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Dudley Moore in Arthur (1981).

Dudley Moore played the titular role in 'Arthur' (1981), with Liza Minnelli portraying waitress Linda Marolla and Sir John Gielgud in an Oscar-winning performance as Arthur's dryly sarcastic servant, Hobson.

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John Cleese stars in 'Fawlty Towers.'

'Fawlty Towers,' the 1970s BBC comedy series co-created by and starring John Cleese, ran for just two seasons. But it managed to gain a following that is still growing today.

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A decade before 'Entourage' made him a mega-star, the director of this cult comedy had to fight to cast Jeremy Piven.

Roger Cormier


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Director Blake Edwards came up with an idea for a heist movie in which a jewel thief is having an affair with the wife of the detective who’s pursuing him. Then he cast Peter Sellers as the detective, and everything changed.

Matthew Jackson