10 Actors Who Returned To Famous Roles After A Very Long Time

Once upon a time, it was common practice for an actor to play a character in a movie just the once before moving on to other projects. However, in this new world we find ourselves in, where cinematic universes, sequels, reboots (even rebootquels) rule the box office, the stars of today are being asked to reappear in the same roles over and over again. Many for the first time in years. Decades, even.

Christian Bone

Published: Sep 15, 2016 11:00 am

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2) Jack Lemmon And Walter Matthau – 30 Years

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Talking of unlikely sequels, the incredibly belated follow-up to 1960s classic comedy The Odd Couple was so out of the blue and uncalled for that it was a box office bomb and critical failure upon release.

Nevertheless, 1998’s The Odd Couple II is notable for getting both of its stars back after an enormous 30 years. While this sounds impressive on paper, it should be remembered that Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau had become a firm double act since the first movie and had since starred in numerous films together, such as the Grumpy Old Men series earlier that decade.

The Odd Couple II also marks the last time the pair played a lead role in a movie, as both sadly passed away in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

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Christian Bone

Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'