Question 1

True or false: Elliott Gould was once married to singer Barbra Streisand.

Accepted Answer

True. Gould married Barbra Streisand in 1963; they divorced in 1971 but remained friends.

Question 2

True or false: Elliott Gould appeared in the 1990s sitcom 'Friends' as Jack Geller, Ross and Monica's father.

Accepted Answer

True. Elliott Gould played Jack Geller in 15 episodes of Friends (1994–2003), making recurring appearances as the father of Ross and Monica.

Question 3

True or false: Elliott Gould was a professional baseball player before becoming an actor.

Accepted Answer

False. Gould played baseball as a teenager but never professionally; he studied acting at the Actors Studio and worked in theater.

Question 4

True or false: Elliott Gould was the first actor to play Trapper John McIntyre in the film version of M*A*S*H.

Accepted Answer

True. Gould portrayed Trapper John in Robert Altman's 1970 film M*A*S*H, before the TV series cast Wayne Rogers as the character.

Question 5

True or false: Elliott Gould was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.'

Accepted Answer

True. He received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in 1970 for playing Ted in the groundbreaking comedy-drama.

Question 6

True or false: Elliott Gould served as a medic in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Accepted Answer

False. Elliott Gould was born in 1938, so he was a minor during the Korean War (1950–1953) and ineligible to serve. He never served in the military, instead starting his acting career in New York theater in the 1950s.

Question 7

True or false: Elliott Gould played the role of Trapper John in the 1970 film M*A*S*H.

Accepted Answer

True. Gould portrayed Captain 'Trapper John' McIntyre in Robert Altman's satirical war film M*A*S*H (1970), a role that helped launch his film career.

Question 8

True or false: Elliott Gould was considered for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather but was not cast.

Accepted Answer

True. He was among the stars the studio considered for the role, but Al Pacino was chosen instead.

Elliott Gould Trivia Questions