# I didn't know \[x\] played that role...on Seinfeld **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594 "2005-06-16T19:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594/41 "2005-06-18T15:33:28Z")
> [@TurdFerguson](#): > > Denise Richards played the NBC exec’s teenage daughter. George was caught staring at her cleavage. I always laugh when I think that Dalrymple’s 15 year old daughter was played by then 23 year old Denise Richards. Of course she topped it herself when she became 17 year old girl from Wild Things being played by then 29 year old Denise Richards. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594/42 "2005-06-18T16:55:57Z")
Catherine Keener was in an early episode as a artist girlfriend of Seinfeld. She was just starting her indie film career around the same time. Her character stole lines from a Neil Simon play to break up with Jerry. Lawrence Tierney’s character (Elaine’s father) never returned because the cast was afraid of him. Or so the DVD commentary said. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594/43 "2005-06-18T19:20:59Z")
From the “I know way too much about this show” files: > [@BobT](#): > > Her character stole lines from a Neil Simon play to break up with Jerry. Actually, I believe that she used the lines to keep Jerry from breaking up with her; she wrote him a letter, and it convinced him to keep seeing her. He broke up with her upon discovering that the lines were “borrowed.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594/44 "2005-06-18T20:40:12Z")
> [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](#): > > Wasn’t Larry David the “Man in the Cape” (Frank Costanza’s Lawyer in that one Episode)? > > I think it was, but not 100% sure. Great Episode that one was. I don’t recall the exact episode – I’m thinking it was the one where Jerry wrote a joke down in the middle of the night and then couldn’t read it in the morning – but there was a scene where he was watching a cheesy sci-fi movie on TV, and I’m pretty sure that’s Larry David on the TV. Oh yeah, and wasn’t Rebecca DeMornay in the muffin top episode? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594/45 "2005-06-19T17:03:05Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Patrick Warburton has had a pretty good career actually. He was in **The Dish** , a pretty funny movie. He had a hilarious recurring guest role on **NewsRadio**. He’s also the voice of Joe (wheelchair guy) on **Family Guy**. Also voices Brock Samson on The Venture Bros. ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594/46 "2005-06-20T01:46:22Z")
Rob Schneider (_Deuce Bigalow_) played “Bob” in an episode. He had a hearing problem and Elaine went out on a date with him. Dr Tim Whatley the dentist is played by Bryan Cranston who went on to become the dad in _Malcolm in the Middle_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-x-played-that-role-on-seinfeld/308594.md?page=2)