Earlier in his career, Fry was an actor of some stature but these days he tends to play easily recognisable versions of himself.
By the early 1970s Gough had succeeded in shaking off his horror image and had pleasingly matured into a character actor of some distinction, one of that band of British performers whose faces are better known than their names.
But he has emerged as an actor of some talent, whether he's playing the crazed father in Harmony Korine's "Julien Donkey-Boy" or, here, a sputtering, short-fused version of himself.
If you are an actor of some eminence, naturally blessed with a mien like a full moon, it seems inevitable that, once you have attained the requisite age and girth, you will be asked to play Winston Churchill.
The lead man's name is David and he is played by Colin Farrell, an actor of some talent and range.
One night at a pub, she meets an older man, an actor of some notoriety, who promptly takes care of the issue for her.
Fellow Hollywood stars, such as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith, have all criticized the Academy for its failure to recognize actors of color, some going so far as to boycott the show.
Sturges kept a company of stock actors, some of them relicts of the stage or of silent movies, who crop up like faithful hounds in one film after another.
Grief over Wilder's death wasn't limited just to those who worked with the comedian, as evidenced by messages from a number of actors, some of whom could be considered comedy legends in their own right.
"He's been one of the greatest actors of his generation for some time," Hiddleston says.
