Which actors/actresses had successful TV careers as more than one well-known character?

Andy Griffith: Andy Taylor, Matlock
Bea Arthur: Maude, Dorothy Zbornak
Betty White: Rose Nyland, Sue Ann Nivens
Buddy Ebsen: Jed Clampett, Barnaby Jones
Robert Young: Jim Anderson, Marcus Welby
Katherine Helmond: Mona Robinson, Jessica Tate
Tony Danza: Tony Micelli, Tony Banta
William Frawley: Fred Mertz, Bub O'Casey
Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards, Laura Petrie

Who else?

Lee Majors - Heath Barkley, Colonel Steve Austin, Colt Seavers
Don Knotts - Barney Fife, Ralph Furley
Ron Howard - Opie Taylor, Richie Cunningham
Sherman Hemsley - George Jefferson, Deacon Ernest Frye
Jack Klugman - Oscar Madison, Dr. R. Quincy M.E.

James Garner - Maverick, The Rockford Files

Gregory Sierra - Chano Amenguale, Julio Fuentes, Carlos "El Puerco" Valdez
Bill Daily - Roger Healey, Howard Borden
Bob Newhart - Bob Hartley, Dick Louden
Rue McClanahan - Vivian Cavender Harmon, Blanche Devereaux
Conrad Bain - Arthur Harmon, Phillip Drummond
John Amos - Gordy Howard, James Evans
Marla Gibbs - Florence Johnston, Mary Jenkins
Jackee Harry - Sandra Clark, Lisa Landry
Gordon Jump - Arthur Carlson, Ed Malone
Tim Reid - Venus Flytrap, Downtown Brown, Ray Campbell
Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever, Charlie Moore
Mark-Paul Gosselaar - Zack Morris, Det. John Clark
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen - Kelly Kapowski, Valerie Malone
Shannen Doherty - Jenny Wilder, Brenda Walsh
Gavin McCleod - Murray Slaughter, Captain Merrill Stubing
Carroll O'Connor - Archie Bunker, Sheriff Bill Gillespie
Barbara Barrie - Elizabeth Miller, Nana Helen Keane

Bob Denver - Maynard G. Krebbs, Willy Gilligan
Allan Melvin - Cpl Steve Henshaw, Sgt Charley Hacker, Sam Franklin
Michael Landon - Joe Cartwright, Charles Ingalls, Jonathan Smith
Raymond Burr - Perry Mason, Robert T. Ironside
William Shatner - Captain James T. Kirk, T.J. Hooker

June Lockhart - Ruth Martin, Maureen Robinson, Dr. Janet Craig
Bea Benadaret - Pearl Bodine, Kate Bradley, Betty Rubble
Meredith MacRae - Sally Ann Douglas, Billie Jo Bradley
Kellie Martin - Becca Thatcher, Christy Huddleston, Dr. Lucy Knight
Hal Williams - Officer Smitty, Lester Jenkins

Jim Backus - Thurston Howell III, Mr. Magoo
Dennis Weaver - Chester Goode, Sam McCloud
John Ritter - Reverend Matthew Fordwick, Jack Tripper, Paul Hennessy
Larry Hagman - Major Tony Nelson, J.R. Ewing
Dick Van Dyke - Rob Petrie, Dr. Mark Sloan

Linda Lavin - Det. Janice Wentworth, Alice Hyatt

Larry Hagman-Major Anthony Nelson, J.R. Ewing
Pernell Roberts-Adam Cartwright, Trapper John, MD
Bill Cosby-Alexander Scott, Heathcliff Huxtable
Robert Wagner-Alexnder Mundy, Jonathan Hart

Ted Knight - Ted Baxter, Henry Rush
Georgia Engel - Georgette Franklin Baxter, Shirley Burleigh, Pat McDougall
Cloris Leachman - Phyllis Lindstrom, Beverly Ann Stickle
Kim Fields - Tootie Ramsey, Regine Hunter
Ted Danson - Sam Malone, Dr. John Becker
Kristy McNichol - Buddy Lawrence, Barbara Weston
Richard Mulligan - Burt Campbell, Dr. Harry Weston
Loni Anderson - Jennifer Marlowe, Casey MacAfee
Marsha Warfield - Roz Russell, Dr. Maxine Douglas
Valerie Harper - Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard, Valerie Hogan
Shelley Fabares - Mary Stone, Christine Armstrong Fox
Donna Reed - Donna Stone, Miss Ellie Ewing

Harry Morgan - Pete Porter, Officer Bill Gannon, Col. Sherman Potter
Linda Evans - Audra Barkley, Krystle Carrington
Don Adams - Maxwell Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo, Inspector Gadget
Wally Cox - Robinson Peepers, Underdog, Hollywood Squares
Ken Berry - Capt. Wilton Parmenter, Sam Jones, Vinton Harper

John Forsythe - Bentley Gregg, Charlie Townsend, Blake Carrington
Patrick Duffy - Bobby Ewing, Frank Lambert
Suzanne Somers - Chrissy Snow, Carol Foster Lambert

Gerald McRaney - Rick Simon, Major John McGillis
Beverly Archer - Iola Boylen, Gunny Bricker
Meredith Baxter - Nancy Lawrence Maitland, Elyse Keaton
Rick Schroeder - Ricky Stratten, Danny Sorenson
Alfonso Ribeiro - Alfonso Spears, Carlton Banks
David Caruso - Det. John Kelly, Lt. Horatio Caine
Melina Kanakaredes - Dr. Sydney Hansen, Det. Stella Bonasera
Mike Farrell - BJ Hunnicutt, Dr. Jim Hansen

Fred Gwynne - Officer Francis Muldoon, Herman Munster
Scott Baio - Charles "Chachi" Arcola, Charles Smith, Dr. Jack Stewart
Sally Field - Frances Elizabeth "Gidget" Lawrence, Sister Bertrille
Al Lewis - Officer Leo Schnauser, Grandpa Munster
Ann B. Davis - Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz, Alice Nelson

Michael J. Fox - Alex P. Keaton, Mike Flaherty

Kate Jackson - Daphne Harridge, Jill Danko, Sabrina Duncan, Amanda King

Jason Bateman - James Cooper, Derek Taylor, David Hogan, Michael Bluth

Rue McClanahan-Blanche Deveraux (Golden Girls), her character on Mama's Family and her character on Maude
Betty White-Her character on Mama's Family
Barbara Eden-Jeannie Nelson (I Dream of Jeannie), Stella Johnson (Harper Valley, PTA)

Lucille Ball - Lucy Ricardo, Lucy Carmichael and Lucy Carter
Gale Gordon - Theodore J. Mooney and Harrison Carter
Nancy Dussault - Carol Davis, first female co-host of Good Morning America and Muriel Rush
Vicki Lawrence - Mama Thelma Harper and hostess of daytime's version of Win, Lose or Draw

Christopher Meloni :eyes: :grineyes: :grineyes: :grineyes:

Chris Keller, Oz and Elliott Stabler, L&O: SVU

As opposite as two characters can be, and he played them simultaneously for two seasons, which I didn't know for a very long time.

Bill Bixby- Tim O'Hara, Dr. David Banner
Martin Milner- Tod Stiles, Pete Malloy

Marg Helgenburger- the character she played on China Beach (no idea what the name is), Catherine Willows

Katey Sagal- Peg Bundy, Leila (Futurama)

and along those lines, Julie Kavner was both Brenda Morgenstern and Marge Simpson/Selma/Patty, etc.

Bill Bixby- Tim O'Hara, Dr. David Banner
Martin Milner- Tod Stiles, Pete Malloy

Marg Helgenburger- the character she played on China Beach (no idea what the name is), Catherine Willows

Katey Sagal- Peg Bundy, Leila (Futurama)

and along those lines, Julie Kavner was both Brenda Morgenstern and Marge Simpson/Selma/Patty, etc.

Remember Katey Sagal - Cate Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules

Ted Danson - Sam Malone of Cheers and John Becker, M.D. of Becker (Two extreme roles)

James Garner-Bret Maverick, Jim Rockford
Dick Van Dyke-Rob Petrie, Dr. Mark Sloan
Mary Tyler Moore-Laura Petrie, Mary Richards

Kelsey Grammer-Frasier Crane, Cheers and Frasier Crane on Frasier.
John Foresythe-Bachelor Father, Charlie Townsend Charlie's Angels, Blake Carrington Dynasty
Bill Bixby-also did The Courtship Of Eddie's Father in addition to My Favorite Martian, and The Incredible Hulk
Guy Williams-Zorro(Zorro) and Lost In Space (Prof. John Robinson)
Michael Landon Little Joe Cartwright, Charles Ingals, and the Angel on Highway To Heaven
Lorne Green Ben Cartwright Bonanza, Adama Battlestar Galactica

Marilu Henner - Elaine Nardo (Taxi), Ava Newton (Evening Shade)

Ann Wedgeworth - Lana Shields (3's Company), Merleen Eldridge (Evening Shade)

Hal Holbrook - Reese Watson (Designing Women), Evan Evans (Evening Shade)

Jeff Conaway - Bobby Wheeler (Taxi), Zack Allen (Babylon 5)

Judd Hirsch - Alex Rieger (Taxi), Leo Wagonman (George & Leo)

Kevin Dobson - Det. Bobby Crocker on Kojak & Mac Mckenzie on Knotts Landing

Nicollette Sheridan - Paige Matheson on Knotts Landing & Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives

Lucille Ball - Lucy Ricardo, Lucy Carmichael and Lucy Carter
Gale Gordon - Theodore J. Mooney and Harrison Carter
Nancy Dussault - Carol Davis, first female co-host of Good Morning America and Muriel Rush
Vicki Lawrence - Mama Thelma Harper and hostess of daytime's version of Win, Lose or Draw

Gordon also had some fame as Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Menace (though I will always remember him most fondly as the Mayor in the Great Gilderslieve and Fibber McGee and Molly).

Vicki Lawrence was also the mother on Yes Dear and a recurring role as the grandmother on Hannah Montana

David Cassidy - Keith on The Partridge Family and Dan Shay on Man Undercover

RDA as MacGiver and as Jack O'Neil

William Shatner as Captain, then Admiral, then back to Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the Star Trek series and movies, and as Denny Crane (or whatever his name is) on BOSTON LEGAL. (I don't watch the show)

David Soul - Joshua Bolt on Here Come The Brides & Hutch on Starsky & Hutch

Bobby Sherman - Jeremy Bolt on Here Come The Brides & Bobby Conway on Getting Together

Heather Locklear- Sammy Jo Dean(Dynasty) and Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place) Office Stacy Sheridan(T.J. Hooker)

Diahann Carroll- Dominique Deveraux (Dynasty) Julia Baker(Julia)

Sasha Mitchell- Cody Lambert(Step by Step) and James Beaumont (Dallas)

Shannen Dohrety-Jenny Wilder- (Little House:A New Beginning) Brenda Walsh(Beverly Hills 90210) Prue Haliwell (Charmed)

Sarah Michelle Gellar- Kendall Hart (All My Children) and Buffy from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer

Tom Bosley- Harry Boyle(Wait til' Your Father Gets Home), Howard Cunningham(Happy Days), Sheriff Amos Tupper(Murder, She Wrote), David the Gnome and Father Frank Dowling(Father Dowling Mysteries)

Sherman Hemsley- George Jefferson(The Jeffersons), Deacon Ernest Frye(Amen) and B.P. Richfield(Dinosaurs)

Don Adams- Tennessee Tuxedo, Maxwell Smart(Get Smart) and Inspector Gadget

Ed Asner- Lou Grant, Hudson(Gargoyles) and J. Jonah Jameson(Spider-Man)

John Astin- Gomez Addams(Addams Family) and Bull Gator(Taz-Mania)

Not to leave out household cartoon voice-over artists and the ladies:

Crystal Bernard- K.C. Cunningham(Happy Days), Amy Tompkins(It's a Living) and Helen Chappell-Hackett(Wings)

Erin Moran- Jenny Jones(Daktari) and Joanie Cunningham(Happy Days)

Casey Kasem- Shaggy(Scooby-Doo) and Robin(The Superfriends)

James Avery- The Shredder(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Philip Banks(Fresh Prince of Bel Air)

Kelsey Grammer- Frasier Crane(Cheers, Frasier) and Sideshow Bob(The Simpsons)

I could go on, but my list is too long, so knock yourselves out and post some more information.

Robert Brown - Jason Bolt on Here Come The Brides, Carter Primus on Primus, and Lazarus on Star Trek.

Bill Bixby-also did The Courtship Of Eddie's Father


Tom Corbett

Teri Hatcher- Lois Lane, Susan Mayer
Marcia Cross- whoever she was on Melrose Place, Bree on DH

Chuck Conners -as Jason McCord on Branded & Lucas McCain on The Rifleman

Ted Danson-Sam Malone on CHEERS, Dr. John Becker on BECKER
Terry Farrel-Lt. Dax on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9, Reggie on BECKER

Bernie Kopell-Bewitched as Warlock pharmacist, Jerry Bauman That Girl, Doc on Love Boat.
Charles Lane-Homer Bedloe Petticoat Junction, Mr. Mortermer Bewitched, Foster phinney Beverly Hillbillies. Mr. Barnsdahl on The Lucy Show.

-Kathrine Helmond: Jessica Tate(soap), Mona Robinson(who's the boss?)
-Alyssa Milano: Samantha Micilii (Who's the boss?), Jennifer Mancini (Melrose Place), Phobe Halliwell (Charmed)

Bernie Koppel.....Ludwig Von Seigfried( Get Smart ), Doc on Love Boat
Lucille Ball....Lucy Ricardo (I love Lucy/Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour), Lucille Carmicheal ( The Lucy Show ), Lucille Carter ( Heres Lucy ) < Notice a patern here? :lol: etc

Larry Hagman-Tony Nelson on I DREAM OF JEANNIE, J.R. Ewing on DALLAS

Lucille Ball....Lucy Ricardo (I love Lucy/Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour), Lucille Carmicheal ( The Lucy Show ), Lucille Carter ( Heres Lucy ) < Notice a patern here? :lol: etc

Ditto Tony Danza...Tony Banta, Tony Micelli....he was probably Tony something on "Hudson Street". lol

Ditto Tony Danza...Tony Banta, Tony Micelli....he was probably Tony something on "Hudson Street". lol:lol:

Ditto Tony Danza...Tony Banta, Tony Micelli....he was probably Tony something on "Hudson Street". lol
Tony Canetti was his character on Hudson Street. :lol: He was Tony Dimeo in The Tony Danza Show, for the record.

Tony Canetti was his character on Hudson Street. :lol: He was Tony Dimeo in The Tony Danza Show, for the record.
:lol: Man....

He wasn't a Tony on "Family Law" though!

:lol: Man....

He wasn't a Tony on "Family Law" though!
That was a FIRST!! :lol:

Dave Foley - First a member of The Kids in the Hall and then as Dave Nelson in the sitcom NewsRadio. Recently he did that Poker show, and currently, I guess he's a judge on some improvisation show.

Tony Shalhoub - From Antonio Scarpacci on Wings to Adrian Monk in Monk. And then whoever he played in the short-lived Stark Raving Mad sitcom.

Andy Dick - Not counting all the roles he's done. There's his most famous sitcom role, Matthew Brock in NewsRadio and another office sitcom that just ended recently, Less Than Perfect.

Jon Lovitz - Among other roles, he did The Critic and replaced the late Phil Hartman in the final season of NewsRadio as Max Lewis.

Thomas Haden Church - He was the mechanic, Lowell Mather in Wings, left that role and then went to Ned & Stacey where he was Ned Dorsey. Which reminds me...

Debra Messing - Even though her most famous role is in Will & Grace, she'll always be Stacey from Ned & Stacey to me!

Tisha Campbell- Gina from Martin/Jay from My Wife & Kids.

Bryan Cranston- Hal from Malcolm in the Middle/Walter White from Breaking Bad.

Amanda Bynes- All That, The Amanda Bynes Show, and What I Like About You.

Kenan Thompson- All That, Kenan & Kel, and Saturday Night Live.

Kel Mitchell- All That, Kenan & Kel.