Double-Accoladed Actors part…1
Throughout the history of Hollywood, many actors have created outstanding performances on screen and been rewarded with an Oscar. Did you know, however, that six of those actors reprised their role in “sequels” to the original films, AND received an Oscar nominations for both performances? In this blog, I’d like to tell you all about some of those actors containing next week. Please feel free to comment on anything interesting!
- Bing Crosby was the very first actor to be nominated for an Oscar twice for creating the role of Father Chuck O’Malley in Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of Saint Mary’s (1945). He won the Best Actor Oscar for “Going My Way,” in which he starred opposite Barry Fitzgerald and Gene Lockhart. Barry Fitzgerald received a Lead and a Supporting Nomination for his performance as Father Fitzgibbon (which is the only time that has happened and is no longer possible due to Academy guidelines). Crosby reprised the role of Father O’Malley the following year in “Bells,” starring opposite Ingrid Bergman, who also received an Oscar Nomination for her performance as Sister Mary Benedict. During the production, there was a Catholic Priest who helped oversee the production and at one point, Crosby and Bergman pranked him as they shot the ending scene where Father O’Malley and Sister Mary Benedict said their last goodbyes. As they were shooting Crosby and Bergman embraced in a passionate kiss which made the priest jump up shouting in protest.
- Peter O’Toole became the second actor to receive two Oscar nominations for playing the same character in different movies when he played King Henry II in Becket (1964) and then again in The Lion in Winter (1968). In “Becket,” O’Toole wore a crown entirely made of cardboard. He also appeared opposite his then-wife, Sian Philips who played Gwendolen in the film. In “Lion in Winter,” O’Toole appeared alongside Katherine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine who won her third Best Actress Oscar for the film. Hepburn criticized O’Toole for occasionally appearing drunk on the set, as well as co-star Anthony Hopkins, who was only five years younger than O’Toole, even though they played father and son. Despite that, Hepburn did enjoy working with O’Toole, and said that “his energy and vigor helped restore her own vitality at a time when she really needed it.”
- Al Pacino created the character of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and again in The Godfather: Part 2 (1974). The first time he was nominated in the supporting category against his co-stars, Robert Duvall and James Caan as Tom Hagen and Santino “Sonny” Corleone. Pacino boycotted the Oscars due to anger for being nominated in the supporting category instead of lead, protesting that he was onscreen longer than Marlon Brando. All three were beaten that year by Joel Grey for his performance as the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret (1972), which Grey had also performed on Broadway. For the second film, Pacino was nominated for his performance in the leading category, though he lost again that year to Art Carney in Harry and Tonto (1974). While Robert De Niro took home the Oscar in the supporting category for his performance as the young Vito Corleone, Al Pacino’s overdue Oscar wouldn’t come until 18 years later for his leading performance in Scent of a Woman (1992). He was also nominated that year for his supporting performance in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).
Our tribute to actors being recognized for creating the same characters in different films continues next week!
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