15 Movie Characters Who Look Nothing Like They Did In Real Life

3. Charles Lightoller - A Night To Remember

Charles Lightoller was the Second Officer on the Titanic's maiden voyage and stands as an important man in history for being the highest ranking officer to survive the liners tragic sinking. His account of the disaster proved essential in figuring out what exactly went wrong that night in April 1912, with subsequent dramatisations putting a large focus on him.

His story is pretty amazing; staying on the ship to the last, he was almost sucked under before taking control of an up-turned lifeboat. This often overshadows a more questionable part he played in proceedings. Lightoller was the officer who mistranslated Captain Smith's order of women and children first as women and children only, which may have led to an unknown number of deaths; the lifeboats were released half-full if no more women and children could be found.

Other important players in the disaster are easier to distill a look from (Captain Smith had a big white beard and White Star Line chairman Bruce Ismay sported a fetching moustache), but Lightoller has seen more reinterpretation over the years. The two major performers to play him are Kenneth More in A Night To Remember and Jonathan Phillips in Titanic, but neither have looked that much like him.