Six degrees of Kevin Bacon

[jaybird2001wi]

I was just having fun with baseball-reference's oracle of six degrees of ballplayers and it was formulated by the same people who made the Kevin Bacon degrees.

I am on the Bacon Number web site and have been trying to stump it. They even found that Bernie Mac has a Bacon number of 2. Anyone got any obscure celebs that could stump the computer?

[jaybird2001wi]

By the way, baseball-reference.com says Early Wynn is the Kevin Bacon of MLB.

[mothershipconnection]

Seriously, even Bob Uecker has a Bacon Number of 2, and so do Reginal VelJohnson and Darius McCrary.

[sbrylski]

The Oracle says: pete rose has a Kevin Bacon number of 2.

 

Pete Rose was in "Howard Stern Radio Show, The" (1998) {(2000-02-05)} with William Shatner

William Shatner was in 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (2006) (TV) with Kevin Bacon

[thebruce44]

Najeh Davenport has a Bacon number of 3. Najeh Davenport was in Full Clip (2004) with Bubba Smith (I)

 

Bubba Smith (I) was in Police Academy (1984) with Michael J. Reynolds

Michael J. Reynolds was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon

 

Thats the highest number I can get. Then entire cast of Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia somehow has a number of 2 and they have been in practically nothing (besides Devito).

[NeedMoreFans]

I've gotten 3 a few times...Bill Murray is a 3. My wife found a bunch of 3's as well.

[homer]

Wow, I did Brian Bonsall who played little Andy on Family Ties (he was just arrested) and even he has a #2.

[brewdude15]

I found a 0!

[Nader Raider Tim]

This thing is evil. Im pulling out all the stops finding the worst B rate horror flicks and finding no name actors and everyone has a 2 rating. I then went and put in Nader, Ward Churchill, Chomsky, Zinn, and even all of them can be linked to Bacon within 2. I hate this and I will not stop untill i find a 5 or better.

 

Gah.... this is evil I've now started to do actors from foriegn movies and still no luck. I don't why buy I can't stop.

[Paul77]

Even JJ Hardy has a 2 rating, but here's my favorite one:

 

Jeff Suppan was in "2004 World Series" (2004) (mini) with Steven Tyler (I)

Steven Tyler (I) was in 47th Annual Grammy Awards, The (2005) (TV) with Kevin Bacon

[bacon06]

Jem Rector has a Bacon number of 4.

 

Jem Rector was in Sheriff's Inheritance, The (1912) with David Kirkland (I)

David Kirkland (I) was in Brigham Young (1940) with Marc Lawrence (I)

Marc Lawrence (I) was in Shipping News, The (2001) with Deborah Grover

Deborah Grover was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon

[uecker9]

Bob Marley is a 4. Benny Hill is a 3.

Even that dude from the God's Must Be Crazy is a 2- N!xau.

[Nader Raider Tim]

Wow, even Pancho Villa is a 4. For those of you who don't know much about the Mexican Revolution of the early 1900's Villa was one of the Generals of the unprising. The life of Villa is a very interesting story, HBO did a movie about his life that was pretty darn acurate.

 

Pancho Villa (I) has a Bacon number of 4.

Pancho Villa (I) was in Life of General Villa, The (1914) with Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh was in It's a Great Feeling (1949) with Nita Talbot

Nita Talbot was in Check Is in the Mail..., The (1986) with Beau Starr

Beau Starr was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon

[berniebrewer4life]

Good lord, Bela Lugosi has a bacon of 3.

[uecker9]

Yeah, even Captain Kangaroo is a 2- time for bed.

[MHgb]

ned yost has a Kevin Bacon number of infinity.

[bacon06]

Tuhadi has a Bacon number of 6.

 

Tuhadi was in Afanti (1980) with Tuyigong

Tuyigong was in Qiang dao yu he tian er (1988) with Shan Zhang

Shan Zhang was in Yingxiong Zheng Chengong (2000) with Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada was in Hunted, The (1995) with Joan Chen

Joan Chen was in What's Cooking? (2000) with Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon

[Fatter than Joey]

I found a movie that has the entire cast as infinite.

 

MST3K fans will remember Manos, Hands of Fate -- none of those actors ever worked in another movie. It's probably some sort of curse.

[samwise]

I found a movie that has the entire cast as infinite.

 

MST3K fans will remember Manos, Hands of Fate -- none of those actors ever worked in another movie. It's probably some sort of curse.

 

By far my favorite MST3K film, and it was the first movie I looked up to start searching on this thing.

[Hammer]

50 cent has a Bacon number of 3.

50 Cent was in Home of the Brave (2006) with Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson was in Snakes on a Plane (2006) with Rachel Blanchard

Rachel Blanchard was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon

 

[jaybird2001wi]

I just went to imdb.com and picked the most obscure person I could find from a random movie made in 1901 and even that had a Bacon Number of 4.

 

Bleuette Bernon has a Bacon number of 4.

Bleuette Bernon was in Cendrillon (1899) with Barral

Barral was in Son altesse (1922) with Blanche Montel

Blanche Montel was in Durand bijoutier (1938) with Maurice Benard

Maurice Benard was in We Married Margo (2000) with Kevin Bacon

[uecker9]

Just tried some of the Little Rascals- Alfalfa and Stymie were 2's, Spanky, Buckwheat, Darla and Froggy were all 3's.

[brewswinga2]

Fidel Castro is a 2

[mothershipconnection]

"We Married Margo" seems to be the common link in so many obscure searches I've done, which is odd because I've never even heard of it. IMDB's list of the cast is huge though, so it produces a lot of hits..

 

From Bacon's Wikipedia page

From there the Oracle site posits "The Center of the Hollywood Universe" as being that person with the lowest average personality number. Notably, Kevin Bacon himself is not The Center of the Hollywood Universe, i.e. the most linkable actor. In fact, Bacon does not even make the top 1000 list of average personality numbers.[1] Since average personality numbers are dynamic (mercurial) and can change with each new film made, the Center can and does shift. "Centers" have included Rod Steiger, Dennis Hopper, and Donald Sutherland. Karen Black has been the highest ranked actress in the list

[jaybird2001wi]

Saddam Hussein has a Bacon Number of 3.

 

Saddam Hussein was in Dix, Les (2003) with Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was in Malcolm X (1992) with Matt Dillon (I)

Matt Dillon (I) was in Loverboy (2005) with Kevin Bacon

 

Man, how is this all possible? You all think Bacon is linked to so many people for one of these reasons?

a) Versatile actor

b) chooses films left and right without even considering his career

c) Just so happened to be in films with a lot of other versatile people.

 

Here is his film career:

1. Frost/Nixon (2008) (filming) .... Jack Brennan
2. Taking Chance (2008) (TV) (filming) .... Lt. Col. Michael Strobl
3. Saving Angelo (2007) (completed) .... Brent

    

4. Rails & Ties (2007)
5. Death Sentence (2007) .... Nick Hume
6. The Air I Breathe (2007) .... Love
7. Where the Truth Lies (2005) .... Lanny
8. Beauty Shop (2005) .... Jorge
9. Loverboy (2005) .... Marty
10. Cavedweller (2004) (TV) .... Randall Pritchard
11. The Woodsman (2004) .... Walter
12. In the Cut (2003) (uncredited) .... John Graham
13. Mystic River (2003) .... Sean Devine
14. Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) (V) (voice) .... Rev. Chip Diller
15. Trapped (2002) .... Joe Hickey

    ... aka 24 Stunden Angst (Germany)

16. Novocaine (2001) (uncredited) .... Actor Lance Phelps
17. Hollow Man (2000) .... Sebastian Caine

    ... aka Hollow Man - Unsichtbare Gefahr (Germany)

18. My Dog Skip (2000) .... Jack Morris

     

19. Stir of Echoes (1999) .... Tom Witzky
20. Wild Things (1998) .... Sgt. Ray Duquette

    ... aka wildthings (USA: video box title)

21. Digging to China (1998) .... Ricky Schroth
22. Telling Lies in America (1997) .... Billy Magic
23. Destination Anywhere (1997) (V) .... Mike
24. Picture Perfect (1997) .... Sam Mayfair
25. Sleepers (1996) .... Sean Nokes
26. Balto (1995) (voice) .... Balto
27. Apollo 13 (1995) .... Jack Swigert

    ... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)

28. Murder in the First (1995) .... Henri Young

    ... aka Meurtre à Alcatraz (France)

29. "Frasier" .... Vic (1 episode, 1994)

    - Adventures in Paradise: Part 2 (1994) TV Episode (voice) .... Vic

30. The River Wild (1994) .... Wade
31. The Air Up There (1994) .... Jimmy Dolan
32. New York Skyride (1994) .... Narrator/Host
33. A Few Good Men (1992) .... Capt. Jack Ross
34. JFK (1991) .... Willie O'Keefe

    ... aka JFK (France)

    ... aka JFK - Affaire non classée (France: poster title)

35. He Said, She Said (1991) .... Dan Hanson
36. "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1991)

    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)

    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)

    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)

    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)

    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)

    - Kevin Bacon/INXS (1991) TV Episode .... Host

37. Queens Logic (1991) .... Dennis
38. Pyrates (1991) .... Ari
39. Flatliners (1990) .... David Labraccio
40. Tremors (1990) .... Valentine McKee

     

41. The Big Picture (1989) .... Nick Chapman
42. Criminal Law (1988) .... Martin Thiel
43. She's Having a Baby (1988) .... Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs
44. Lemon Sky (1988) (TV) .... Alan
45. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) .... Taxi Racer
46. End of the Line (1987) .... Everett
47. White Water Summer (1987) .... Vic

    ... aka The Rites of Summer

48. Quicksilver (1986) .... Jack Casey
49. The Little Sister (1985) (TV) (uncredited) .... Probation officer

    ... aka Forbidden

    ... aka The Tender Age

50. Mister Roberts (1984) (TV) .... Ens. Frank Pulver
51. Footloose (1984) .... Ren McCormack
52. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) .... Dennis

    ... aka Enormous Changes

    ... aka Trumps

53. The Demon Murder Case (1983) (TV) .... Kenny Miller

    ... aka The Rhode Island Murders

54. Forty Deuce (1982) .... Ricky
55. Diner (1982) .... Timothy Fenwick, Jr.
56. Only When I Laugh (1981) .... Don

    ... aka It Hurts Only When I Laugh

    ... aka Neil Simon's Only When I Laugh

57. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV Series .... T. J. 'Tim' Werner #2 (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)

    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)

58. Friday the 13th (1980) .... Jack Burrell
59. Hero at Large (1980) .... 2nd Teenager

     

60. "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) TV Series .... Todd Adamson (unknown episodes, 1979)
61. The Gift (1979) (TV) .... Teddy
62. Starting Over (1979) .... Husband (Young Couple)
63. Animal House (1978) .... Chip Diller

    ... aka National Lampoon's Animal House