# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3097
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61927 "2018-10-15T21:35:08Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I played one in a TV series 1. Bill Cosby (Heathcliff Huxtable, The Bill Cosby Show) 2. Bobby Troup (Dr. Joe Early, Emergency!) 3. Billy Ray Cyrus (Dr. Clint Cassidy, Doc) 4. Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD) 5. Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane, Frasier) 6. Rick Springfield (Dr. Noah Drake, General Hospital) 7. David Ogden Stiers (Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III, M_A_S\*H) 8. David Tennant (The Doctor, Doctor Who) 9. Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kildare) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61928 "2018-10-15T21:35:28Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I played one in a TV series 1. Bill Cosby (Heathcliff Huxtable, The Bill Cosby Show) 2. Bobby Troup (Dr. Joe Early, Emergency!) 3. Billy Ray Cyrus (Dr. Clint Cassidy, Doc) 4. Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD) 5. Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane, Frasier) 6. Rick Springfield (Dr. Noah Drake, General Hospital) 7. David Ogden Stiers (Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III, M_A_S\*H) 8. David Tennant (The Doctor, Doctor Who) 9. Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kildare) 10. Freddie Highmore (Dr. Sean Murphy, The Good Doctor) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61929 "2018-10-15T21:42:00Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I played one in a TV series 1. Bill Cosby (Heathcliff Huxtable, The Bill Cosby Show) 2. Bobby Troup (Dr. Joe Early, Emergency!) 3. Billy Ray Cyrus (Dr. Clint Cassidy, Doc) 4. Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD) 5. Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane, Frasier) 6. Rick Springfield (Dr. Noah Drake, General Hospital) 7. David Ogden Stiers (Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III, M_A_S\*H) 8. David Tennant (The Doctor, Doctor Who) 9. Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kildare) 10. Freddie Highmore (Dr. Sean Murphy, The Good Doctor) 11. DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy, Star Trek: TOS) ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61930 "2018-10-15T21:46:32Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I played one in a TV series 1. Bill Cosby (Heathcliff Huxtable, The Bill Cosby Show) 2. Bobby Troup (Dr. Joe Early, Emergency!) 3. Billy Ray Cyrus (Dr. Clint Cassidy, Doc) 4. Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD) 5. Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane, Frasier) 6. Rick Springfield (Dr. Noah Drake, General Hospital) 7. David Ogden Stiers (Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III, M_A_S\*H) 8. David Tennant (The Doctor, Doctor Who) 9. Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kildare) 10. Freddie Highmore (Dr. Sean Murphy, The Good Doctor) 11. DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy, Star Trek: TOS) 12. Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61931 "2018-10-15T21:52:31Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I played one in a TV series 1. Bill Cosby (Heathcliff Huxtable, The Bill Cosby Show) 2. Bobby Troup (Dr. Joe Early, Emergency!) 3. Billy Ray Cyrus (Dr. Clint Cassidy, Doc) 4. Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser MD) 5. Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane, Frasier) 6. Rick Springfield (Dr. Noah Drake, General Hospital) 7. David Ogden Stiers (Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III, M_A_S\*H) 8. David Tennant (The Doctor, Doctor Who) 9. Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kildare) 10. Freddie Highmore (Dr. Sean Murphy, The Good Doctor) 11. DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy, Star Trek: TOS) 12. Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) 13. Vince Edwards (Dr. Ben Casey, Ben Casey) Pass ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61932 "2018-10-15T22:36:17Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61933 "2018-10-15T23:06:05Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61934 "2018-10-15T23:10:33Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) > **[Harry O](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_O)** > > Harry O, sometimes spelled Harry-O, is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. Harry O followed the broadcast of two pilot films: firstly Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (which aired on March 11, 1973) and secondly (with noticeable retooling) Smile Jenny, You're Dead (which aired on February 3, 1974), both starring Janssen. > David Janssen starred as the title character Harr... ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61935 "2018-10-15T23:19:04Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61936 "2018-10-15T23:49:01Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61937 "2018-10-16T00:09:10Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61938 "2018-10-16T01:33:33Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) One of the first PI shows ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61939 "2018-10-16T01:54:34Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) 8. Mike Connors (Mannix) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61940 "2018-10-16T02:31:14Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) 8. Mike Connors (Mannix) 9. Benedict Cumberpatch (Sherlock) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61941 "2018-10-16T02:55:45Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) 8. Mike Connors (Mannix) 9. Benedict Cumberpatch (Sherlock) 10. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61942 "2018-10-16T04:55:15Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) 8. Mike Connors (Mannix) 9. Benedict Cumberpatch (Sherlock) 10. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) 11. William Hopper (Perry Mason) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61943 "2018-10-16T08:23:04Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) 8. Mike Connors (Mannix) 9. Benedict Cumberpatch (Sherlock) 10. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) 11. William Hopper (Perry Mason) 12. Buddy Ebsen (Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61944 "2018-10-16T08:50:55Z")
I’m not a private investigator, but I played one in a TV series. 1. James Garner (Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files.) 2. Gerald McRaney (Rick Simon, Simon & Simon) 3. David Janssen (Harry Orwell, Harry O) 4. Anne Francis (Honey West, Honey West) 5. Tom Selleck (Magnum,PI) 6. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Peter Gunn) 7. William Gargan (Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye) 8. Mike Connors (Mannix) 9. Benedict Cumberpatch (Sherlock) 10. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) 11. William Hopper (Perry Mason) 12. Buddy Ebsen (Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones) 13. Telly Savalas, Theo Kojak Next: A Recent Favorite Vacation You Took, or One Coming Up 1. Anchorage and Nome, Alaska, Feb 2019 — the Iditarod dog sled race ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61945 "2018-10-16T12:39:10Z")
Theo Kojak was not a private detective; he worked for the NYPD. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61946 "2018-10-16T12:56:24Z")
Oh well. Let’s sub in Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Stuart Bailey, then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3096) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3098)