Actors and Masters

[MJMcCready]

Greetings, I just watched the 80s flick Commando and was surprised to learn that a certain Michael Adams starred in the films as (Mike).

Are there any other GMs who share their name with actors and has a GM ever actually appeared in a film (not documentary) or perhaps tv series?

[IM Jack Rudd]

The trick for the first one is probably to pick GMs whose names are reasonably common in their home country and see what a search turns up, and doing this immediately found me this actor: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914925/

[MJMcCready]

Caught me by surprise to see a certain Michael Adams in it. He wasn't the most convincing baddie I have ever seen, and perhaps that's true over the board too!

[Tim Spanton]

I searched for another one: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279100/

[MJMcCready]

And there's William Evans, founder of the gambit that Kasparov once destroyed Anand with here:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5703966/?ref_=fn_al_nm_4

[Kevin Thurlow]

I believe "Chess Fever" (1925) may count. It is fiction, but includes Capablanca as himself.

[James Pratt]

There was a Mark Hebden in 'The Archers' years ago.
James

[John Clarke]

Here's Robert Byrne. Not exactly a household name as an actor, but he's there all right.

[MJMcCready]

I believe "Chess Fever" (1925) may count. It is fiction, but includes Capablanca as himself.

The Great Chess Movie too, which has dozens of players in it.

[Joey Stewart]

Caught me by surprise to see a certain Michael Adams in it. He wasn't the most convincing baddie I have ever seen, and perhaps that's true over the board too!

On the plus side I don't think it hurt his credibility too badly, none of the baddies in commando are very convincingly threatening against Arnie and his raw masculinity

[Matt Mackenzie]

Wasn't there an actual Soviet film (as opposed to documentary) which featured both Tal and Korchnoi amongst others?