Dead Ringers - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Dead Ringers"
Dead Ringers (1988)
Timing:
1:55 (115 min)
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Actors and characters
Barbara Gordon
Character Danuta
Nick Nichols
Character Leo
Lynne Cormack
Character Arlene
Damir Andrei
Character Birchall
Miriam Newhouse
Character Mrs. Bookman
David Hughes
Character Superintendent
Richard W. Farrell
Character Dean of Medicine
Warren Davis
Character Anatomy Class Supervisor
Marsha Moreau
Character Raffaella
Dee McCafferty
Character Surgeon
Jonathan Haley
Character Beverly Age 9
Nicholas Haley
Character Elliot Age 9
Susan Markle
Character Operating Room Nurse
Murray Cruchley
Character Assisting Surgeon
Tita Trevisan
Character Furniture Salesman
David Walden
Character Director
Liliane Stillwell
Character Wardrobe Person
Denise McLeod
Character Art Gallery Lady
Nicholas Rice
Character MC
Joe Matheson
Character Sean / Waiter
Cynthia Eastman
Character Sobbing Woman
Nora Colpman
Character Mrs. Randell
Rena Polley
Character Soap Opera Character
Madeleine Atkinson
Character Soap Opera Character
John Bayliss
Character Performance Double
Graham Evans
Character Picture Double
Alan Gough
Character Director (uncredited)
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Character Twin Boy (uncredited)
Julian-Peter Marcantonio
Character (uncredited)
Greg Van Riel
Character Man in Reception (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- During filming, Jeremy Irons constantly had to keep in mind which of the twins – Elliott or Beverly – he was playing. He always played one leaning forward, and the other leaning back.
- Initially, Jeremy Irons had two dressing rooms and two sets of clothes – one for each twin. Over time, however, he realized that "the whole point is how easily they can be mistaken for one another, and people really do confuse them," after which he kept only one dressing room and mixed up his characters' wardrobes.
- Episodes where both twins appear on screen at the same time are one of the first applications of the computer technology "traveling matte" (a type of composite shot that allowed actors and other objects to be combined with arbitrary backgrounds using double exposure through a moving opaque mask on auxiliary film).
- Initially, David Cronenberg offered the role of the twins to William Hurt. He was forced to decline the offer due to commitments to other projects.
- Robert De Niro turned down the role of the twins, explaining that he would be uncomfortable playing a gynecologist.
- The Mantle twins were based on brothers Stewart and Cyril Marcus, who were found dead in Cyril's Manhattan apartment as a result of barbiturate withdrawal. The brothers' story is told in Barry Wood and Jack Giszlend's novel 'The Twins' (1977), which served as the basis for the screenplay.
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