View Full Version : Surnames Shared By Both Actors & Characters from the Same Series


Zoneboy
05-07-2026, 01:21 PM
Regular, recurring or one time.
They do not have to appear in the same episodes.
3 per non-consecutive turn


The Andy Griffith Show:

Actor - George Lindsey
Character - Jim Lindsey

Actor - Denver Pyle
Character - Gomer Pyle

Actor - Dub Taylor
Character - Andy Taylor

TJ
05-07-2026, 04:50 PM
Do they have to be different actors? What about people playing themselves?

What's Happening!!

Actor - Ernest Thomas
Character - Roger "Raj" Thomas
Character - Mabel "Mama" Thomas
Character - Dee Thomas

Zoneboy
05-07-2026, 07:44 PM
Do they have to be different actors? What about people playing themselves?

What's Happening!!

Actor - Ernest Thomas
Character - Roger "Raj" Thomas
Character - Mabel "Mama" Thomas
Character - Dee Thomas

Works for me.

Zoneboy
05-07-2026, 11:10 PM
Sanford and Son:

Actor - Nathaniel Taylor
Character - Danny Taylor

Actor - Demond Wilson
Character - Grady Wilson