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Actors in two hit series

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    #32
    horsey24787
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    Julie Bowen (Ed and modern family)
    John Cleese (Monty Python and Fawlty Towers)


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    Richard Dower
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    Kojak wrote: »
    Scott Bakula - Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise.


    :eek: - you're taking the p!ss...right?


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    #34
    Richard Dower
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    Charlie Sheen - 2.5 men + Spin City


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    #35
    hardCopy
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    Edward James Olmos - Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica


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    #36
    Colmo52
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    Simon Cowell - American Idol and X-Factor :p


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    #37
    Colmo52
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    Mark Harmon - NCIS & Chicago Hope


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    #38
    Clareman
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    Dana Delaney - I always remember her from China Beach when I was younger, she was in Desperate Housewives as well, Body of Proof is just starting (I know, I know),


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    Clareman
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    Just thought of Hugh Laurie, Jeeves & Woochester, Blackadder (4 series) and House. In that vein, Stephen Fry, J&W, Blackadder and QI, I think he was a title actor in Bones for a while but can't be sure.


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    #40
    pickarooney
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    Richard Dower wrote: »
    Charlie Sheen - 2.5 men + Spin City

    He only joined Spin City when it was past its sell-by date. I'd be more inclined to include Michael J. Fox for Family Ties and Spin City.
    hardCopy wrote: »
    Edward James Olmos - Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica
    Possibly, although Miami Vice didn't really hinge on his presence and he left after season 3.
    Colmo52 wrote: »
    Mark Harmon - NCIS & Chicago Hope
    No question, these plus St. Elsewhere give him three starring roles.

    Dana Delaney - no, joining a series for one year doesn't cut it. I'm not sure why I didn't include Hugh Laurie originally, possibly because he avoided the problem* by completely reinventing himself. Neil Patrick Harris did similar, ageing 15 years and making the reverse move from an unconventional MD to a comedy mainstay, although it's arguable if Dougie Howser was really a hit.

    *Just as another way of looking at it, this is not about "hey, isn't that the guy that was in..." but "Ha!, it's Magnum!" (or the Joey conundrum).


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    #41
    Sinfonia
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Nor does John Lithgow, for much the same reasons.

    Why, because he was only in one season of Dexter?

    Even if that doesn't fit the criteria, I'd personally make an exception, because he was just so damn good.


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    pickarooney
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    Sinfonia wrote: »
    Why, because he was only in one season of Dexter?

    Even if that doesn't fit the criteria, I'd personally make an exception, because he was just so damn good.

    Yes, because he was only in one season, and not even from the start. The show didn't live or die because of him.

    Kyle Chandler is a possibility - star of Homefront, Early Edition and Friday Night Lights but were any of them truly hits?


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    #43
    RolandIRL
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Two of you suggested Nathan Fillion, citing Firefly as a hit :confused:
    Firefly wasn't popular when it was on air, but it has huge DVD sales, same with its tie-in film Serenity.


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    #44
    pickarooney
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    whiteman19 wrote: »
    Firefly wasn't popular when it was on air, but it has huge DVD sales, same with its tie-in film Serenity.

    Fair enough, but it's still very much a niche success and there was only one series. I reckon if you showed his photo to 100 people more would recognise him from Desperate Housewives than anything else.


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    #45
    iguana
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    Zachary Levi, Chuck and nearly as long on the godawful Less Than Perfect.

    Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls and Parenthood.

    Sarah Lancaster, Chuck and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, plus Everwood and What About Brian(2 seasons, so not a huge hit).

    Mark Paul Gosselar, Saved by the Bell and NYPD Blue.

    Maura Tierney, ER and Newsradio.

    Ming-Na, ER and SGU.

    Julianna Margulies, ER and The Good Wife.

    Neil Patrick Harris, Doogie Howser MD and How I Met Your Mother.

    Ian McShane, Lovejoy and Deadwood.

    Timothy Olyphant, Deadwood and Justified.

    William Sanderson, Deadwood and True Blood.

    Shannon Doherty, Charmed and Beverly Hills 90210.

    Jennie Garth, Beverly Hills 90210 and What I Like About You.

    Alyssa Milano, Charmed and Who's the Boss.

    Tony Danza, Taxi and Who's the Boss.

    Judd Hirsch, Taxi, Dear John and Numbers.

    Judith Light, Who's the Boss and Ugly Betty.

    Do we count Roswell?
    Katherine Heigl, +Grey's Anatomy. Emilie de Raven, +Lost.

    Then once you take Australian soapstars into account you have,
    Ryan Kwanten. 3 years (min) on True Blood, 5 years on Home and Away.

    Julian McMahon, Home and Away, Charmed (3 seasons credits as "starring"), Nip Tuck.

    Alan Dale, Neighbours, The OC and Ugly Betty.

    Jesse Spenser, Neighbours and House.

    Not to mention all those who did long stints on both soaps.


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    #46
    im invisible
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    Harold Perrineau, Lost/ OZ (edit, just noticed he's mentioned already)

    prob. only known in britain/ireland, but
    Andrew Lincoln, this life/ teachers


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    Nhead
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    im invisible wrote: »
    Harold Perrineau, Lost/ OZ (edit, just noticed he's mentioned already)

    prob. only known in britain/ireland, but
    Andrew Lincoln, this life/ teachers

    Andrew Lincoln is also in The Walking Dead (US series)


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    SB-08
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    Ted Danson - Cheers and Becker. Also the fantastic 'Damages' although he is not the main actor in it.

    Rob Lowe with The West Wing and Brothers and Sisters is another that comes to mind.


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    pickarooney
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    It might seem like I'm shifting the goalposts but none of those Aussie soap stars count. Home and Away and Neighbours must have had 1000 'stars' between them but only the likes of Ray Meagher and Kate Ritchie could be seen as integral parts of the shows.

    Danza, Dohery and Milano are all good shouts.

    Perrineau was part of a large ensemble cast in two shows. I'd OK him for narrating Oz, though he didn't feature in many story arcs. He left Lost pretty quickly though and wouldn't be in the top 10 acting credits for the show.

    I didn't realise the awful Becker had been so successful. Danson in!


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    #50
    Dozen Wicked Words
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    Olden but golden:

    Robert Vaughn. Man from Uncle + Hustle

    Kate Jackson. Scarecrow and Mrs King + Charlies Angels

    Don Johnson. Miami Vice + Nash Bridges

    Ronnie Barker. Open All Hours + Porridge


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    #51
    longshanks
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    Marylin left Summer Bay to go live in Emmerdale.


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    #52
    JP Liz V1
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    Timothy Olyphant - from Deadwood to Justified
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    #53
    Dman001
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    It might seem like I'm shifting the goalposts but none of those Aussie soap stars count. Home and Away and Neighbours must have had 1000 'stars' between them but only the likes of Ray Meagher and Kate Ritchie could be seen as integral parts of the shows.

    Danza, Dohery and Milano are all good shouts.

    Perrineau was part of a large ensemble cast in two shows. I'd OK him for narrating Oz, though he didn't feature in many story arcs. He left Lost pretty quickly though and wouldn't be in the top 10 acting credits for the show.

    I didn't realise the awful Becker had been so successful. Danson in!

    Took a totally different meaning from that :P


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    Colmo52
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    Corbin Bernsen - Psych, LA Law
    Amy Brenneman - Judging Amy, Private Practice


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    JP Liz V1
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    SB-08 wrote: »
    Ted Danson - Cheers and Becker. Also the fantastic 'Damages' although he is not the main actor in it.

    Rob Lowe with The West Wing and Brothers and Sisters is another that comes to mind.

    Danson is also in HBO's Bored to Death

    Thomas Gibson was in Chicago Hope, Dharma and Greg and now Criminal Minds
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    pickarooney
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    dooferoaks wrote: »
    Olden but golden:

    Robert Vaughn. Man from Uncle + Hustle

    Kate Jackson. Scarecrow and Mrs King + Charlies Angels

    Don Johnson. Miami Vice + Nash Bridges

    Ronnie Barker. Open All Hours + Porridge

    I just remembered Johnson a minute ago. Kate Jackson's not a bad call.
    You've just reminded me of Hustle. I only ever saw one episode and forgot about it.


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    ceegee
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    Not sure if they've been mentioned:

    William Shatner (Star trek, boston legal)
    Betty White (mary tyler moore show, golden girls, hot in cleveland(prob doesnt count) )
    David Duchovny (x-files, californication)
    Neil Morrissey (men behaving badly, bob the builder)


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    Dermighty
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    Timothy Olyphant - Deadwood & Justified...

    Walton Goggins - The Shield & Justified

    Katey Sagal - Married With Children & Sons Of Anarchy


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    pickarooney
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    I'm just not buying Timothy Olyphant. Deadwood was axed for poor ratings, Justified is a new show and not well known and honestly I wouldn't be able to pick him out of a line-up. If I'm not mistaken he featured heavily in a thread a few months back on actors who didn't get enough work, which is kind of contradictory.

    I'll take Betty White and also Ed Asner by association.


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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    phasers wrote: »
    Courtney Cox is another one, Cougar Town is successful right? And if she counts then Christa Miller does too.

    I'd count Busy Phillips then too. She was in Freaks & Geeks (she wasn't in the opening credits but was in almost every episode), Dawson's Creek for 46 episodes, ER for 14 and now Cougar Town.

    I know F&G was cancelled after one season but it's one of those cult shows. And if we're counting F&G then count Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother), Linda Cardellini (ER) and John Francis Daley (Bones) too.

    Jane Krakowski - Ally McBeal and 30 Rock.

    Jared Padalecki maybe? Gilmore Girls and Supernatural. Oh and the woman who played Sookie on Gilmore Girls is in that thing about the fat people now. I think it's only had one season but it's a big hit as far as I know.

    Ron Rifkin - Alias and Brothers and Sisters.
    Greg Grunberg - Alias and Heroes.
    Does Everwood count as a successful show? Emily van Camp was on that and Brothers and Sisters.

    I'd really like to add someone from Friday Night Lights to this list at some point but they all keep making such horrible career choices :(


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    westies4ever
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    matthew fox - party of five and lost - bit of a gap in between though


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