bansi4 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Recently I watched a film with Shirley Knight and couldn't believe how much she reminded me of Shelley Winters. So much so that the two actresses could play sisters. In your opinion what other stars (past or present) could pass as siblings, mothers/daughters, fathers/sons etc.? How about "brothers" John Hodiak and Richard Egan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolmsted23 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Well, the ever popular Warren William always reminded me of John Barrymore and I thought Steve McQueen and Richard Widmark would have made a better comparison than McQueen and Paul Newman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickerknickers Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Whenever I see a picture of Mt. Rushmore and one of those stone faces I'm always convinced I'm viewing a close-up of Mr. Stone Face himself--Robert Mitchum. As he grew into old age, it was like his face had metamorphed into the Killer Devil Doll--you know, the one that chased Karen Black around in the fright classic, "Triology of Terror." But then Meryl Streep has always possessed a strong resemblance to that great character actress, Edna Mae Oliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 Very funny Pattypancake. Perhaps some day Miss Streep could play the life story of the one and only Edna Mae Oliver which would most likely bring her still another Oscar nomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alix1929 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Darn! I was going to say Warren William and John Barrymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolmsted23 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Alix, I'm glad you agree...I thought I might be crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alix1929 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Naw...you're not crazy, and I prefer Warren William, if I get to pick my favorite of the two. Is this going too far out on a limb...Mary Boland and Ruth Donnelly? I know the voices aren't remotely alike, but when I see one or the other, I always have to pause and think which movie I've seen her in before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted January 18, 2003 Author Share Posted January 18, 2003 Good choice Alix although I often confuse Mary Boland with Allison Skipworth. How about "brother/sister" Herbert Marshall and Fay Bainter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviejoe79 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 I know this will sound mean, but I've heard people joke that Joan Crawford and Victor Mature were the same person. I had to laugh when I heard that, but when you think about it, it seems they could have been brother and sister. And Ava Gardner and Angelina Jolie look like they could be mother and daughter. Even though they come from different eras, they have a strong resemblance. And speaking of Mary Boland, she always reminds me of Alice Brady - it seems those two could have been sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alix1929 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 I forgot about Alice Brady! Yes she does remind me of Mary Boland. Maybe the three of them could be triplets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeedan1927 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Funny, I've often noticed a brotherly resemblance between Victor Mature and Robert Mitchum, particularly since they were playing the same kind of noir film roles back in the 40s and early 50s. And then there's Gwili Andre, who I saw in some of David O. Selznick's films on TCM back in October. She looked so much like Joan Crawford, it was spooky! There's also a sisterly resemblance between Ruth Donnelly and Jean Dixon as well, again because they were frequently playing the friend of the hero/heroine in the screwball comedies of the 30s. Lastly, going back to the silent days, there's Neil Hamilton and Ralph Graves, who looked enough like brothers to invite serious comment on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeedan1927 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Funny, I've always noticed a brotherly resemblance between Victor Mature and Robert Mitchum, particularly since they were both playing a lot of the same noir roles in the 40s and early 50s. The little-known Gwili Andre, who I saw in a few of David O. Selznick's films on TCM back in October, looked so much like Joan Crawford it was spooky! Again, because both of them often played the best friend of the hero/ine in the screwball comedies of the 30s, I've also noticed a sisterly resemblance between Ruth Donnelly and Jean Dixon. Lastly, going back to the silent days (I'm really reaching here, aren't I?), Neil Hamilton and Ralph Graves looked enough like brothers to cause serious comment in the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeedan1927 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Oh Lord, I posted twice again. Thought I lost my first post, so I did it again. Darn these boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolmsted23 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Moviejoe, I always thought Ava Gardner and Liv Tyler looked more like "mother/daughter" but good observation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolmsted23 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Oh, and another one I just thought of since Victor Mature is being mentioned--he always resembled Armand Assante and they even talked alike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickerknickers Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Since we're on one of our favorites--Victor Mature--I always thought Jane Russell looked like Mature in drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviejoe79 Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 lolmsted - You're absolutely right about Ava Gardner and Liv Tyler looking like mother/daughter. I actually thought of Liv Tyler after I posted. She and Ava both have the same beautiful eyes. And speaking of Jean Dixon, she's one of my favorite character actresses. Her best role was in "Holiday" - I thought she was terrific in that. And who could forget her getting all mushy over William Powell in "My Man Godfrey." Here's another match - Frances Langford and Kathryn Grayson - they could definitely be sisters - or either one of them and Wini Shaw - they were all cute, brunette singer/actresses, who had similar features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted January 22, 2003 Author Share Posted January 22, 2003 Good observations Moviejoe. Very funny Pattypancake. Here are some for thought: "Sister/brother" Aline MacMahon & Horace McManhon "Mother/daughter" Marie Windsor & Illeana Douglas "Sisters" Debbie Reynolds & Connie Marshall "Sisters" Mayo Methot & Jeanne Cagney Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickerknickers Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 I still cannot the difference between Mary Gordon and Sara Albright. They must've been siamse twins. also, Elizabeth Risdon and Lucille Watson. Also, can anyone really tell whether kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon and Alicia Witherspoon are the same person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirafinnie12 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 These resemblances may be so obvious that no one thought of mentioning them but...As a child, I used to think some of these actors were the same person...but, hey, maybe I was just a wee bit slow...(-: Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas (brothers) Franklyn Pangborn & Reginald Gardiner (brothers) John Emery & John Barrymore (brothers-Tallulah Bankhead even commented on the resemblance between her former husband and the Great Profile) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & John Barrymore (son and father) Hoot Gibson & Walter Brennan (brothers, again) and from the present--way too obvious, especially in "A River Runs Through It": Robert Redford & Brad Pitt (father and son, of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted January 25, 2003 Author Share Posted January 25, 2003 Now we're cooking with gas Patty and Moira. Those comparisons are first rate! One correction please and that is the actress Patty Pancake listed as Sara Albright should be Sara Allgood who played to perfection the mother in "How Green Was My Valley". Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolmsted23 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Ok, here's a couple I thought of over the weekend: Bert Lahr and Joe E Brown Burt Lancaster and Dan Dailey Doris Day and Vera Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviejoe79 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 lolmsted - Bert Lahr and Joe E. Brown - that's a GREAT one!!! - They even have the same types of personalities - can you imagine them with Jimmy Durante as their father - and perhaps Zazu Pitts as their mother - that would be one crazy household!!! That would've been a great comedy series, ala "Ma and Pa Kettle." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 You all listed some great choices! Here are a few more: "Brothers" Mark Stevens and Lew Ayres "Sisters" Ida Lupino and Andrea King "Brothers" Zachary Scott and James Griffith (if you recall actor Griffith I'm sure you will agree with me) Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirafinnie12 Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 A few more pairs of "relatives" occurred to me: Laird Cregar & Raymond Massey (brothers: large fellows, sensitive,erudite, and a wee bit menacing!) Zazu Pitts & Estelle Winwood (sisters: just a little otherworldly) Florence Bates & Josephine Hull (sisters: Bates is the evil sis, Josephine is the incompetent sibling) Cecil Kellaway & Gene Lockhart (genial, ineffectual, and wiser than their surface appearance suggests) Marsha Hunt & Kathryn Grayson (sisters: it's the little upturned nose and kittenish air) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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