Jack Black

Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's King Kong.

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Jack Black played the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong, one of his few dramatic roles. He based the performance on Orson Welles.

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Role: Carl Denham
Film: King Kong (2005)
Director: Peter Jackson

Carl Denham

King Kong (2005) was one of a run of Black's films at the time, alongside The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006) and Tropic Thunder (2008).

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