pah!  he was close - gave me Joost van der Westhuizen but I was actually thinking of James Small so he failed 

it got the actor, but not the character  Lincoln Rhyme ...Denzel Washington 

and I dunno how he got that one correct

 Why am I not surprised lol 

I eventually beat Akinator but had to think of an obscure actor[ Stephen Boyd from Belfast - played the baddie in Ben Hur] 

You outsmarted him Pengy  

what are you implying  

he's just beaten me again with

Gil Grissom  he's a cheat  

He was right with Winston Churchill. I need to think of a more obscure one.

 *Coff* Nuffink. Not saying you have a one track mind or owt   

and anyways back off cos Denzel is miiiiiiiine    

Both wrong, cos Denzel is mine, all mine!!!!

My first attempt to defeat it with "Robert the Bruce" failed miserably, although I felt less bad after I discovered over 3000 people had already tried him.

I did however defeat Akinator on my second attempt with "Jocelyn Bell Burnell". Admittedly, lack of recognition is the story of her life, but I still think being mistaken for "Richard Branson" is a new low... 

 and 

and you can sod orf an all   

*meanwhile totally ignores Yogi's claim to Denzel*  

*prepares for jellus catfight*  

It guessed right with Cerys Matthews but with questions such as is the person female, a singer, born in Wales and famous in the 90s, it's a fairly safe guess.

It got Harold Lloyd right so I tried a tougher one. Jafar Panahi, the Iranian film director who was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities. That stumped it and it came up with Max Pajouhesh, an engineer in San Diego.

After I (accidentally) agreed to continue, it finally got Paddy Considine correct after fifty questions...

My kids have spent hours trying to defeat Akinator in the past.  He guesses cartoon characters (even lesser known ones) very well so they were trying hard to stump him but rarely could.

He got mine, Edward Bloom from Big Fish. I'm impressed

Massive flop! He came up with William Regal, Wrestling. I was thinking David McCallum.

Twice it asked me if he was a comedian, it even asked me if he was an actor, so from where did it dredge-up this wrestling bloke?

That Akinator ain't no match for you, Velvet my cultured pal  Kick his ass!

Round two - it flops again.

It comes up with

Peter Cullen

  Glad to hear it. All the best people have a past  

I beat that chump with Rachel Roberts, wonderful Welsh actress from This Sporting Life and Picnic at Hanging Rock.  

Can I just say.....I saw the fred title and thought.......I'm going nowhere near this one! 

He had to ask about 15 questions before he got it right with me.

how did it manage to get that 

For fun, I tried Dick Van Dyke too. I honestly thought it was going to get him, but it fell at the last hurdle and guessed "Alec Baldwin"!

What was really surprising is that over 7000 people have already tried him, so it should have a handle on him by now. My guess is it's struggling because Dick Van Dyke has had such a varied career, so there's a lot to choose from...

It's  given me CJ Baran (Leader of Push Play)   It's actually Chad Kroeger of Nickelback I'm thinking of. I'm carrying on......... 

It got him on the second attempt 

2nd attempt....or continuation?

Continuation but I spose a second attempt really? 

Just a subtlty....2nd attempt would be starting from scratch - as if no questions had been asked. Continuation would beasking more questions but with the knowledge of what has already been asked.

I agree....it's like he's saying I can't be beaten.   At least we have the knowledge that he didn't get us on the first attempt  

If you get past a third attempt you get a bravo from him for beating him 

Damn!  I missed out on that then