Round 10: Tossup 13

This actor was the producer and top-billed star of Jean-Pierre Melville’s favorite movie, which was scored by the Modern Jazz Quartet and was the first major editing job for Dede Allen. This actor played a ruthless casino owner nicknamed “Seldom Seen” in Robert Altman’s film Kansas City. Robert Ryan and this actor co-starred as thieves in Robert Wise’s noir Odds Against Tomorrow. TV specials featuring this actor include a 1959 one in which he sang along with Odetta and a 1968 one for NBC in which his arm was held by (*) Petula Clark. In his final film role, this actor delivers a monologue recounting how The Birth of a Nation contributed to the lynching of Jesse Washington. This EGOT winner, who began his film career by starring with Dorothy Dandridge in Bright Road and Carmen Jones, ended it with a cameo in Spike (10[1])Lee’s BlacKkKlansman (“black-klansman”). For 10 points, the Beetlejuice soundtrack includes what actor’s recording of “Day-O, The Banana Boat Song”? ■END■ (10[2])

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