I was looking through the cast list for BoB on IMDB.com and noticed how many british actors are actually in the movie. I thought that Damian Lewis, Shane Taylor, and Ross McCall were the only foriegn actors. Here is a list that I havef established:

Damian Lewis - Winters
Rick Warden (? listed as going to Cambridge) - Welsh
Dexter Fletcher - Martin
Ross McCall (Scotish) - Liebgott
Shane Taylor - Doc Roe
Robin Laing (Scotish? he play a Scotish soldier in Jouiex Noel) - Babe
Matthew Leitch - Tab
Marc Warren - Blithe
Peter Youngblood Hills (South African by birth/ half brit by parents) - Powers
Mark Huberman - Hashey
Nicholas Aaron (? went to a royal academy) - Wynn
Ben Caplan - Walter Gordon
Mark Lawrence - Dukeman
Tim Matthews - Penkala
Michael Fassbender (German/lives in London) - Christenson
Bart Ruspoli - Tipper
George Calil (South African) - Alley
Phil Barantini - Sisk
Tom Hardy - Janovec
Andrew Lee Potts - Jackson
James McAvoy (Scottish) - Miller
Stephen Graham - Ranney
Tony Devlin (Irish) - Doc Spina
Simon Pegg - Evans (frankly I dont remeber him)
Peter O'Meara (Irish) - Dike
Jamie Bamber - Foley
Simon Fenton - Lorraine (the Jeep Jockey at Brecourt)
Jason O'Mara (Irish) - Meehan
Kieran O'Brien - Vest (dont remember him either)
Iain Robertson (Scotish) - G. Smith (remeber him in book not movie)
Luke Griffin (Irish) - Harris (dont remeber seeing him in the movie either)
Joseph May - Shames
Lucie Jeanne (French) - Renee (Roe "Girlfriend")
Wolf Kahler (German) - German general that gives speach to his troops
Luke Roberts - Herb Suerth
Rocky Marshall - McClung
John Light - Lt. Col. Dobie
Jason Done - drunk GI that shoot Grant
Marc Jordan - John Julian
Ricky Nixon - The young German sentry on the "Island"
Matthew Duquenoy - one of the C47 pilots
Diana Kent - the english laundry lady (I assume shes British)
Josefien Hendriks (Dutch) - Dutch girl in Farm (Luz and Perconte fratenize?)
Wil Röttgen (German) - German Officer
Ben Peyton - Warr. Off. Andrew Hill (dont know who the hell this is)
William Tapley - Paige (British Tank Commander in Market Garden)
Jack Wouterse (Dutch) - Dutch farmer who feeds Hoob, Web, and Janovec
Dan van Husen (German) -Alleged commandant (shot by Sisk?)
David Crow - Cpl. Nicksons (dont know him)
Ben Montague - Pvt. Matt McDowell (dont know who he was)
Jamie Harding - French boy on train in Paris
Isabella Seibert (German) - "Gets friendly with" Janovec
Christoph Dostal (Austrian) - Senior German
Anatole Taubman (born in Brit/ grew up in Swiss) - Otto Herzfeld ( )
Graham Seed - Red Beret Brigadeir General during rescue
Goran Kostic (Yugoslavia) - POW

Numerous German POWs, soldiers, the Red Berets, and civilians, were played by german, british, or dutch actors, and extras. Ironically a large number of the German POWs and soldiers plus the one Hoobler kills (a stunt man) on the horse and some of the extras are american and/or part of the crew making guest appearances.

Matt

Simple reason is that it was filmed in a British Studio and on location in Britain and Europe so it's much cheaper to use British and European actors. They also look more like Americans did 60 odd years ago, shorter and with bad teeth :-)

Anyone ever thought to translate this speech? I've always wondered what was said...


Dave

Great list Matt.

Simon Pegg played Evans who was Sobel's right hand man. He was the guy who drove up in the jeep to give Winters his Court Martial papers and he was also the guy who freaked out on Lt. Meehan's plane just before it got hit.

And didn't Damien Lewis do a bang-up job as Winters? If I hadn't seen him in other roles I would have taken him for an American.

Doesn't Liebgott translate it as he says it? Anyway, according to Wikipedia the translation is:

"Men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. You've fought bravely, proudly for your country. You're a special group. You've found in one another a bond, that exists only in combat, among brothers. You've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. You've seen death and suffered together. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of you. You all deserve long and happy lives in peace."

Dave

Yeah the generals speach is translated by webster or liebgott as it is being given.

Was Evans the first sergeant who everyone hated because he was Sobels friend?

If you didn't know better, this could well have been a speech by the Americans. Strange that...

Harry

It could have been said by the 1st Airborne after Arnhem as well