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Why does Lord Portley-Rind's face look so familiar?


The entire film I've been wondering who Lord Portley-Rind, and I just can't put my finger on it! Do you have any idea, guys?

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I got it! He reminds me of the hunter from "Jumanji"!
http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Pelt

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kind of had a baron munchausen crossed with the adventure of mark twain feel

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Peter O'Toole's Don Quixote! I did see Eric Idle and wasn't surprised to see him in the credits.

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Nigel Thornberry?

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That's who he looks like to me.

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Indeed, he is most reminiscent of Van Gogh. Some may find that Bill from the game Left 4 Dead also has a very similar face.

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That's who I thought of.

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He reminds me of Van Gogh.



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Vincent_van_G ogh_-_Self-Portrait_-_Google_Art_Project_%28454045%29.jpg/640px-Vincen t_van_Gogh_-_Self-Portrait_-_Google_Art_Project_%28454045%29.jpg

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Yes, his face was familiar. Van Gogh may be the right answer.

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He reminded me of The Duke in "Moulin Rouge"

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It says, quite clearly, in the trivia section of this page Lord Portley-Rind's design is based on famous British Character Actor John Abbott.


http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1647159808/nm0007995?ref_=nm_ov_ph

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[email protected] - unfortunately you are presuming a level of intelligence of the audience, here on IMDb, that they do not possess. I mean, probably 85% of them are Americans

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