Main cast member playing a dual role

[opus]

Either one shot or recurring.

For example:

-On One Day At A Time, Pat Harrington, Schneider, was also Panzini in an episode

-On Bewitched, Elizabeth Montgomery, Samantha, was also occasionally Serena

-On Friends, David Schwimmer, Ross, was also Russ in an episode

[merlinjones]

Barbara Eden: Jeannie, Jeannie 2
Fred MacMurray: Steve, Angus
Patty Duke: Patty & Cathy
Carolyn Jones: Morticia, Ophelia
Max Baer: Jethro, Jethrene

[Merry24]

The Brady Bunch
Christopher Knight-Peter & Arthur
Robert Reed-Mike & Judge Brady
Florence Henderson-Carol & Connie
Ann B. Davis Alice & Cousin Emma


The Monkees
Davey Jones
Peter Tork
Mickey Dolenz
Mike Nesmith

All 4 Monkees Did this through the entire Series.

[Alan Brady's Hair]

Fred Gwynn played both Charlie and Johann on the Munsters.

Gary Burghoff, Richard Sanders, John Inman, and Vicki Lawrence played their own mothers on MASH, WKRP, Are You Being Served?, and Mama's Family, respectively. Larry Storch was his own grandma on F Troop.

[TVLegend]

Speaking of main cast members playing a dual role, I just thought of something: Has there ever been a scenario where a main cast member plays a dual role, and the characters that the person plays are both main characters?

[icecream]

Originally Posted by TVLegend

Speaking of main cast members playing a dual role, I just thought of something: Has there ever been a scenario where a main cast member plays a dual role, and the characters that the person plays are both main characters?

Yes. Patty Duke played the main two roles on The Patty Duke Show for three seasons.

[KentB3]

Linda Lavin (Alice) also played Debbie Walden, Vera's landlady.

[merlinjones]

Tina Louise - Ginger Grant and Eva Grubb
Carl Betz - Alex Stone and his own dad
Don Adams - Maxwell Smart and KAOS imposter
Bob Denver - Gilligan and Russian Spy

[howilu]

In 1967, there was the sitcom The Second Hundred Years where Monte Markham played both Luke and Ken Carpenter. The show lasted only one season.

[Merry24]

Unfortunately I haven’t gotten to see the show in a loooonnnnggg time but I remember Just The Ten Of Us

All the main Characters portrayed themselves in a fantasy sequence.

Coach Lubbock-Bill
Elizabeth-Deborah
Marie-Heather
Cindy-Jamie
Connie-JoAnn
JR-Matt
Sherry-Heidi

The Character Wendy was having the Fantasy dream. So Brooke actually played Wendy.


Growing Pains did the same thing.

Jason-Alan
Maggie-Joanna
Mike-Kirk
Carol-Tracey
Chrissy-Ashley
Kate-Chelsea

The Character Ben was having the dream sequence but everyone kept calling him Jeremy.

[MRPITT]

In the Mama’s Family episode “Mama’s Cousin” Vicki Lawrence plays Mama and also plays Mama’s rich cousin.

On Family Matters Jaleel White played the roles of both Urkel and Stefan.

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On Friends, Lisa Kudrow, Phoebe was occasionally her twin sister Ursala.

In an Odd Couple episode Jack Klugman and Tony Randall were also Oscar’s father and Felix’s father (Thought Alan Brady’s Hair might toss that one in here)

[Alan Brady's Hair]

Originally Posted by opus

In an Odd Couple episode Jack Klugman and Tony Randall were also Oscar’s father and Felix’s father (Thought Alan Brady’s Hair might toss that one in here)

I always try to leave something for others.

Tony also played his own grandfather. Consistent with the show's usual impeccable timeline, Dad may well have been older than Grandpa.

[howilu]

Going back to the 1950s, on The Bob Cummings Show (aka Love That Bob), Cummings played Bob Collins and in several episodes, portrayed Grandpa Collins.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by MRPITT

In the Mama’s Family episode “Mama’s Cousin” Vicki Lawrence plays Mama and also plays Mama’s rich cousin.

I immediately thought of that one. In a later episode she also plays the ghost of her mother. The mother is even funnier than Thelma.

I just thought of another one. In yat another episode she plays the younger version of Mama.