Actors who have starred in a successful sitcom and drama

[Edward216]

Who are some actors who have starred (main cast members) in a successful TV sitcom and also a TV drama? I'm sure there are several and I think it'll make for an interesting discussion. I've thought of a few to get things started. I'm listing the actors, the shows they were in, along with the names of their characters.

Buddy Ebsen. The Beverly Hillbillies where he played Jed Clampett (sitcom). Barnaby Jones where he played the title character Barnaby Jones (crime drama).

Rene Auberjonois. Benson, he played the arrogant and snobbish Clayton Endicott III (sitcom). Star Trek: Deep Space 9, he played the DS9 chief of security changeling (or if you prefer shapeshifter) Odo (science fiction drama).

Ethan Phillips. Benson, he played Pete Downey (sitcom). Star Trek: Voyager, he played the Delta Quadrant alien from Talax named Neelix (science fiction drama). Yes, it's quite an interesting coincidence that two main cast members from the sitcom Benson would both later go on to star in spinoffs of Star Trek, and they both played aliens in those spinoffs.

Ted Danson. He starred in Cheers as retired baseball player and bar owner Sam Malone (sitcom). He was a main cast member in the last 4 seasons of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as CSI team member D.B. Russell (crime drama). And yes I'll also mention he starred in the sitcom Becker as the title character Dr. John Becker.

Ed.

[JamesG]

Dick Van Dyke on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Diagnosis Murder"

[icecream]

Andy Griffith- The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock
Tony Shalhoub- Wings and Monk
William Daniels- Boy Meets World and St. Elsewhere
Constance Marie- George Lopez and Switched at Birth

[icecream]

Ed Asner- The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant as the same character

[Zoneboy]

Carroll O'Connor:

All In the Family as Archie Bunker
In the Heat of the Night as Chief Bill Gillespie

Robert Reed:

The Defenders as Kenneth Preston
The Brady Bunch as Mike Brady

Brian Keith:

Family Affair as Uncle Bill Davis
Hardcastle & McCormick as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle

[Edward216]

Originally Posted by icecream

Ed Asner- The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant as the same character

Oh yeah that's good! I should've thought of him first. LOL.

Ed.

[Edward216]

Terry Farrell. She played Jadzia Dax in the science fiction drama Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Then she went on to play Reggie the diner owner in the sitcom Becker.

Ed.

[favoriteshow]

Christine Baranski - Cybill, The Good Wife/The Good Fight
Jennifer Aniston- Friends, The Morning Show
Katey Sagal-Married with Children, Sons of Anarchy

[theoneandonlytvqueen]

Bryan Cranston= Hal =Malcolm in the Middle
Walter White= Breaking Bad


Larry Hagman= Tony= I Dream of Jeannie
JR Ewing= Dallas

Jason Bateman= David= The Hogan Family/ Michael Arrested Develeopment & others
Marty Byrde = Ozark

Thomas Gibson= Greg= Dharma & Greg
Aaron Hotchner = Criminal Minds

Maura Tierney= Lisa= Newsradio
Abby =ER

[Alan Brady's Hair]

Jack Klugman: The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E.

Larry Hagman: I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas

Bill Bixby: My Favorite Martian and The Incredible Hulk

Hal Linden: Barney Miller and Blacke's Magic

Eddie Albert: Green Acres and Switch

These seem to mostly run from comedy to drama.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Hal Linden: Barney Miller and Blacke's Magic

I wouldn't call Blacke's Magic successful. It was cancelled after one season of 13 episodes.