List of characters played by multiple actors in the same film

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This is a list of characters who have been played by multiple actors in the same film. This does not include:

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This role was originally intended for Heath Ledger alone, but his death part way through production necessitated the use of other actors to complete the film.

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Characters who are played by different actors at different ages

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Shih's English was very poor, so actor Keye Luke supplied his speaking voice.
Schwarzenegger was cast based on his appearance, but the producers were initially unaware of his thick Austrian accent, and dubbed over his voice with a more classical voice actor. Some modern screenings of this have restored Schwarzenegger's voice to the film.

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After the death of Heath Ledger one-third of the way through filming, production was shut down for a few months. Then it was re-started when the three actors agreed to complete Ledger's role.

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Spilsbury had the look, but his voice could not cut it. So, his lines were dubbed over by Keach.

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Yarnell played Dot Matrix in costume, while Rivers provided the speaking voice.

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Daily provided Lorenzo's vocal effects.

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Young's likeness was imposed upon Peta, who provided the character's physical appearance. The voice was provided by a sound alike to Young.

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Hudson portrayed an actor playing Mitch-Mitch on stage.
Downey dubbed over Johnson's speaking voice with his own.

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Sebastian Shaw also played the role of Darth Vader un-masked in Return of the Jedi (1983) [46] for a total of three actors in that film.
James Earl Jones reprised his voice role with Hayden Christensen playing the role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) [47]
Jones also reprised this role in Rogue One (2016), with Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous in the role of Vader [48]
If all of the primary films in the franchise are counted together, Jake Lloyd from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) can also be counted, bringing the total to seven actors. [49]

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Director Tim Burton was frustrated with D'Onofrio's performance, so he hired LaMarche, known for his near-perfect Orson Welles voice impersonations, to do the voice-over work.

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