View Full Version : Movie roles on TV shows


treky
11-11-2009, 03:49 AM
who are some actors who played a role in a movie, then played the same role in a show that was made from the movie?

Gary Burghoff played Radar in the movie "MASH" then played him in the series.
Gene Wood played Gen. Hammond in the movie "MASH" then played him in the series.

Bruce McGill played D Day in the movie "NATIONAL LAMPOONS ANIMAL HOUSE" and also played him in the short-lived horrible TV version "DELTA HOUSE"
Some of the other actors from that movie also played the same roles in that HORRIBLE TV series.

JamesG
11-11-2009, 03:54 AM
Olivia Newton John, and a few other cast members, reprised their roles for the short-lived comedy series Sordid Lives.

browneyes106
11-11-2009, 11:01 AM
Donald Faison and Stacey Dash reprised their roles for the Clueless tv show. Twink Campbell and Wallace Shawn also guest starred as their character from the movie.

Zoneboy
11-11-2009, 11:43 AM
Eileen Brennan (Captain Doreen Lewis) Private Benjamin

Stephen Furst (Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman) Animal House/Delta House

JamesG
11-11-2009, 11:56 AM
Though not technically the same character Connie Britton played the head football coach's wife in both the film and series Friday Night Lights.

JamesG
11-11-2009, 05:05 PM
Christopher Lambert appeared in one episode of Highlander as Connor MacLeod, the role he played in the Highlander film series.

JT
11-11-2009, 05:37 PM
Vic Tayback played Mel in both the movie "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and the TV series "Alice."

Marvo301
11-11-2009, 05:56 PM
Tracy Reiner and Megan Cavanagh reprised their roles from the movie "A League of Their Own" in the short lived TV series of the same name.

JamesG
11-11-2009, 06:05 PM
Some of the cast of Kevin Smith's Clerks did their character voice-overs for the short-lived Clerks: The Animated Series.

JamesG
11-11-2009, 10:56 PM
Larry Miller reprised his role for the 10 Things I Hate About You series.

JamesG
11-12-2009, 02:09 AM
Robert Englund played Freddy Krueger in Freddy's Nightmares.

biffbronson
11-12-2009, 04:56 AM
From the film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965), Marshall Thompson and Cheryl Miller reprised their roles as Marsh and Paula for the Daktari TV series - as did Clarence!

JamesG
11-12-2009, 12:19 PM
Nia Vardalos, and a few other cast members, reprised their roles for the short-lived My Big Fat Greek Life sitcom.

megamanj2004
11-12-2009, 02:17 PM
Tyne Daly and Al Waxman who played their roles on the Cagney and Lacey TV movie were the only two cast members to reprise their roles for the TV show.

JamesG
11-14-2009, 05:18 AM
Yul Brynner reprised his "King Mongkut" role for the short-lived Anna and the King.

JamesG
04-12-2010, 01:50 PM
Michael Gross came back for the TREMORS tv-series.

Torgo
04-12-2010, 05:09 PM
Michael Gross came back for the TREMORS tv-series.

And Robert Jayne(Bobby Jacoby) came back as Melvin Plug.

Torgo
04-12-2010, 05:13 PM
Anthony Daniels has provided the voice for C3-PO on Droids, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and is appearing in the upcoming live action Star Wars series.

JamesG
04-22-2010, 05:13 AM
John Houseman reprised for "The Paper Chase" series.