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ThomasE
03-28-2003, 10:48 PM
TV stars that are not top name brand but you think their performances are wonderful/admirable.

Mine are:
Yvonne Wilder: Archie Bunker's Place, Mama's Family, 227, Full House

Earl Boen: It's a Living, various shows.
ThomasE
03-30-2003, 09:38 PM
Bumping up topic.
Chocoholic
03-30-2003, 10:06 PM
Crystal Bernard- Wings (I liked just about everybody on that show.)

George Wendt- Cheers (I'd love to see him in another hit sitcom.)
dawsongirl
03-31-2003, 01:31 PM
Originally posted by ThomasE
TV stars that are not top name brand but you think their performances are wonderful/admirable.

Mine are:
Yvonne Wilder: Archie Bunker's Place, Mama's Family, 227, Full House


I remember her on Full House. Why Jesse's folks disappeared I'll never know.
Penny Lane
04-01-2003, 02:46 PM
Laurie Metcalfe- Roseanne Although, I think she has won an Emmy.


Or are you talking about character actors? Yvonne Wilder was a hoot on that Mama's Family episode.
Brian Damage
04-01-2003, 08:18 PM
John Ratzenberger-Cheers
Nanny Fine
04-01-2003, 10:07 PM
I dont think Fran Drescher gets near the credit she could - she's fantastic, nasal voice and all!

Also Megan Mullaly from Will and Grace (I might have misspelled her last name, too tired to check right now!). She is HILARIOUS!
ThomasE
04-01-2003, 11:22 PM
Originally posted by Penny Lane
Laurie Metcalfe- Roseanne Although, I think she has won an Emmy.


Or are you talking about character actors? Yvonne Wilder was a hoot on that Mama's Family episode.

Not character actors necessarily, just actors who are not so wel known but are really good actors/actresses.
Janice
04-02-2003, 10:22 AM
Jerry Van Dyke was hilarious as Luther on Coach. I don't think he ever got the recogntion he deserved. He's a very funny and talented man.

I think Chris Elliot is great but hasn't been fortunate in finding fame. It's as if it wasn't meant to be or something.
Cactus Jack
04-06-2003, 08:25 AM
Donny Most- Happy Days
Anson Williams - Happy Days
Some more
:D
Jimbo
04-06-2003, 07:43 PM
I've always liked Tom Poston. He's never starred in his own sitcom (as far as I know), but he's turned in some great performances on a number of shows:

- as Dr. Bob Hartley's college friend, nicknamed "The Peeper", on "The Bob Newhart Show".

- as "Mr. Bickley", the landlord on "Mork and Mindy".

- as handyman George Utley on "Newhart"

- as various characters, giving "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" a hard time on "Home Improvement" (the same gimmick was used on "The Jack Benny Program" with veteran comic Frank Nelson).