Since Saving Private Ryan premiered in 1998, two actors with small parts have been causing confusion among audiences. The German soldier affectionately known as Steamboat Willie whom Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) sets free after being capture by the squad is often though to be the same soldier who brutally stabs Mellish (Adam Goldberg) in the movie's final battle. But it just ain't so.

Since Saving Private Ryan premiered in 1998, two actors with small parts have been causing confusion among audiences. The German soldier affectionately known as Steamboat Willie whom Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) sets free after being capture by the squad is often though to be the same soldier who brutally stabs Mellish (Adam Goldberg) in the movie's final battle. But it just ain't so.

Since Saving Private Ryan premiered in 1998, two actors with small parts have been causing confusion among audiences. The German soldier affectionately known as Steamboat Willie whom Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) sets free after being capture by the squad is often though to be the same soldier who brutally stabs Mellish (Adam Goldberg) in the movie's final battle. But it just ain't so.&nbsp;

BONUS - The Saving Private Ryan Steamboat Willie Confusion Set Straight

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BONUS - The Saving Private Ryan Steamboat Willie Confusion Set Straight

BONUS - The Saving Private Ryan Steamboat Willie Confusion Set Straight