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Post by CentreHice on Jul 4, 2012 18:00:58 GMT -5
Andy Griffith's passing prompted this thread. He was fortunate enough to star in two successful U.S. television series as different characters. There's also the other end of the spectrum....typecast forever. e.g. Gary Coleman = Arnold Jackson Diff'rent Strokes. Many use the Bob Denver = Gilligan example, but Denver starred as Maynard G. Krebs (sp?) in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis before that. But he was typecast as Gilligan, no question. I'm not including same-character spinoffs (Kelsey Grammer)...only those who have starred in two or more TV series as different characters. I'm also not including sketch comedy shows like SCTV, SNL, Laugh-In, Fridays, In Living Color, etc., or game shows on which they hosted or appeared as themselves. With some, there's a huge gap between successes. Some went from prime-time drama to kids' comedy. Some went to motion pictures and came back to television (Sally Field). I'm using imdb to help my memory. Please add to the list.... 1. Tom Selleck. Magnum P.I.; Blue Bloods 2. Larry Hagman. I Dream of Jeannie; Dallas 3. Gavin McLeod. McHale's Navy; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Love Boat4. Bill Cosby. I Spy; The Bill Cosby Show; The Cosby Show; Cosby5. Jerry Van Dyke. My Mother the Car; Coach. 6. Mary Tyler Moore. The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Mary Tyler Moore Show7. Bob Newhart. The Bob Newhart Show; Newhart8. Lucille Ball. I Love Lucy; All the incarnations of The Lucy Show9. Bill Daily. I Dream of Jeannie; The Bob Newhart Show10. William Frawley. I Love Lucy; My Three Sons11. Don Knotts. The Andy Griffith Show; Three's Company12. Ted Knight. The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Too Close For Comfort13. Betty White. The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Golden Girls 14. Valerie Harper. The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Valerie15. Tony Danza. Taxi; Who's The Boss16. Suzanne Somers. Three's Company; Step By Step17. Patrick Duffy. Dallas; Step By Step18. Judd Hirsch. Taxi; Dear John 19. David Hasselhoff. Knight Rider; Baywatch20. June Lockhart. Lassie; Lost in Space21. Guy Williams. Zorro; Lost in Space22. Bea Arthur. Maude; Golden Girls23. Rue McClanahan. Maude; Golden Girls24. Ken Berry. F Troop; Mayberry R.F.D.; Mama's Family25. Fred Gwynne. Car 54, Where Are You?; The Munsters26. Al Lewis. Car 54, Where Are You?; The Munsters27. Alyssa Milano. Who's The Boss; Charmed28. Jason Bateman. Valerie; Arrested Development 29. Ted Danson. Cheers; Becker 30. Howard Hesseman. WKRP in Cincinnati; Head of the Class31. Bill Bixby. My Favorite Martian; The Courtship of Eddie's Father; The Incredible Hulk32. Richard Crenna. Our Miss Brooks; The Real McCoys33. Dave Madden. The Partridge Family; Alice34. Katherine Hellmond. Soap; Who's the Boss?35. Richard Mulligan. Soap; Empty Nest36. William Shatner. Star Trek; T.J. Hooker; Boston Legal37. Sally Field. The Flying Nun; Brothers and Sisters38. Julie Bowen. Ed; Boston Legal; Modern Family |
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Post by CrocRob on Jul 4, 2012 22:44:40 GMT -5
How long do these shows have to have existed for? About half of the West Wing cast was in Studio 60 on Sunset Strip. Aaron Sorkin has a particular talent for recycling the same actors for his series.
Matthew Perry was in Friends and Studio 60 as well (he also had a small role in 3-4 episodes of West Wing while he was still on Friends).
Courtney Cox played in Friends, Dirt and now Cougar Town.
Christa Miller is in Cougar Town and was formerly on the Drew Carey Show and then Scrubs.
Rob Lowe was in West Wing and is now in Community.
Doogie Howser (I forget his name, and perhaps one of the strongest typecasts ever) is on How I Met Your Mother.
Omar Epps was on ER in the 90s before being on House.
Those are a few off the top of my head.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jul 5, 2012 4:06:34 GMT -5
Betty White, "Life With Elizabeth".
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 5, 2012 6:39:57 GMT -5
Carol O'Connor, All in the Family, In the Heat of the Night
Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2012 7:50:53 GMT -5
How long do these shows have to have existed for? As long as they've starred in the main cast of two or more successful series. There are a ton of actors who have guested on series....eg. Sally Field on ER. But I didn't count those. I had included Friends in Tom Selleck's case, but he appeared in only 10 episodes over a long span, so I took it out....even though I've read it recharged his career. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 5, 2012 7:55:28 GMT -5
Alan Alda, M*A*S*H
I know he did a lot of other TV shows here and there, but I think he's forever typecasted as Hawkeye Pierce.
Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2012 8:29:21 GMT -5
Agreed, Dis.
For one of Alda's co-stars, it was his third successful series being in the main cast.
Harry Morgan. December Bride/Pete and Gladys; Dragnet; M*A*S*H
Amazing career!
Pete and Gladys was a spinoff of December Bride, so I'm making that one series, as he was the same character--Pete Porter.
From Porter to Potter.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2012 9:08:17 GMT -5
Let's make the cut-off point 26 episodes in the main cast credits. That's usually one full season, or two years at 13 eps each, and that's a solid run for an actor.
Denver Pyle. Tammy; The Doris Day Show; The Dukes of Hazzard
--Fantastic character actor.
McLean Stevenson. The Doris Day Show; M*A*S*H; Hello Larry!
--Even though the latter series bombed, it lasted over 26 eps...and he was the star.
Rose Marie. The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Doris Day Show
--She'll be Sally Rogers forever...but 47 eps in The Doris Day Show after that.
Allan Melvin. The Phil Silvers Show; Archie Bunker's Place
--An obscure one, but you know him. He also played Alice's boyfriend, Sam, on The Brady Bunch. Voiced a few cartoons as well.
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Post by franko on Jul 5, 2012 9:38:27 GMT -5
Jane Curtain. SNL [if you want to count it], Kate and Allie, 3rd Rock from the Sun; recently Unforgettable [one season, show cancelled].
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2012 9:40:55 GMT -5
Joe E. Ross. The Phil Silvers Show; Car 54, Where Are You?; It's About Time
--Best known for his, "Oooo! oooo!"
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 5, 2012 9:46:10 GMT -5
Jane Curtain. SNL [if you want to count it], Kate and Allie, 3rd Rock from the Sun; recently Unforgettable [one season, show cancelled]. Yep...and her Kate & Allie co-star. Susan Saint James. McMillan & Wife; Kate & AllieRobert Wagner. It Takes a Thief; Switch; Hart to Hart Robert Culp. I Spy; The Greatest American HeroConnie Sellecca. The Greatest American Hero; HotelWilliam Daniels. St. Elsewhere; Boy Meets World; (Voice of KITT in Knight Rider) |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 5, 2012 9:58:36 GMT -5
Garry Burghoff, M*A*S*H
Forever remembered best as Cpl Walter "Radar" O'Reilly.
Cheers.
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Post by Skilly on Jul 5, 2012 10:04:51 GMT -5
Teri Hatcher - Lois and Clark, Desperate Housewives
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Post by Yossarian on Jul 5, 2012 11:46:43 GMT -5
Jeffrey Tambor - Hill Street Blues, The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development
Portia De Rossi - Ally McBeal, Arrested Development
Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jul 5, 2012 16:23:41 GMT -5
Eve Arden; "Our Miss Brooks"
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 5, 2012 16:29:21 GMT -5
Robert Vaughn (Napoleon Solo) The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
David McCallum, (Illya Kuryakin) The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Adam West/Burt Ward, Batman
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 5, 2012 16:41:10 GMT -5
Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner
This show used to give me some very weird dreams when I was younger.
Patrick NacNee, The Avengers
Diana Rigg, The Avengers
Cheers.
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Post by seventeen on Jul 5, 2012 23:38:01 GMT -5
Rose Marie. The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Doris Day Show --She'll be Sally Rogers forever...but 47 eps in The Doris Day Show after that. Wasn't she in all those Palmolive commercials? If that's her, that's what I remember most...Madge. |
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 6, 2012 0:09:21 GMT -5
Rose Marie. The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Doris Day Show --She'll be Sally Rogers forever...but 47 eps in The Doris Day Show after that. Wasn't she in all those Palmolive commercials? If that's her, that's what I remember most...Madge. No, that was Jan Miner. A 27-year campaign of U.S. National and International television commercials.....she did ju$t fine! |
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 9, 2012 20:50:34 GMT -5
Edie Falco. The Sopranos; Nurse Jackie
Ed O'Neill. Married...with Children; Modern Family
Raymond Burr. Perry Mason; Ironside
Buddy Ebsen. Beverly Hillbillies; Barnaby Jones
Richard Long. Bourbon Street Beat; 77 Sunset Strip; The Big Valley; Nanny and the Professor
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 77 Sunset Strip; The F.B.I.
Brian Keith: Crusader; Family Affair; The Brian Keith Show; Hardcastle and McCormick
Robert Stack: The Untouchables; The Name of the Game
Gene Barry: Bat Masterson; Burke's Law (1963-66); The Name of the Game; The Adventurer; Burke's Law (1994-95)
James Franciscus. Naked City; Mr. Novak; Longstreet (only 1 season, 23 or 24 eps.)
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 9, 2012 21:39:31 GMT -5
Some TV actors in this two-or-more-successful-series category also lent their voices to some famous TV cartoons.
William Conrad. Cannon; Jake and the Fatman
--Cartoon: Rocky and Bullwinkle as the Narrator.
--He also narrated the TV series The Fugitive and This Man Dawson
Bea Benaderet. Burns and Allen; Beverly Hillbillies; Petticoat Junction
--Cartoon: The Flintstones as Betty Rubble (1960-64).
Allan Melvin. The Phil Silvers Show; Archie Bunker's Place
--Cartoon: Magilla Gorilla as Magilla Gorilla.
--Also the voice of Drooper in The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Wally Cox. Mister Peepers; The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
--Cartoon: Underdog as Underdog
Don Adams. Get Smart; Check It Out
--Cartoon: Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales as Tennessee Tuxedo
--Cartoon: Inspector Gadget as Inspector Gadget
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Post by franko on Jul 10, 2012 6:05:51 GMT -5
James Garner: Maverick, The Rockford Files, 8 Simple Rules, other assorted short season series, plus all those movies.
Would you consider Clint Eastwood typecast? Dirty Harry = all those spaghetti westerns, no?
Roger Moore: Maverick, The Saint [= James Bond?]
Tony Randall: The Odd Couple, The Tony Randall Show, Love Sydney, other assorted nothingness
Jack Klugman: The Odd Couple, Quincey, You Again
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 10, 2012 7:04:29 GMT -5
I think my thread title is confusing.
I used the question mark to denote that these people have NOT been typecast forever...i.e. as the OP states, the actors listed have starred in two or more successful TV series as different characters. Later in the thread, I used 26 episodes as a benchmark for a successful series.
So, I've amended the title to make the intent clearer.
Sorry for the confusion.
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Here's another one.
Garry Shandling. It's Garry Shandling's Show; The Larry Sanders Show
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Post by franko on Jul 10, 2012 7:31:30 GMT -5
Yup, I got that CH, but when I was thinking westerns Clint Eastwood came to mind and I wondered if he really just plays one character in different eras. Same with Garner and Moore -- their Maverick roles [early Saturday afternoon fare while I was a younger buck with time to waste] slid very easily into their future roles -- while they were successful series as different characters, the characters were none-the-less quite similar.
Hagman, Bixby, and O'Connor were definitely different characters, probably Buddy Ebsen and a couple more that have been mentioned.
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Post by CrocRob on Jul 10, 2012 8:42:02 GMT -5
Alan Alda, M*A*S*H I know he did a lot of other TV shows here and there, but I think he's forever typecasted as Hawkeye Pierce. Cheers. I've been re-watching Season 6 of The West Wing this month, when Alan Alda is introduced as a Republican Senator running for President, and becomes a prominent character. He's also one of the 2 main characters in Season 7 along with Jimmy Smits, maybe another guy who belongs on this list -- L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The West Wing. I never really watched M*A*S*H but Alda is fantastic in his WW role. |
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Post by jkr on Jul 10, 2012 9:36:47 GMT -5
Alda also had a recurring role in 30 Rock as the long lost father of Alec Baldwin 's character. Pretty funny.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 10, 2012 10:02:29 GMT -5
Yup, I got that CH, but when I was thinking westerns Clint Eastwood came to mind and I wondered if he really just plays one character in different eras. Eastwood doesn't fit the two-or-more TV series criteria....but I see what you mean. He attained worldwide attention on TV first, though....in Rawhide. Then came the "Man with no Name" and "Harry Callahan" movies. Yep, no doubt the tough, gruff character is his calling card....like you said: the same character in different eras. Some departures for him are: Play Misty For Me; The Bridges of Madison County; Space Cowboys Here he is making a cameo appearance in TV's Mister Ed, when Rawhide was his ticket...before his movie career took off. Go to 4:57 of the clip....which also features Donna Douglas before her "Elly May Clampett" role. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 10, 2012 16:46:56 GMT -5
Alan Alda, M*A*S*H I know he did a lot of other TV shows here and there, but I think he's forever typecasted as Hawkeye Pierce. Cheers. I've been re-watching Season 6 of The West Wing this month, when Alan Alda is introduced as a Republican Senator running for President, and becomes a prominent character. He's also one of the 2 main characters in Season 7 along with Jimmy Smits, maybe another guy who belongs on this list -- L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The West Wing. I never really watched M*A*S*H but Alda is fantastic in his WW role. I haven't been able to get into TV dramas for quite a while, Red. I think Alan Alda was featured in ER. I remember seeing him in one of the few times I watched an entire episode. He was in a few ER episodes as well, though (IMDB.com). Cheers. |
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Post by franko on Jul 15, 2012 19:35:13 GMT -5
John Lithgow: Third Rock from the Sun, Dexter [one season -- he might be considered a "guest" but he was also a "main"/integral to the story that year]
Scott Bakula: Quantum Leap, Star Trek:Enterprise
Susan Sullivan: Dharma and Greg, Castle
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Post by Doc Holliday on Jul 15, 2012 20:38:13 GMT -5
Ryan Stiles: Drew Carey Show, Two and a half men
Courtney Thorn-Smith: Ally McBeal, According to Jim
Juliana Margulies: ER, The good wife
Mel Harris: Thirtysomething, Something so right
Michael J Fox: Family ties, Spin city
Ashton Kutcher: 70's Show, Two and a half men
John Ritter: Three's company, 8 simple rules...
Kaley Cuoco: Big bang theory, 8 simple rules
Jeff Conaway: Taxi, Babylon 5
Ted Knight: Mary Tylor Moore, Too close for comfort
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