MOVIES

[Cartaphilus]

Here's one for all you old Movie buffs. Who was the only Film Star to play every nationality except his own, and he was Irish!

[tonymclark]

Was it Peter O'Tool ?

[Rabelais]

I think Putrid Old tool played an Irishman in that dreadful canard "High Spirits"

[stoo_pid]

I think he played an Irishman in Murphy's War

[LeMarchand]

Surely there is no-one who has played all the nationalities in the world, bar one? Bhutanese? Tongan? New Guinean? (Not to mention the constantly changing names and countries).

[MelvynP]

A shot in the dark..........Stephen Boyd?

[Cartaphilus]

Peter O'toole is not a bad guess, but that's not it as he's Irish. LeMarchand...great (if not pedantic) point, I didn't think that too many Movie characters had been based around Bhutanese, Tongan, New Guineans et al and I concede that, in that respect,  'every' nationality would lead to confusion, yet that is how the question was put. Maybe it should be 'Mainstream' nationality (?) y'know? Anyways, as a lead actor he has played an American, Englishman, Spaniard, Argentinian, Italian, Mexican, Frenchman, Russian, Canadian, Native American, German, Indian, Arabian, Belgian, Japanese, Chinese, Eskimo/Inuit and, in one Movie did play a character called Signor Michel O'sullivan, tho he wasn't actually Irish in the Movie.

[Munchkin71]

I think you're looking for J. Carroll Naish - I remember reading something about him a while back.

I only know him for the Batman serials from the 40's. Cheesy stuff, but fun!

[Cartaphilus]

Spot on Munchkin71! Happy Days. Would love to sit and chew the cud over a pint with you all! As my teacher said in School, I'll have to try harder! Cheers everyone.