Six Degrees of the Stratford Festival

Where to find hundreds of links...

2008-06-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

I haven't been lazy... really... I have worked out hundreds of links but I know that this isn't the best format...

The links can now be found on an application on the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Facebook page. Download the 'Hooked on Shakespeare' application at
www.facebook.com/pages/Stratford-Shakespeare-Festival/8516672167

Once done, you will be able to search on actors names (so much better!) If an actor you are looking for is not in the database, write it on the Facebook wall and I will work out a link.

P.S. The application also includes some fun games too...

Tilda Swinton

2008-02-04T08:44:00.002-08:00

Tilda Swinton was in “The Statement” with John Neville and William Hutt.
John Neville and William Hutt were past company members of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Amy Ryan

2008-02-04T08:44:00.001-08:00

Amy Ryan was in “Capote” with Bruce Greenwood.
Bruce Greenwood was in “Being Julia” with Sheila McCarthy.
Sheila McCarthy was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Saoirse Ronan

2008-02-04T08:43:00.002-08:00

Saoirse Ronan was in “Atonement” wit Keira Knightly.
Keira Knightly was in “Silk” with Martha Burns.
Martha Burns was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Ruby Dee

2008-02-04T08:43:00.001-08:00

Ruby Dee was in “Captive Heart: The James Mink Story” with Colin Fox.
Colin Fox was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Cate Blanchett II

2008-02-04T08:42:00.002-08:00

Cate Blanchett was in “The Shipping News” with Gorden Pinsent.
Gorden Pinsent was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Tom Wilkinson

2008-02-04T08:42:00.001-08:00

Tom Wilkinson was in “Separate Lies” with John Neville.
John Neville was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Hal Holbrook

2008-02-04T08:41:00.002-08:00

Hal Holbrook was in “Wall Street” with Saul Rubinek.
Saul Rubinek was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Philip Seymour Hoffman

2008-02-04T08:41:00.001-08:00

Philip Seymour Hoffman was in “Owning Mahowny” with Philip Craig.
Philip Craig was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Javier Bardem

2008-02-04T08:40:00.002-08:00

Javier Bardem was in “No Country For Old Men” with Kelly Macdonald.
Kelly Macdonald was in “Gosford Park” with Maggie Smith.
Maggie Smith was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Casey Affleck

2008-02-04T08:40:00.001-08:00

Casey Affleck was in “Good Will Hunting” with Christopher Britton.
Christopher Britton was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Ellen Page

2008-02-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

Ellen Page was in “Marion Bridge” with Joseph Rutten.
Joseph Rutten was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Laura Linney

2008-02-03T15:55:00.004-08:00

Laura Linney was in “Man of the Year” with Christopher Walken.
Christopher Walken was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Marion Cotillard

2008-02-03T15:55:00.003-08:00

Marion Cotillard was in “Big Fish” with Albert Finney.
Albert Finney was in “Washington Square” with Maggie Smith.
Maggie Smith was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Julie Christie

2008-02-03T15:55:00.001-08:00

Julie Christie was in “Away From Her” with Gordon Pinsent.
Gordon Pinsent was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Bonus: “Away From Her was written and directed by Sarah Polley.
Sarah Polley was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Cate Blanchett

2008-02-03T15:54:00.002-08:00

Cate Blanchett was in “Pushing Tin” with Philip Akin.
Philip Akin was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Viggo Mortensen

2008-02-03T15:54:00.001-08:00

Viggo Mortensen was in “A History of Violence” with Greg Bryk.
Greg Bryk was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Tommy Lee Jones

2008-02-03T15:53:00.001-08:00

Tommy Lee Jones was in “The Client” with Kim Coates.
Kim Coates was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Johnny Depp

2008-02-03T15:52:00.002-08:00

Johnny Depp was in “Secret Window” with Len Cariou.
Len Cariou was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Daniel Day-Lewis

2008-02-03T15:52:00.001-08:00

Daniel Day-Lewis was in “A Room With a View” with both Maggie Smith and Simon Callow.
Maggie Smith was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Simon Callow is a 2008 Stratford Festival company member.

Steps: 1

George Clooney

2008-02-03T15:50:00.000-08:00

George Clooney was in “Fail Safe” with Brian Dennehy.
Brian Dennehy is a 2008 Stratford Festival company member.

Steps: 1

Ginger Rogers

2007-11-20T13:41:00.003-08:00

Ginger Rogers was in “Harlow” with Carol Lynley.
Carol Lynley was in “Flypaper” with Jeffrey Jones.
Jeffrey Jones was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Steps: 2

Fred Astaire

2007-11-20T13:41:00.001-08:00

Fred Astaire was in “Ghost Story” with Melvyn Douglas.
Melvyn Douglas was in “The Changeling” with Frances Hyland.
Frances Hyland was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Steps: 2

Astaire & Rogers

2007-11-20T13:40:00.000-08:00

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were in “The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle” with Walter Brennan.
Walter Brennan was in “Home for the Holidays” with Julie Harris.
Julie Harris was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Steps: 2

Elizabeth Taylor

2007-11-19T18:50:00.003-08:00

Elizabeth Taylor was in “A Little Night Music” with Len Cariou.
Len Cariou was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Richard Burton

2007-11-19T18:50:00.001-08:00

Richard Burton was in “Equus” with Kate Reid.
Kate Reid was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Burton & Taylor

2007-11-19T18:49:00.001-08:00

Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor were in “Cleopatra” with Hume Cronyn.
Hume Cronyn was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Lauren Bacall

2007-11-09T15:12:00.002-08:00

Lauren Bacall was in “Birth” with Zoe Caldwell.
Zoe Caldwell was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Steps: 1

Humphrey Bogart

2007-11-09T15:12:00.001-08:00

Humphrey Bogart was in “We’re No Angels” with Peter Ustinov.
Peter Ustinov was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Steps: 1

Bogart & Bacall

2007-11-09T15:11:00.000-08:00

Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall were in ‘To Have and To Have Not” with Walter Brennan.
Walter Brennan was in “Home For The Holidays” with Julie Harris.
Julie Harris was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.
Steps: 2

Tony Curtis

2007-11-03T16:59:00.001-07:00

Tony Curtis was in “Not with My Wife, You Don’t” with George C. Scott.
George C. Scott was in “12 Angry Men” with Hume Cronyn.
Hume Cronyn was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Dirk Bogarde

2007-11-03T16:58:00.002-07:00

Dirk Bogarde was in “A Bridge Too Far” with Michael Caine.
Michael Caine was in “The Statement” with William Hutt.
William Hutt was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Ivor Novello

2007-11-03T16:58:00.001-07:00

Ivor Novello was in “Sleeping Car” with Kay Hammond.
Kay Hammond was in “Jeannie” with Michael Redgrave.
Michael Redgrave was in “Nicholas & Alexandra” with Irene Worth.
Irene Worth was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3

Francis X. Bushman

2007-11-03T16:57:00.002-07:00

Francis X. Bushman was in “The Story of Mankind” with Dennis Hopper.
Dennis Hopper was in “True Romance” with Saul Rubinek.
Saul Rubinek was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

John Barrymore

2007-11-03T16:57:00.001-07:00

John Barrymore was in “Midnight” with Don Ameche.
Don Ameche was in “Cocoon: The Return” with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn.
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn were past company members of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Errol Flynn

2007-11-03T16:56:00.002-07:00

Errol Flynn was in “The Dark Avenger” with Peter Finch.
Peter Finch was in “Far From the Madding Crowd” with Alan Bates.
Alan Bates was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Rock Hudson

2007-11-03T16:56:00.001-07:00

Rock Hudson was in “The Mirror Crack’d” with Angela Lansbury.
Angela Lansbury was in “All Fall Down” with Eva Marie Saint.
Eva Marie Saint was in “Grand Prix” with Brian Bedford.
Brian Bedford is a current company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3

Gary Cooper

2007-11-03T16:55:00.002-07:00

Gary Cooper was in “The Wreck of the Mary Deare” with Michael Redgrave.
Michael Redgrave was in “Nicholas and Alexandra” with Irene Worth.
Irene Worth was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Rudolph Valentino

2007-11-03T16:55:00.001-07:00

Rudolph Valentino was in “The Eagle” with Albert Conti.
Albert Conti was in “The Pride of St. Louis” with Richard Crenna.
Richard Crenna was in “Out of the Ashes” with Christopher Britton.
Christopher Britton was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3

Montgomery Clift

2007-11-03T16:53:00.000-07:00

Montgomery Clift was in “Judgement at Nuremberg” with William Shatner.
William Shatner was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Mae West

2007-10-25T14:44:00.001-07:00

Mae West was in “Sextette” with George Hamilton.
George Hamilton was in “P.T. Barnum” with Cynthia Dale, Philip Aiken, Henry Czerny and R.H. Thomson.
Cynthia Dale and Philip Aiken are current company members of the Stratford Festival.
Henry Czerny and R. H. Thomson were past company members of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Brigitte Bardot

2007-10-25T14:43:00.002-07:00

Brigitte Bardot was in “Les Petroleuses” with Michael J. Pollard.
Michael J. Pollard was in “Tango & Cash” with Sylvester Stallone.
Sylvester Stallone was in “Driven” with Wayne Best.
Wayne Best is a current member of the Stratford Festival company.

Steps: 3

Ann Margret

2007-10-25T14:43:00.001-07:00

Ann Margret was in “Scarlett” with Julie Harris.
Julie Harris was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Angie Dickinson

2007-10-25T14:42:00.002-07:00

Angie Dickinson was in “Dressed to Kill” with Michael Caine.
Michael Caine was in “The Statement” with William Hutt.
William Hutt was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Ava Gardner

2007-10-25T14:42:00.001-07:00

Ava Gardner was in “Harem” with Nancy Travis.
Nancy Travis was in “So I Married an Axe Murderer” with Amanda Plummer.
Amanda Plummer was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Raquel Welch

2007-10-25T14:41:00.002-07:00

Raquel Welch was in “Mother, Jugs & Speed” with Bruce Davison.
Bruce Davison was in “The Crucible” with Paul Scofield.
Paul Scofield was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Sophia Loren

2007-10-25T14:41:00.001-07:00

Sophia Loren was in “Lives of the Saints” with Kate Trotter.
Kate Trotter was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Jayne Mansfield

2007-10-25T14:40:00.001-07:00

Jayne Mansfield was in “Too Hot To Handle” with Christopher Lee.
Christopher Lee was in “Julius Caesar” with Jason Robards.
Jason Robards was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Rita Hayworth

2007-10-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

Rita Hayworth was in “Gilda” with Glenn Ford.
Glenn Ford was in “Happy Birthday to Me” with Frances Hyland.
Frances Hyland was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Marilyn Monroe

2007-10-25T14:38:00.000-07:00

Marilyn Monroe was in “The Prince and the Showgirl” with Lawrence Olivier.
Lawrence Olivier was in “Clash of the Titans” with Maggie Smith.
Maggie Smith was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Big Bird

2007-10-21T15:12:00.000-07:00

Big Bird was in "Don't Eat the Pictures" with James Mason.
James Mason was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Kermit the Frog

2007-10-21T15:01:00.001-07:00

Kermit the Frog was in "The Great Muppet Caper" with Peter Ustinov.
Peter Ustinov was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs

2007-10-21T14:11:00.000-07:00

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was in "Carlito's Way: Rise to Power" with Michael Kelly.
Michael Kelly was in "Dawn of the Dead" with Sarah Polley.
Sarah Polley was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Eminem

2007-10-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

Eminem was in "8 Mile" with Kim Bassinger.
Kim Bassinger was in "Waynes World 2" with Christopher Walken.
Christopher Walken was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

50 Cent

2007-10-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

50 Cent was in "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" with Philip Akin.
Philip Akin is a current Stratford Festival company member.

Steps: 1

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen

2007-10-21T13:37:00.000-07:00

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen were in "New York Minute" with Andrea Martin.
Andrea Martin was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Paris Hilton

2007-10-21T13:35:00.000-07:00

Paris Hilton was in "Raising Helen" with Felicity Huffman.
Felicity Huffman was in "Transamerica" with Graham Greene.
Graham Greene is a current Stratford Festival company member.

Steps: 2

Lindsay Lohan

2007-10-21T13:31:00.000-07:00

Lindsay Lohan was in "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen with both Tom McCamus and Sheila McCarthy.
Tom McCamus is a current Stratford Festival company member.
Sheila McCarthy was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Britney Spears

2007-10-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Britney Spears was in "Crossroads" with Taryn Manning.
Taryn Manning was in "Weirdsville" with Greg Bryk.
Greg Bryk was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Jennifer Lopez X

2007-10-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "The Cell" with Vince Vaughn.
Vince Vaughn was in "Wedding Crashers" with Christopher Walken.
Christopher Walken was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Jennifer Lopez IX

2007-10-16T15:52:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Enough" with Juliette Lewis.
Juliette Lewis was in "Cold Creek Manor" with Christopher Plummer.
Christopher Plummer was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3 (2+1 handicap*)
* See 'The Rules' for explanation

Jennifer Lopez VIII

2007-10-16T15:50:00.001-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Maid in Manhattan" with Ralph Fiennes.
Ralph Fiennes was in 'The English Patient" with Geordie Johnson.
Geordie Johnson was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Jennifer Lopez VII

2007-10-16T15:48:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Maid in Manhattan" with Bob Hoskins.
Bob Hoskins was in "Nixon" with Brian Bedford.
Brian Bedford is a current Stratford Festival company member.

Steps: 2

Jennifer Lopez VI

2007-10-16T15:45:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Shall We Dance" with Richard Gere.
Richard Gere was in "Chicago" with Colm Feore.
Colm Feore was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3 (2+1 handicap*)
* See 'The Rules' for explanation

Jennifer Lopez V

2007-10-16T15:40:00.001-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Monster in Law" with Elaine Stritch.
Elaine Stritch was in "Cocoon: The Return" with Hume Cronyn.
Hume Cronyn was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Jennifer Lopez IV

2007-10-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "An Unfinished Life" with Morgan Freeman.
Morgan Freeman was in "The Sum of All Fears" with Colm Feore.
Colm Feore was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3 (2+1 handicap*)
*See 'The Rules' for explanation

Jennifer Lopez III

2007-10-16T15:32:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Jersey Girl" with Ben Affleck.
Ben Affleck was in "Paycheck" with Colm Feore.
Colm Feore was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3 (2+ 1 handicap*)
* See 'The Rules' for explanation.

Jennifer Lopez II

2007-10-16T15:28:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Angel Eyes" with Kari Matchett.
Kari Matchett was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Jennifer Lopez

2007-10-16T15:25:00.001-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was in "Gigli" with Christopher Walken.
Christopher Walken was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Harrison Ford

2007-10-16T15:23:00.000-07:00

Harrison Ford was in "Star Wars" with Sir Alec Guiness.
Sir Alec Guiness was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Melanie Griffith

2007-10-16T15:12:00.000-07:00

Melanie Griffith was in "Mulholland Falls" with Treat Williams.
Treat Williams was on "Heartland" on which Graham Abbey guest starred.
Graham Abbey was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Farrah Fawcett

2007-10-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

Farrah Fawcett was in "Jewel" with Peter Donaldson.
Peter Donaldson is a current company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Cuba Gooding Jr.

2007-10-15T08:23:00.000-07:00

Cuba Gooding Jr. was in "Sing" with Scott Wentworth.
Scott Wentworth is a current company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1.

Anthony Hopkins

2007-10-15T08:16:00.000-07:00

Anthony Hopkins was in "Nixon" with Brian Bedford.
Brian Bedford is a current company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Charles Bronson

2007-10-15T08:15:00.000-07:00

Charles Bronson was in "Family of Cops" with Stephen Russell.
Stephen Russell is a current Stratford Festival company member.

Steps: 1

Rae Dawn Chong

2007-10-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

Rae Dawn Chong was in "Rude Awakenings" with Andrea Martin.
Andrea Martin was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Julia Roberts

2007-10-15T08:09:00.000-07:00

Julia Roberts was in "Flatliners" with Kiefer Sutherland.
Kiefer Sutherland was in "24" with Geraint Wyn Davies.
Geraint Wyn Davies was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Will Farrell

2007-10-14T04:59:00.000-07:00

Will Farrell was in "Talladega Nights" with John C. Reilly.
John C. Reilly was in "Chicago" with Colm Feore.
Colm Feore was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 3 (2+1 handicap*)
*See 'The Rules' for explanation

Jack Nicholson

2007-10-14T04:57:00.000-07:00

Jack Nicholson was in "About Schmidt" with Len Cariou.
Len Cariou was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

Meryl Streep

2007-10-14T04:56:00.000-07:00

Meryl Streep was in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" with Jeremy Irons.
Jeremy Irons was in "Being Julia" with Sheila McCarthy.
Sheila McCarthy was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 2

Kevin Bacon

2007-10-13T15:49:00.000-07:00

Kevin Bacon guest starred on "Will & Grace" with Eric McCormack.
Eric McCormack was a past company member of the Stratford Festival.

Steps: 1

The Rules

2007-10-13T15:48:00.001-07:00

The Rules

1. The actor must be linked by other actors. (Sorry, but no directors, costume designers etc.)
2. The Festival actor must be part of a current or past company.
3. They can be linked though a play, a film or a television show.
4. They do not have to appear in the same scene.
5. If one actor is a guest star on a television show, the linked actor must either be a regular cast member at the time or a guest star in the same episode.
6. The Colm/Christopher Handicap- Since most actors can be linked to the Festival using Colm Feore or Christopher Plummer, using either results in a 1 step handicap.