# Actors always associated with two separate roles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721 "2010-09-14T13:59:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/121 "2010-09-17T15:59:26Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > David Boreanaz, Angel and Seeley Booth. I went away mid-reply, so didn’t see this. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/122 "2010-09-17T16:31:08Z")
Richard Boone. Hec Ramsey The evil Cicero Grimes in Hombre Paladin in Have Gun, Will Travel ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/123 "2010-09-17T16:35:13Z")
Ted Knight: Ted Baxter & Henry Rush ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/124 "2010-09-17T17:50:09Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > \ > > Christian Bale will always be the crazy rich guy, and Patrick Bateman (and the singing Newsie, but I’m one of that movie’s three fans). > > Zach Quinto nowadays is known for being Sylar and Spock. > > Majel Barret is Nurse Chapel, and every computer Starfleet ever used. I think you can bump the Newsies fan number up to four, maybe even five! One of my friends and I love it, and the soundtrack was definitely car music for us when we were in the same state. Majel Barret for me is Chapel and Lwaxana Troi, with the computer a distant third. Sure, she’s the computer more often than she’s Troi, but Lwaxana is a pretty memorable role! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/125 "2010-09-17T22:53:48Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Christopher Lee’s Saruman may be giving Christopher Lee’s Dracula a serious run for the money (although Christopher Lee’s Christopher Lee is pretty damned iconic all on it’s own.) Not to mention Count Dooku. Oh wait, I did just mention him. Oh well. Anyway, Count Dooku. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/126 "2010-09-18T14:24:00Z")
Gene Barry as Bat Masterson or Amos Burke ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/127 "2010-09-19T19:46:42Z")
I’m not going to go back and see if anyone’s mentioned these yet, thread’s too long, but here are some I’ve thought of Zachary Quinto as Sylar from Heroes and the new Spock Tony Shaloub as Antonio on Wings and Monk Sarah Chalke as Becky 2 on Roseanne and Eliot on Scrubs Kelsey Grammer as Frasier and Sideshow Bob Nathan Fillion as Mal Reynolds from Firefly and Castle Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy and Turonga Leela from Futurama ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/128 "2010-09-19T19:57:14Z")
Keanu Reeves - Ted from\*\* Bill & Ted’s\*\* and Neo from **The Matrix**. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/129 "2010-09-19T20:00:57Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I’m not going to go back and see if anyone’s mentioned these yet, thread’s too long, but here are some I’ve thought of > Sarah Chalke as Becky 2 on Roseanne and Eliot on Scrubs And Stella on “How I Met Your Mother” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/130 "2010-09-20T14:01:03Z")
My freaking word. No mention of Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza and Arthur Spooner? I’ve always thought they were the same guy. I would love to do a series “My Two Families” where the travelling salesman tries to juggle his two families. Starring (who else?) Ben Stiller. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/131 "2010-09-20T20:54:25Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > > [@TBG](#): > > > > I’m not going to go back and see if anyone’s mentioned these yet, thread’s too long, but here are some I’ve thought of > > Sarah Chalke as Becky 2 on Roseanne and Eliot on Scrubs > > And Stella on “How I Met Your Mother” I don’t see that as something she’s always associated with, though. And if it was, that would make it 3, and the topic calls for just 2. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/132 "2010-09-20T21:26:21Z")
William Daniels is an interesting case because he’s known for separate roles but which ones depend largely on the person’s age and tastes. To me he’s known for John Adams in **1776** and Dr. Craig in **St. Elsewhere** To non-musical fans/fantasy fans he’s known as Dr. Craig and as the voice of Kitt on **Knight Rider** (roles he played simultaneously). To a younger than me crowd he’s the voice of Kitt and he’s Mr. Feeney from **Boy Meets World** Interestingly every single character was the exact same. Now there’s a generation coming up who don’t know him at all.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/133 "2010-09-20T21:52:05Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > William Daniels is an interesting case because he’s known for separate roles but which ones depend largely on the person’s age and tastes. > > To me he’s known for John Adams in **1776** and Dr. Craig in **St. Elsewhere** > > To non-musical fans/fantasy fans he’s known as Dr. Craig and as the voice of Kitt on **Knight Rider** (roles he played simultaneously). > > To a younger than me crowd he’s the voice of Kitt and he’s Mr. Feeney from **Boy Meets World** > > Interestingly every single character was the exact same. > > Now there’s a generation coming up who don’t know him at all.😉 You can buy a GPS with his voice, incidentally. Don’t recall if it’s a very good one though. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/134 "2010-09-21T03:00:10Z")
I want to say Matthew Broderick. **Ferris** gets the Nod, but what is the other… his stint in Wargames? ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/135 "2010-09-21T03:13:14Z")
For Matthew Broderick: adult voice of Simba? Leo Bloom in The Producers? ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/136 "2010-09-21T03:37:27Z")
A few to add… from the New Zealand perspective, Temura Morrison will always be remembered as a) Dr. Heke (Shortland Street) b) Jake the Muss (Once Were Warriors) For the tranistion from TV to stage, how about Michael Crawford? a) Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em b) Phantom from well, Phantom of the Opera Another Brit - how about Jason Alexander? a) Granville from Open All Hours b) Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/137 "2010-09-21T11:40:46Z")
> [@](#): > > William Daniels is an interesting case because he’s known for separate roles but which ones depend largely on the person’s age and tastes. Although I recall him best as John Adams in **1776** (not to mention in one of those John Jakes novels adapted for TV, for which he also played cousin Sam Adams. I saw him on Broadway as John Adams), I saw him even earlier on TV as Carter Nash in the superhero parody **Captain Nice**. Daniels had the entire Adams family sewn up – he played John Adams twice, Sam Adams, and even John Quincy Adams ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/138 "2010-09-21T12:09:09Z")
Tom Hulce as Pinto from _Animal House_ and Mozart from _Amadeus_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/139 "2010-09-21T13:20:56Z")
John Astin as Gomez Addams and Buddy from Night Court. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721/140 "2010-09-21T13:29:06Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > > > Or on TV, William Shatner with James T. Kirk and Denny Crane. > > YMMV, I guess, but I think most people associate Shatner with Star Trek a lot more strongly then with Boston Legal. Kirk takes up a lot of space in the pop-culture hivemind, it would take a pretty big hit to match it. In the US (and other but not all English-speaking countries), sure. In countries where Boston Legal got prime time and Star Trek got relegated to 3am, not so much. > [@Raguleader](#): > > Arnold Schwarzenegger is The Terminator and the Governor of California.😃 > > Actually, I think he’s pretty much The Terminator, and Arnold Schwarzenegger poking fun at Arnold Schwarzenegger (which would be most of his movies from the late 80’s onwards, and damn if he isn’t better at it than anybody else). Dude, you forgot Conan. You’re lucky Crom doesn’t generally bother with all that smiting stuff… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-always-associated-with-two-separate-roles/553721.md?page=8)