Watching an episode of ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ recently (‘Craig’s Will’ S5 E6), I couldn’t help but notice that one of the characters was named Sam Loomis (played by Harry Tyler).
‘Craig’s Will’ first appeared on TV screens in March 1960 whereas ‘Psycho’, featuring its own Sam Loomis (John Gavin), came to cinema 3 months later (but may have been shot earlier or at the same time as ‘Craig’s Will’).
Furthermore, most will know of John Carpenter’s Sam Loomis character (Donald Pleasence) in the ‘Halloween’ franchise.
Is the case wherein three different actors play three identically named but totally different characters an outlier, or does this happen all the time without me noticing.
Furthermore, are there other notable characters on film named Sam Loomis.
Anyway, perhaps we need to consider only those characters with memorable names, such as not John Smith or Jane Jones.
Many thanks.