29 PM, Josh500 said: Well, true. So that leaves only Kevin Costner.... I told you that's much more interesting! Sean Connery? Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,278 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 2:28 AM, crumbs said: I was ruminating recently about which of Hollywood's highest profile actors Williams has never scored a movie starring. Then I started wondering which actors had been scored in the most films by Williams, and Harrison Ford sprung to mind as almost untouchable for that record. 5x Indiana Jones, 5x Star Wars, Sabrina, Presumed Innocent and a deleted cameo in E.T. (albeit in a scene Williams scored!) So presuming no actor bests Ford's record for most films scored by JW (12, or 13 on a technicality), who would be next? Anthony Daniels with 9 Star Wars films? And which actors are you surprised to remember Williams has actually scored 3 times? Emily Watson and David Thewlis spring to mind there, with 3 scores each. Daniels had a cameo in Solo, which Williams wrote the theme and those demo cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,042 Posted June 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 4:40 AM, Josh500 said: It'd be more interesting to find out which big actor had only 1 movie scored by JW, since, obviously, that would be the highlight of their careers... Off the top of my head: Julia Roberts - Hook Robin Williams - Hook Dustin Hoffman - Hook Kevin Costner - JFK Brad Pitt - Seven Years in Tibet Anthony Hopkins - Nixon Mel Gibson - The Patriot Julia Roberts - Hook and Stepmom Robin Williams - Hook and A.I. Artificial Intelligence Dustin Hoffman - Hook and Sleepers Kevin Costner - Amazing Stories and JFK Brad Pitt - Sleepers and Seven Years in Tibet Anthony Hopkins - Nixon and Amistad Mel Gibson - The River and The Patriot Disco Stu, pete, Holko and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Jay said: Julia Roberts - Hook and Stepmom Robin Williams - Hook and A.I. Artificial Intelligence Dustin Hoffman - Hook and Sleepers Kevin Costner - Amazing Stories and JFK Brad Pitt - Sleepers and Seven Years in Tibet Anthony Hopkins - Nixon and Amistad Mel Gibson - The River and The Patriot This was just a test and you fell right into it... Dear Lord. 😂 My point was, how much harder and more interesting it is to try to think of a major actor who only starred in one JW-scored movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,278 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I don't remember Robin Williams in A.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,397 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 minute ago, GerateWohl said: I don't remember Robin Williams in A.I. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,384 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: I don't remember Robin Williams in A.I. Voice of Dr. Know. [Ooops...simultaneous post as above] GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: I don't remember Robin Williams in A.I. He didn't technically star in the movie, anyway. He just lent his voice for a short scene... Kinda like Ben Kingsley in the same movie. Kinda like Morgan Freeman in War of the Worlds. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 In terms of someone having one actual notable role in a movie and then absolutely no other Williams-scored work in film or TV, some "one and dones" would be Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Olivia de Havilland, Carol Burnett, Elliott Gould, Jodie Foster, Goldie Hawn, Ava Gardner, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Peter Cushing, Kirk Douglas, Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman, Joaquin Phoenix, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Christian Bale, Sean Connery, Willem Dafoe, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Joan Allen, James Woods, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Heath Ledger, Chris Cooper, Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Ken Watanabe, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Mark Rylance, and Benicio Del Toro. Martinland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,956 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Jay said: Julia Roberts - Hook and Stepmom Robin Williams - Hook and A.I. Artificial Intelligence Dustin Hoffman - Hook and Sleepers Kevin Costner - Amazing Stories and JFK Brad Pitt - Sleepers and Seven Years in Tibet Anthony Hopkins - Nixon and Amistad Mel Gibson - The River and The Patriot Someone please change the title of this thread to Josh is wrong about everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,384 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: Peter Ustinov HEIDI and JOHN GOLDFARB PLEASE COME HOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I don't think he's in Heidi? He's not on any cast lists for it but I have never seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 He isn't in Heidi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Did we just nail Thor on old school John Williams trivia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,384 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Yes, sorry, it was Michael Redgrave who played the grandfather. For some reason, my mind went to Peter Ustinov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: Did we just nail Thor on old school John Williams trivia? I guess so 1 minute ago, Thor said: Yes, sorry, it was Michael Redgrave who played the grandfather. For some reason, my mind went to Peter Ustinov. Michael Redgrave was in Heidi and Goodbye Mr Chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,956 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 It's a well kept secret that Ustinov played the title character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Eat your heart out, Daniel Day-Lewis. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,956 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: Did we just nail Thor on old school John Williams trivia? He ought to write it down, in a book or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 36 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: In terms of someone having one actual notable role in a movie and then absolutely no other Williams-scored work in film or TV, some "one and dones" would be Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Olivia de Havilland, Carol Burnett, Elliott Gould, Jodie Foster, Goldie Hawn, Ava Gardner, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Peter Cushing, Kirk Douglas, Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman, Joaquin Phoenix, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Christian Bale, Sean Connery, Willem Dafoe, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Joan Allen, James Woods, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Heath Ledger, Chris Cooper, Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Ken Watanabe, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Mark Rylance, and Benicio Del Toro. Wait, Leonardo DiCaprio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Catch Me If You Can and zilch! Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 minute ago, mrbellamy said: Catch Me If You Can and zilch! Right! 38 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: In terms of someone having one actual notable role in a movie and then absolutely no other Williams-scored work in film or TV, some "one and dones" would be Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Olivia de Havilland, Carol Burnett, Elliott Gould, Jodie Foster, Goldie Hawn, Ava Gardner, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Peter Cushing, Kirk Douglas, Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman, Joaquin Phoenix, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Christian Bale, Sean Connery, Willem Dafoe, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Joan Allen, James Woods, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Heath Ledger, Chris Cooper, Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Ken Watanabe, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Mark Rylance, and Benicio Del Toro. Nice job looking up and going through JW's filmography one by one... 😂 OK, game's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Ask a question, get an answer! I was interested to know myself. There are some other random funny ones like Mickey Rourke has a small role in 1941, Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Long Goodbye, Ben Stiller in Empire of the Sun. And others I thought would qualify like James Stewart and John Wayne but Alcoa Premiere knocked them out. But for movies only, they just had one each too. There are a bunch more that I left out just cause y'all were starting to count TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,278 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 3 hours ago, mrbellamy said: In terms of someone having one actual notable role in a movie and then absolutely no other Williams-scored work in film or TV, some "one and dones" would be Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Olivia de Havilland, Carol Burnett, Elliott Gould, Jodie Foster, Goldie Hawn, Ava Gardner, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Peter Cushing, Kirk Douglas, Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman, Joaquin Phoenix, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Christian Bale, Sean Connery, Willem Dafoe, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Joan Allen, James Woods, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Edward Burns, Heath Ledger, Chris Cooper, Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Ken Watanabe, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Mark Rylance, and Benicio Del Toro. What about Marlon Brando and River Phoenix? And Audrey Hepurn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,384 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: What about Marlon Brando and River Phoenix? And Audrey Hepurn? Hepburn was in ALWAYS and HOW TO STEAL A MILLION. Brando in SUPERMAN and THE MISSOURI BREAKS. But Phoenix qualifies. mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,278 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Just now, Thor said: Hepburn was in ALWAYS and HOW TO STEAL A MILLION. Brando in SUPERMAN and THE MISSOURI BREAKS. But Phoenix qualifies. Ah right. At least for Brando I should have known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,235 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I was just eyeballing the main cast on the Wiki sidebars, forgot Phoenix but there are tons of actors who were just in one. Kinda interesting that River and Joaquin (Leaf) both got a Williams....River's the star of one of the all-time great cues! I wonder how many people on my list were never actually in a scene scored with John Williams music...Vin Diesel? Damon does briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 The fact that Williams somehow ended up scoring for legendary Japansese actor Toshiro Mifune of Kurosawa fame not once, but twice (1941 and Midway) tickles me so. mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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