Six Degrees Of Separation

[Danny Stephenson]

I SAY! HERE’S FUN.

Don’t know if anyone has ever tried this game but the premise (well, my premise anyways) is to get as few links from one TV personality to another. Tenuous links are frowned upon as long as there is a genuine link to another person, writer, director, whatever in there, not like “Mick Jagger once sneezed on Princess Anne who…”. For example:

John DiMaggio > Patrick Stewart:

John Di Maggio is the voice of Bender in Futurama which has been written by David A Goodman, who was also a writer on Family Guy , to which Patrick Stewart was a guest voice.

There’s no true answer. But the shorter, the better. It can be up to 6 links but no more. I just wondered how far this could go…

Whoever gets the link in 6 or less sets the next link.

So i’ll start off:

SIMON PEGG > CRAIG CHARLES in 6 or less moves.

Good luck!

[locusceruleus]

*Simon Pegg was in Guest House Paradiso with Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson
*Rik & Ade were in the Young Ones which was produced by Paul Jackson
*Paul Jackson also produced Red Dwarf, which starred Craig Charles (no, really)

[Pete Part Three]

Pst. Set a new link

[Ian Symes]

I’ve got a better one.

* Simon Pegg starred in Asylum, also starring Norman Lovett
* Norman Lovett was in Red Dwarf, as was Craig Charles

So there.

Next: Robert Webb > Leslie Nielsen.

(I’ve no idea if that one can be done – I glanced at my DVD shelf and picked out Peep Show and The Naked Gun at random…)

[Pete Part Three]

* Robert Webb was in My Family (for his sins) with Robert Lindsay
* Robert Lyndsay was in Extras, as was Stephen Merchant
* Stephen Merchant was in 24 as was Dennis Hopper
* Dennis Hopper and Leslie Nielsen are both in An American Carol, which looks like the biggest pile of shit imaginable.

There may be easier routes, but I was getting myself tied into knots with that one.

Caroline Quentin > Bill Murray

[Zombie Jim Undead]

* Caroline Quentin was in Men Behaving Badly with Martin Clunes
* Martine Clunes was in Doctor Who as was Corey Johnson
* Corey Johnson was in Saving Private Ryan as was Giovanni Ribisi
* Giovanni Ribisi was in Lost in Translation, as was Bill Murray.

Tony Hancock > Snoop Dogg

[Dave]

Tony Hancock was in Hancock’s Half Hour with Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd was in Doctor Who as was David Soul
David Soul was in Starsky & Hutch with Snoop Dogg

Stewart Lee > Summer Glau

[Seb Patrick]

Stewart Lee was on TMWRNJ with Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Missi Pyle
Missi Pyle was in Dodgeball with Alan Tudyk
Alan Tudyk was in Firefly/Serenity with Summer Glau!

Bernard Cribbins -> Dan Aykroyd

[Pete Part Three]

Bernard Cribbins was in Fawlty Towers with John Cleese
John Cleese was in A Fish Called Wanda with Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis was in Trading Places with Dan Aykroyd

James Belushi > Matt Berry

[Seb Patrick]

James Belushi was in Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Frank Oz
Frank Oz did the voice of a character in The Phantom Menace, as did Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Serafinowicz was in Spaced with Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg was in Big Train, co-written by Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan wrote The IT Crowd, featuring Matt Berry

(you can probably get from Peter S to Berry in two steps rather than three, but that was off the top of my head)

Casper van Dien > Craig Cash

[Pete Part Three]

Casper van Dien was in Starship Troopers with Denise Richards
Denise Richards was in The World is Not Enough with Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan was in Goldeneye with Sean Bean
Sean Bean was in Sharpe, as was Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof is thanked in the credits to The Royle Family, co-written by and starring Craig Cash.

I’m not sure an acknowledgement should count, but fuck it!

Scott Bakula – Peter Cook

[Seb Patrick]

Scott Bakula was in American Beauty with Annette Bening
Annette Bening was in Richard III with Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne was in The Madness of King George, written by Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett was a member of Beyond the Fringe, as was… Peter Cook.

Charlize Theron > Robert Bathurst

[Dave]

Charlize Theron was in The Life & Death Of Peter Sellars with Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry was in Kingdom with Robert Bathurst

Mark Hamill > Peter Beardsley

[Pete Part Three]

Tsk, too easy.

Mark Hamill was in Revenge of the Starkiller (VG) with Myra Binglebat
Myra Binglebat was in Casablanca with Peter Beardsley

Angus Sutherland > Nicholas Lyndhurst

[Seb Patrick]

Oh, that’s an unfair pick. I therefore make no apologies for IMDbing Beardsley to discover that…

Mark Hamill was in Star Wars with Frank Oz
Frank Oz was in Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV with… Peter Beardsley

Michael Rosenbaum > Russell Tovey

[Pete Part Three]

Well, you can prove anything with facts.

[Ian Symes]

* Michael Rosenbaum was in Smallville, which James Marsters guest-starred in (I think)
* James Marsters was in Torchwood, a spin-off of Doctor Who
* Russell Tovey was in Doctor Who. And possibly will be again…

Declan Donnelly > Harvey Keitel

[Dave]

Declan Donnelly interviewed Harvey Keitel on SM:TV

[Dave]

No, he didn’t really.

Declan Donnelly presents The X Factor which had/has Sharon Osborne as a judge
Sharon Osborne appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember as did John Travolta
John Travolta was in Pulp Fiction with Harvey Keitel.

Jerry Springer > Jarvis Cocker

[Seb Patrick]

* Jerry Springer had an opera about him written by Stewart Lee
* Stewart Lee was on TMWRNJ with Paul Puttner (and Kevin Eldon)
* Paul Puttner (and Kevin Eldon) were in Spaced with Pegg/Stevenson/Wright/Frost/Deakin/Shearsmith/Serafinowicz
* Pegg/Stevenson/Wright/Frost/Deakin/Shearsmith/Serafinowicz were in Shaun of the Dead with Penelope Wilton
* Penelope Wilton was in Doctor Who with David Tennant
* David Tennant was in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Jarvis Cocker

Hank Azaria > Stan Collymore

[Zombie Jim Undead]

* Hank Azaria was in the Simpsons, which has guest-starred Albert Brooks

* Albert Brooks was in The Muse with Sharon Stone

* Sharon Stone was in Basic Instinct 2 with Stan Collymore

(could possibly cut out a link if Sharon Stone’s guest-starred in the Simpsons. Not sure.

John Inman > Morgan Freeman

[Seb Patrick]

John Inman was in Are You Being Served? with Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard in Eastenders with Laila Morse
Laila Morse is sister of Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman in 2x Batman films with Morgan Freeman

Bill Bailey > Michael C. Hall

[Dave]

Bill Bailey was in Spaced with Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg was in Doctor Who as was Marc Warren
Marc Warren was Hustle with Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray is in Dexter with Michael C. Hall

David Jason > Dakota Fanning

[Jo]

Bill Bailey was in Hitchhikers movie as was Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman was in Love Actually which was written by Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis also wrote Notting Hill which starred Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts was in My Best Friends Wedding as was Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Griffiths was in Six Feet Under with Michael C Hall

Edit: aw Dave beat me to it :oP

[Seb Patrick]

David Jason in Hitchhiker’s radio series with Simon Jones
Simon Jones in Hitchhiker’s movie with John Malkovich
John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich with John Cusack
John Cusack in High Fidelity with Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins in War of the Worlds with Dakota Fanning

Michael Cera > Michael Ironside

[Zombie Jim Undead]

David Jason was in the Colour of Magic with Jeremy Irons,

Jeremy Irons was in Die hard With a Vengeance with Bruce Willis,

Bruce Willis was in The Siege with Denzel Washington

Denzel Washinton was in Man on Fire with Dakota Fanning!

Bill Owen > Heath Ledger

[Zombie Jim Undead]

D’oh..Seb beat me to it!

[Seb Patrick]

Yeah, but you did it in four, so yours wins!

Bill Owen in LOTSW with Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis in Wallace and Gromit : Curse of the Were-Rabbit with Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List with Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson in Batman Begins with Christian Bale et al
Christian Bale et al in The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger

So… Michael Cera > Michael Ironside!

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Micheal Cera was in Confessions of a Dangerous mind, directed by and starring George Clooney

George Clooney was in The Perfect Storm with Michael Ironside!

[Danny Stephenson]

New Link ?

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Molly Weir > Ron Jeremy

[Danny Stephenson]

I will give a fiver in person to whoever can genuinely link those two.

[Dave]

I had to use Wikipedia but:

Molly Weir Inspired the song Molly’s Lips (!) which was covered by Nirvana
Nirvana’s drummer Dave Grohl went on to appear in Tenacious D The Pick of Destiny with John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly was in Boogie Nights on which Ron Jeremy worked as a consultant.

[Dave]

Sorry neglected to put in a new one:

Lionel Blair > Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

[Seb Patrick]

FIVE POUNDS PLEASE DANIEL

Molly Weir in Rentaghost with Sue Nicholls
Sue Nicholls in Corrie with Craig Charles
Craig Charles in Dwarf with Mac McDonald
Mac in The 51st State with Samuel L Jackson
Sam Jackson in National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 with Corey Feldman
Corey Feldman in Citizen Toxie : The Toxic Avenger IV with… Ron Jeremy!

Cher > James Bolam

[Seb Patrick]

Hey, mine is better because they were all actual co-stars!

[Dave]

Mine’s louder

[Seb Patrick]

(and I deserve it for having seen Citizen Toxie, to know that Feldman and Jeremy are in it!)

[Seb Patrick]

>Lionel Blair > Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lionel Blair in Hard Days Night with Wilfred Brambell
Wilfred Brambell played by Phil Davis in The Curse of Steptoe
Phil Davis in Doctor Who, as was Jenna Russell
Jenna Russell sang Red Dwarf theme, show also featured Geraldine McEwan
Geraldine McEwan in Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves with… Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

So again, I say : Cher > James Bolam

[Dave]

Cher was in Mermaids with Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins was in one of The Last Word monologues as was Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock was in Doctor Who as was Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes was a Likely Lad with James Bowlam

Krishnan Guru-Murthy > Paul Verhoeven

[Andrew]

> Krishnan Guru-Murthy > Paul Verhoeven

Krishnan Guru-Murthy does Channel 4’s news with Jon Snow
Jon Snow was in Drop the Dead Donkey with Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson starred in Between the Lines in which David Morrissey also appeared
David Morrissey pretended to bonk Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2
Sharon also appeared, all over, in the original Basic Instinct directed by Paul Verhoeven

Kathy Burke > David Cronenberg

[Phil]

Kathy Burke watched The Fly, which was a David Cronenberg film.

Buster Keaton > Ming the Merciless

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Buster Keaton once ate a whole tub of margarine, as did Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley had a small black hole in his garage, kept in place with powerful electromagnets maintained by Woody Allen.

Woody Allen once purchased a golden showers-themed pornographic magazine from Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan doesn’t like Chinese People

Chinese People look a bit like Ming the Merciless.

[Pete Part Three]

We’re a real Mickey Mouse operation, aren’t we?

[Dave]

Mickey Mouse? We ain’t even Ming the Merciless.

[Seb Patrick]

Right, so as to treat Andrew’s one seriously :

Kathy Burke was in Sid & Nancy with Gary Oldman (and appeared in Nil by Mouth, directed by him)
Gary Oldman appeared in Friends, as did Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum starred in The Fly, and I really don’t need to tell Andrew of all people who directed that.

William Roche > Max von Sydow ;-)

[Andrew]

> Gary Oldman appeared in Friends, as did Jeff Goldblum

Weak! They weren’t even in it together! :-p

[Danny Stephenson]

Considering i started this thread, I’m doing really shit at it.

[Dave]

>>William Roche > Max von Sydow ;-)

THE William Roche? Who’s THE William Roche?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Roche

[performingmonkey]

William Roache’s son is Linus Roache
Linus Roache was in Batman Begins with Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman was in Se7en, who’s title sequence inspired Steven Spielberg to hire the effects company Imaginary Forces to create the onscreen precog visions in his movie, Minority Report.
Minority Report starred Max von fucking Sydow.

Zippy from Rainbow > John Hoare

[ChrisM]

>Zippy from Rainbow > John Hoare

They both have at least one zipper.

There, did it in one. And I didn’t make a cruel joke either.

Alan Carr – Russell Crowe.

[performingmonkey]

> They both have at least one zipper

Not good enough…

Zippy appeared (with George) in Ashes To Ashes, starring Keeley Hawes, who’s surname, when you forget about the ‘s’, sounds a bit like ‘Hoare’, which is the surname of John Hoare.
No wait…she was mistaken for a whore – the character, not the actress, though Keeley Hawes IS fucking fit so I could see why she might… – which sounds like ‘Hoare’. (how about that for a revelation…)
Hang on….this is it properly now…Keeley Hawes was in ‘Hotel!’ with Henry Naylor, who has the same surname as Doug Naylor (co-creator and writer of the popular ’80s scientific sitcom, Ded Rwarf), who appeared as a character in some wank fan film on a DVD at some point, which featured John Hoare. Done!!

[Ian Symes]

* Zippy (along with George) appeared on 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows, on which Iain Lee was a talking head.
* Iain Lee called John Hoare a fat cunt.

Or, if you want an actual link:

* Iain Lee presented Punch Drunk TV, which was partly shot, written and edited by Ian Symes.
* Ian Symes appeared in The Movie: Yeah No Yeah No with John Hoare.

[Jonathan Capps]

I’d like to get drunk and punch Iain Lee.

[Seb Patrick]

SUGGEST A NEW ONE, SYMES, THERE’S A BAG OF CHIPS IN IT FOR YER!

[Ian Symes]

James Nesbitt > The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

[Zombie Jim Undead]

James Nesbitt was in Waking Ned with David Kelly…

David Kelly was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton

Tim Burton had a press feud about Planet of the Apes with Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith directed an aborted documentary for and about Prince, which was subsequently turned into a Jehova’s Witnesses recruitment film by “The Artist”.

[Zombie Jim Undead]

…providing that an argument counts as a link.

[Dave]

James Nesbitt was in Jekyll written by Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat wrote Joking Apart which starred Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst was in Red Dwarf with Mac MacDonald
Mac MacDonald was in Batman which featured music composed by The Artist Then Currently Known As Prince
The Artist Then Currently Known As Prince changed his moniker to The Artist Formerly Known As Prince before once again changing it back to Prince, thus becoming The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

Patrick McGoohan > Kermit the Frog

[Seb Patrick]

Patrick McGoohan created/starred in the Prisoner, which is being remade into a new version featuring Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen starred in three X-Men films with Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart appeared on Sesame Street, which also starred… Kermit the Frog

Lynda Carter > Neil Patrick Harris

[Seb Patrick]

Oh, and :

>Weak! They weren?t even in it together! :-p

Fine, since I’ve got links to spare :

Gary Oldman appeared in Friends in scenes with Matt LeBlanc
Matt LeBlanc appeared in Friends in scenes with Jeff Goldblum

Happy?

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Lynda Carter guest-starred in the Muppet Show, as did the Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog appeared in Sesame street with Neil Patrick Harris

Eamon Holmes > Rin Tin Tin

[Andrew]

> Happy?

Rarely if ever. :-(

[Seb Patrick]

* Eamonn Holmes was once described as having a “terrible ‘I’m eating shit’ grin” by Tom Baker
* Tom Baker has been in Doctor Who, as has Simon Pegg
* Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
* Edgar Wright is directing the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, starring Michael Cera
* Michael Cera stars in an episode of Arrested Development that directly pastiches Charlie Brown and Snoopy
* Snoopy sings a song (“The Big Bow Wow”) in “Snoopy!!! The Musical” whose lyrics mention… Rin Tin Tin

I’m too fucken’ good at this game.

Colin Farrell > Geoffrey McGivern

[Zombie Jim Undead]

If the first and last links are true, I’m blood impressed.

[Seb Patrick]

The first one was in Eamonn Holmes’ Wiki entry. The last one I know because I was in Snoopy!!! The Musical once (I played Charlie Brown). And if you don’t believe me… the animated version is on Youtube! (the line in question comes at around 2:24).

And now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be in the corner.

[Dave]

Colin Farrell was in Daredevil with Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan was in Planet Of The Apes with David Warner
David Warner is in The Brightonomicon with Mark Wing-Davey
Mark Wing-Davey was in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy with Geoffrey McGivern

Burgess Meredith > Rowan Atkinson

[Seb Patrick]

Burgess Meredith was in Batman with Adam West
Adam West has played himself on The Simpsons, as has David Duchovny
David Duchovny starred in The X Files : I Want To Believe with Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly appeared in an episode of Not The Nine O’Clock News, written by/starring… Rowan Atkinson

Maurice LaMarche > Fred MacMurray

[performingmonkey]

Seb, that has to be the most bastard-like one to do so far. It’s gonna take some crazy connections. Here we go…

Maurice LaMarche was the voice of Orson Welles in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood
Tim Burton directed Planet of the Apes, the original of which starred Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall co-starred in the TV series The Pirates of Dark Water with Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson was in Flubber (as the voice of Weebo) which was the fucking remake of The Absent-Minded Professor starring none other than Fred MacMotherfuckingMurray!!!

There’s another way to do it actually – Tim Burton did Nightmare Before Christmas, which featured in the game Kingdom Hearts, which also featured Jodi Benson as the voice of Ariel in the Little Mermaid part.

Harry Enfield > Paul Whitehouse

obviously not

Albert Finney > Jessica Hynes

[Seb Patrick]

Albert Finney was in The Bourne Ultimatum with Paddy Considine
Paddy Considine was in Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg was in Sp….. Asylum with Jessica Hynes.

Nicholas Lyndhurst > Elizabeth Perkins

[Dave]

Maurice LaMarche is in Futurama with Frank Welker
Frank Welker was in My Little Pony: The Movie with Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman was in Charley And The Angel with Fred MacMurray

Albert Finney was in Cold Lazarus (and Karaoke which I would kill to see both released on DVD) with Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon was in Shaun Of The Dead with the unmarried Jessica Hynes

[Pete Part Three]

Nicolas Lyndhurst is in that crappy thing (After You’ve Gone) with Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie was in that crappy thing (The Phantom Menace) with Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson was in Schlinder’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg
Spielberg ‘s sister is Anne Speilberg (who also wrote an ep for Amazing Stories)
Anne Spielberg co-wrote Big…starring Elizabeth Perkins

Macaulay Culkin > Ronnie Barker

[Seb Patrick]

Dave, you’re supposed to do the last “open” one, not ones that have already been done! Also, Jess got married years before Shaun of the Dead, she just didn’t change her name until 2007 :-p

[ChrisM]

and… My Little Pony: The movie?

That one skipped me by. Thank God. (To be fair I’m not the target audience. The pink frock and ribbons are all hearsay, I swear.)

[Dave]

>Dave, you?re supposed to do the last ?open? one, not ones that have already been done!

Sometimes you have re-open the case, exhume the corpse and smack it around a bit. For example:

John DiMaggio > Patrick Stewart

John Di Maggio did several voices on American Dad which Patrick Stewart is recurring guest star on.

>and? My Little Pony: The movie?

It’s Transformers the Movie meets Seabiscuit

> Macaulay Culkin > Ronnie Barker

Macaulay Culkin called into Frasier as did Eric Idle
Eric Idle in Monty Python as was John Cleese
John Cleese was in that sketch about class with Ronnies Barker & Corbett

And so to business:

Leonard Nimoy > Terry Pratchett

[performingmonkey]

Leonard Nimoy is in Star Trek (new JJ Abrams film) with Karl Urban (Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy)
Karl Urban was in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers with Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee was the voice of Death in The Color Of Magic which has a cameo by Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons was in Kingdom of Heaven with Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom was in The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring with Sean Astin
Sean Astin was in The Color Of Magic with David Jason
David Jason was in Hogfather with Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson read the Mort audiobook
Mort is illustrated by Josh Kirby
Josh Kirby illustrated The Science Of Discworld
The Science Of Discworld was co-written by Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart co-wrote The Science Of Discworld II: The Globe with Jack Cohen
Jack Cohen co-wrote The Science Of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch with Terry Pratchett

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Impressive.

[Seb Patrick]

ISWYDT

[performingmonkey]

Ooh, forgot to do a new one.

Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) > Kevin Spacey

[clem]

Barry Humphries is in The Adventures of Barry McKenzie with Peter Cook.
Peter Cook is in The Black Adder with Rowan Atkinson.
Rowan Atkinson is in Blackadder II with Lee Cornes.
Lee Cornes is in 15 Storeys High with Benedict Wong.
Benedict Wong is in Moon with Kevin Spacey. Kevin Spacey’s voice anyway.

Lee Van Cleef > Esma Cannon

[Pete Part Three]

Esma Cannon was in What a Carve Up! with Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence was in The Commander with Lee Van Cleef

[Pete Part Three]

Oh… Charlie Chaplin and Selena Gomez

[Veni]

Charlie Chaplin was in The Kid with Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan was in The Addams Family with John Astin
John Astin was in Murder, She Wrote with Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury was in Beauty and the Beast, co-composed by Alan Menken
Alan Menken composed Enchanted starring Amy Adams
Amy Adams was in The Muppets where Selena Gomez had a cameo

Penn Jillette > Alan Davies

[Warbodog]

There’ll be more direct links via the Jonathan Creek magician theme or QI, but off the top of my head:

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller featured John Cleese (water tank)
John Cleese was in The Secret Policeman’s Ball with Rowan Atkinson (beekeeping)
Rowan Atkinson was in Mr Bean with Caroline Quentin (traffic warden)
Caroline Quentin was in Jonathan Creek with Alan Davies

Millie Bobby Brown > Shend

[Veni]

Millie Bobby Brown was in Modern Family with Ed O’Neill
Ed O’Neill was in Wayne’s World with Mike Myers
Mike Myers was in Austin Powers with Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer was in the Harry Potter films that also had David Tennant
David Tennant was in Doctor Who with John Barrowman
John Barrowman was in Torchwood which Shend guest-starred

Ozzy Osbourne > Jimmy Stewart

[Veni]

Btw Warb, I realized a shorter one:

Penn Jillette stars on Penn & Teller Fool Us originally hosted by Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross guest-starred on Jonathan Creek that starred Alan Davies

[Warbodog]

Ozzy Osbourne was in More Bad News with Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall was in Blackadder with Rowan Atkinson (such variety! what a film buff!)
Rowan Atkinson was in Never Say Never Again with Sean Connery
Sean Connery was in Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart was in various Hitchcock films

Someone else can set one.

[Veni]

Andy Dick > Simon Jones

[clem]

Andy Dick and Eric Idle are in The Aristocrats. Eric Idle and Simon Jones are in Monty Python’s Meaning of Life.

[clem]

Mickey Rourke > Georgina Hale

[Veni]

Mickey Rourke was in Sin City with Clive Owen
Clive Owen was in I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead with Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell was in Voyage of the Damned with Georgina Hale

Patrick Troughton > Ryan Reynolds

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Patrick Troughton was in The Omen with David Warner
David Warner was in Time Bandits directed by Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam provided voices on Frank Zappa’s track ‘America Drinks And Goes Home’ alongside Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer was in Dick with Ryan Reynolds.

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Oh and I proffer Mel Smith > John Lennon.

[Veni]

Mel Smith was in The Princess Bride with Peter Cook
Peter Cook was in Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door with Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall was in Eat the Rich with Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney worked on Abbey Road with John Lennon and the other Beatles

Conan O’Brien > Peter O’Toole

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Conan O’Brien has regularly interviewed Mel Brooks, who produced (and ghost co-wrote) the film My Favorite Year starring Peter O’Toole.

Norman Lovett > Walt Disney

[Warbodog]

Besides them both just being heads?

[(deleted)]

Other than them both being synonymous with the concept of childlike exuberance and joy, yes.

[Plastic Percy]

Norman Lovett was in The Criminal with Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill was in Titanic with Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart was in Beloved with Richard Carle
Richard Carle was in Hollywood Party with Walt Disney (uncredited)

[Plastic Percy]

Bugger, forgot to add:

Charles Augins > Toshiro Mifune

[Pete Part Three]

Charles Augins was in Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly was in He’s Just Not That Into You with Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck was in Pearl Harbour with Dan Akroyd
Dan Akroyd was in 1941 with Toshiro Mifune

Ryan Gage > Bruno Ganz

[(deleted)]

Ryan Gage was in parts 2 and 3 of The Hobbit with Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry directed Simon McBurney in Bright Young Things
Simon McBurney appeared in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate with Bruno Ganz

Stephen ‘Blakey’ Lewis > Rob Reiner

[Veni]

Stephen Lewis was in On the Buses with Reg Varney
Reg Varney was in Miss Robin Hood with Peter Jones
Peter Jones was in The Return of the Pink Panther with Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers was in Not Only… But Also with Peter Cook
Peter Cook was in The Princess Bride directed by Rob Reiner

Mitch Hedberg > Tom Kenny

[(deleted)]

Mitch Hedberg was in Almost Famous with Jason Lee
Jason Lee was in the Alvin And The Chipmunks films with David Cross
David Cross was a regular in Mr Show With Bob And David alongside Tom Kenny

Phil Spector > Griff Rhys-Jones

[clem]

Phil Spector produced River Deep, Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner.
In Psychoville, Reece Shearsmith does that thing with the tights and the ping-pong balls to look like Tina Turner.
Steve Pemberton is also in Psychoville.
Steve Pemberton is in Mr Bean’s Holiday with Rowan Atkinson.
Rowan Atkinson is in Not the Nine O’Clock News with Griff Rhys-Jones.

[clem]

Mario Lopez > Beverley Callard

[Warbodog]

Rowan Atkinson is the new Kevin Bacon.

[Pete Part Three]

Mario Lopez was in PopStar: Never Stop Never Stopping alongside James Buckley
James Buckley was in an episode of a show called Red Dwarf with a chap called Craig Charles
Craig Charles was in Coronation Street alongside Beverley Callard

Grace Kelly > Frankie Muniz

[Plastic Percy]

Grace Kelly was in The Bridges at Toko-Ri with Mickey Rooney.
Mickey Rooney was in Night Club with Daniel Roebuck.
Daniel Roebuck was in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London with Frankie Muniz.

Jimmy Savile > Klaus Kinski

[Veni]

Jimmy Savile presented Pop Go the Sixties which featured The Rolling Stones, including Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger was in The Man from Elysian Fields with Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams was in The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis was in The Bonfire of the Vanities with Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks was in Sully directed by Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood was in For a Few Dollars More with Klaus Kinski

Tommy Cooper > Frank Sinatra

[Plastic Percy]

Tommy Cooper was in The Cool Mikado with Stubby Kaye.
Stubby Kaye was in Guys and Dolls with Frank Sinatra.

John Wayne > David Baddiel

[Pete Part Three]

John Wayne was in Hollyoaks with David Baddiel.

[clem]

John Wayne is in The Fighting Kentuckian with Oliver Hardy.
Oliver Hardy is played by John C. Reilly in Stan & Ollie, with Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel.
Steve Coogan did voices on Spitting Image.
David Baddiel wrote for Spitting Image.

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Must confess that last step was gonna be ‘There was a David Baddiel puppet on Spitting Image.’ Just out of curiosity I was trying to find out who provided the voice when I discovered that Baddiel had worked on SI.

Johnny Vaughan > Faye Dunaway

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(You can actually get from John Wayne to David Baddiel in two moves via the film Brannigan and the booklet for Genesis’ “The Beginning” albums box set, thanks to Tony Robinson who has worked with both.)

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Also:

Johnny Vaughan wrote ‘Orrible which starred Angel Coulby
Angel Coulby appeared in The League Of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse with Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith appeared in The World’s End with Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan appeared in The Thomas Crown Affair with Faye Dunaway

Carl Reiner > Norman Pace

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Carl Reiner is on The 2000 Year Old Man albums with Mel Brooks.
Mel Brooks is in Robin Hood: Men in Tights with Cary Elwes.
Cary Elwes is in The Princess Bride with Peter Cook.
Peter Cook is in Why Bother? with Chris Morris.
Chris Morris is in The Day Today which Armando Iannucci wrote for.
Norman Pace is in The Armando Iannucci Shows.

[Pete Part Three]

So dreams don’t count? Cuh.

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Jon Gries > Bella Emberg

[Toxteth O-Grady]

Jon Gries was in Get Shorty with Gene Hackman,
Gene Hackman was in Superman with Christopher Reeve,
Christopher Reeve was in Superman III with Pamela Stephenson,
Pamela Stephenson was in History of the World: Part I with Bella Emberg.

Nick Frost > Buster Keaton

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