Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime. The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since. So, given those guidelines, it is time to look at all of the actors that have starred in at least 10 films that I have seen, as of May 30th.
Today, we continue with the 2 actors that have starred in 20 movies that I have seen.
Robert Downey Jr.
My first experience with Robert Downey Jr. was likely 1987’s The Pick Up Artist. Things were a little slow after that, as I racked up only 7 films through the mid-2000s, likely in part due to Downey’s notorious partying. Things picked up in starting in 2007, thanks to his taking on 2 classic roles in literature adaptations, Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes. Those 2 franchises have contributed 6 films to his total. His greatest output in one year was 2008, when I saw 4 of his films. My most recent experience with Downey’s work was last year, when I saw both Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows and Iron Man 3.
Tom Hanks
In 1984, Tom Hanks splashed on to the movie scene in the aptly titled Splash. My biggest Tom Hanks year was 1988, when I saw at least 3 of his films, and there were 3 other years where I saw 2 of his films. 2011 was the last time I saw one of his films, 2002’s Catch Me If You Can.