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Madame X · 05-09-2007, 12:57 PM

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?

Zoneboy · 05-09-2007, 01:12 PM

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.

TJL · 05-09-2007, 01:14 PM

James Garner - Maverick, The Rockford Files

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 01:33 PM

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

Zoneboy · 05-09-2007, 01:44 PM

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

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 01:48 PM

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

Zoneboy · 05-09-2007, 01:57 PM

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

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 02:01 PM

Linda Lavin - Det. Janice Wentworth, Alice Hyatt

Madame X · 05-09-2007, 02:02 PM

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

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 02:05 PM

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

Zoneboy · 05-09-2007, 02:15 PM

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

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 02:28 PM

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

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 02:50 PM

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

Zoneboy · 05-09-2007, 02:52 PM

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

catlover79 · 05-09-2007, 03:01 PM

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

05-09-2007, 12:57 PM	#1
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	Well-Known in More Than One Role 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?

05-09-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
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05-09-2007, 01:14 PM	#3
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05-09-2007, 01:33 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	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
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05-09-2007, 02:02 PM	#9
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05-09-2007, 01:44 PM	#5
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,434	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

05-09-2007, 01:48 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	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

05-09-2007, 01:57 PM	#7
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,434	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

05-09-2007, 02:01 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Linda Lavin - Det. Janice Wentworth, Alice Hyatt

05-09-2007, 02:05 PM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	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

05-09-2007, 02:15 PM	#11
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,434	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

05-09-2007, 02:28 PM	#12
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	John Forsythe - Bentley Gregg, Charlie Townsend, Blake Carrington Patrick Duffy - Bobby Ewing, Frank Lambert Suzanne Somers - Chrissy Snow, Carol Foster Lambert

05-09-2007, 02:50 PM	#13
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	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

05-09-2007, 02:52 PM	#14
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,434	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

05-09-2007, 03:01 PM	#15
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	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