Question: Who plays beast in the movie beauty and the beast?

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question: Who plays Beast in the 1991 movie Beauty and the Beast?
short_answers: Robby Benson
context: In late January 2015, Emma Watson had been cast as Belle, the female lead. She was the first choice of Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn, as he had previously overseen Warner Bros., which released the eight "Harry Potter" films that co-starred Watson as Hermione Granger. Two months later, Luke Evans and Dan Stevens were revealed to be in talks to play Gaston and the Beast respectively, and Watson confirmed their casting the following day via Twitter. The rest of the principal cast, including Josh Gad, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ewan McGregor, and Stanley Tucci were announced between March and April to play LeFou, Mrs. Potts, Maurice, Madame de Garderobe, Cogsworth, Plumette, Lumière, and Cadenza, respectively.
question: Who plays Beast in the 2017 movie Beauty and the Beast?
short_answers: Dan Stevens
context: Beauty and the Beast ( – also the UK title) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1757 story "Beauty and the Beast", written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and published as part of a fairy tale anthology.
question: Who plays Beast in the 1946 French Beauty and the Beast titled La Belle et la Bête?
short_answers: Jean Marais
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question: Who plays Beast in the 1987 contemporary movie Beauty and the Beast?
short_answers: John Savage

Answer: In the 1946 French adaptation of the Beauty and the Beast, entitled La Belle et la Bête, the beast was played by Jean Marais. In the 1987 American/Israeli musical adaptation, John Savage played the role of the beast. In the 1991 Disney animated film, Robby Benson played the role of the beast. In the 2017 remake of the 1991 film, Dan Stevens plays the role of the beast.