And, while I’m on a roll, try this one on for size … George Cloony - E/R & ER
Frolix, Suzanne Somers didn’t really make a bad career choice. That is to say it wasn’t her choice to make, she axed from Three’s Company, she just never bounced back.
I thought you were referring to her Playboy spread that lost her the “Ace is the place” gig.
Don Knotts - The Andy Griffith Show & Three’s Company
Sally Fields - Gidget & The Flying Nun
Bob Denver - Dobie Gillis & Gilligan’s Island
Sarah Jessica Parker - Square Pegs & Sex and The City
Bad career moves in reverse:
Critically acclaimed Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine accepts role in McHales Navy and loses most of his credibility as an actor. As a punishment, he is forced to be in “The Posidon Adventure”
Sherry Stringfield. Quit NYPD Blue and went on ER. Quit ER and has done TV movies and an episode of “Touched by an Angel.”
In the 50’s, he was on a show called “December Bride” where he often talked about his wife, Gladys, who never appeared. He was also in a one- or two-season sequel to this called “Pete and Gladys.” Gladys was played by Cara Williams.
And before those, “My Favorite Martian.”