Character Actors' Names

I love the names of many old character actors’ (and when I say old, remember I was born in 1962, so I mean old)! In many cases, I like their last names as well as their firsts.

Here are some:

Lionel Barrymore
[name_m]Martin[/name_m] [name_m]Balsam[/name_m]
[name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m] Persoff
[name_m]Burgess[/name_m] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_m]Clifton[/name_m] [name_m]Webb[/name_m]
[name_u]Van[/name_u] Heflin
[name_m]John[/name_m] Gielgud
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_f]Gwenn[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Whitman[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Forsythe[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_m]Granger[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Farley[/name_m] [name_m]Granger[/name_m]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] Rathbone
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m] [name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u] [name_m]Rains[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m] Dennehy
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u] Greenstreet
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] G. [name_m]Robinson[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] Lorre
[name_m]Hal[/name_m] Holbrook
[name_m]Melvyn[/name_m] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Errol[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] [name_m]Fairbanks[/name_m]

Any inspirations?

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Lionel Barrymore, [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Whitman[/name_m], [name_m]Farley[/name_m] [name_m]Granger[/name_m], and [name_m]Errol[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] are very nice names.

Van Heflin reminds me of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Halen :joy:

I’ve always like [name_m]Balsam[/name_m] as a name, so it’s cool to see it as a last name. [name_m]Farley[/name_m] is also very sweet- it reminds me of a friendly boy wrestling with his brothers.

Love the name [name_m]Hal[/name_m]! I’m aware of a few of these actors such as [name_m]Brian[/name_m] Dennehy and [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Forsythe[/name_m].

My personal favourites:
[name_m]Torin[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m] Hodder
[name_u]Texas[/name_u] Battle ([name_f]My[/name_f] all time favourite actor name ever!)
[name_u]James[/name_u] Caan
[name_m]Orson[/name_m] Welles
[name_m]Osric[/name_m] Chau
[name_m]Keanu[/name_m] [name_m]Reeves[/name_m]
[name_m]Rip[/name_m] Torn
[name_m]Gunnar[/name_m] [name_m]Hansen[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Thayer[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Ioan[/name_m] [name_m]Gruffudd[/name_m]

Yes, [name_u]Van[/name_u] Heflin reminds me of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Halen, [name_u]Van[/name_u] Heusen men’s dress shirts, and Teflon! :slight_smile:

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I love the name [name_u]Basil[/name_u], but I only like the [name_f]English[/name_f] pronunciation with the short a, not so much the American pronunciation [name_u]Bay[/name_u]-sil with the long a.

Basil [name_u]Pine[/name_u]

I’ve always liked [name_m]Charlton[/name_m] Heston.

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I love [name_u]Sterling[/name_u], [name_m]Farley[/name_m], [name_m]Clifton[/name_m] and [name_u]Sydney[/name_u]!
I think they are so handsome and fresh :slight_smile:

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Wouldn’t it be fun to hear those names called out at the playground? “[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]! [name_m]Farley[/name_m]! [name_m]Clifton[/name_m]! [name_u]Sydney[/name_u]! Come eat lunch!”

My dream world of name popularity!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite actor names:
[name_m]Antoni[/name_m] Porowski
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] Kutcher
Avan Jogia
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] Leatherwood
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u] Ackles
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] DiCaprio
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m] [name_f]Bloom[/name_f]
Timothee Chalamet
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f] Knightley
[name_f]Tati[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]

I’m really drawn to [name_m]Farley[/name_m]! Sounds distinguished yet fun. I like [name_u]Sydney[/name_u] too.