# TV Binge Watch (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2019-08-21T15:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 492
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9829 "2022-09-09T22:23:26Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > **A series regular guests as another character** 1. Alice - Linda Lavin played the title role and appeared as Debbie Walden, Vera’s landlady 2. Star Trek: The Animated Series - James Doohan voices Scotty as well as Arex 3. The Brady Bunch - Ann B. Davis played Alice’s cousin Emma, who took over as housekeeper for a week, much to the kids’ dismay. 4. Arrested development - Jeffrey Tambor played George Bluth’s twin brother Oscar in 28 episodes 5. Diff’rent Strokes - Dana Plato plays male cousin Hans in one episode. 6. Patty Duke Show - Patty Duke played the roles of both Patty and cousin Cathy 7. Friends - Lisa Kudrow played main-cast character Phoebe Buffay and her twin sister Ursula. 8. Hercules: The Legendary Journal - Bruce Campbell (in drag) played Hercules’s female dance instructor in one episode. 9. MASH - Harry Morgan first guested as the insane Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele and was later cast as a series regular, Colonel Sherman Potter 10. Tina Cole was Robbie classmate and study partner on at least 2 occasions before she guested at "Kathleen (Katie) Miller), who became the first female regular, Katie Douglas, Robbie’s wife, and mother of potential spin-off. NEXT: **It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann O’Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9830 "2022-09-09T22:28:37Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann O’Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9831 "2022-09-09T23:49:34Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann O’Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9832 "2022-09-10T02:29:26Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann O’Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9833 "2022-09-10T06:43:08Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > **It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. Just realized I got Ann Dowd’s name wrong! ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9834 "2022-09-10T14:41:02Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. 5. Stephen Tobolowsky - [Appeared in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Tobolowsky#Television) lots and lots of shows - Alice, Cagney and Lacey, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Deadwood, CSI, Archer, et cetera, et cetera. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9835 "2022-09-12T02:11:26Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. I just stumbled on an old Carson rerun the other night when he was the guest. So cool for Johnny to bring him on and let him tell his stories about life in the business. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9836 "2022-09-12T02:27:12Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. 5. Stephen Tobolowsky - [Appeared in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Tobolowsky#Television) lots and lots of shows - Alice, Cagney and Lacey, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Deadwood, CSI, Archer, et cetera, et cetera. 6. Ian Wolfe - Often-appearing old guy, including two different roles on _ST:TOS_ ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9837 "2022-09-12T12:06:08Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. 5. Stephen Tobolowsky - [Appeared in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Tobolowsky#Television) lots and lots of shows - Alice, Cagney and Lacey, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Deadwood, CSI, Archer, et cetera, et cetera. 6. Ian Wolfe - Often-appearing old guy, including two different roles on _ST:TOS_ 7. J.K. Simmons - that guy in the Farmer’s insurance commercial, plus Parks & Recreation, The Closer and many others ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9838 "2022-09-12T13:10:28Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. 5. Stephen Tobolowsky - [Appeared in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Tobolowsky#Television) lots and lots of shows - Alice, Cagney and Lacey, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Deadwood, CSI, Archer, et cetera, et cetera. 6. Ian Wolfe - Often-appearing old guy, including two different roles on _ST:TOS_ 7. J.K. Simmons - that guy in the Farmer’s insurance commercial, plus Parks & Recreation, The Closer and many others 8. Parley Baer - this guy was in literally [scores of movies and tv shows](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046373/) throughout the latter half of the 20th century (notably Newhart, Bewitched, Night Court, Dukes of Hazzard, Andy Griffith Show, Lou Grant, and LA Law to name a handful) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9839 "2022-09-12T13:37:54Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. 5. Stephen Tobolowsky - [Appeared in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Tobolowsky#Television) lots and lots of shows - Alice, Cagney and Lacey, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Deadwood, CSI, Archer, et cetera, et cetera. 6. Ian Wolfe - Often-appearing old guy, including two different roles on _ST:TOS_ 7. J.K. Simmons - that guy in the Farmer’s insurance commercial, plus Parks & Recreation, The Closer and many others 8. Parley Baer - this guy was in literally [scores of movies and tv shows](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046373/) throughout the latter half of the 20th century (notably Newhart, Bewitched, Night Court, Dukes of Hazzard, Andy Griffith Show, Lou Grant, and LA Law to name a handful) 9. Margo Martindale - In addition to roles in _Justified_ and _The Americans_ and numerous movies, she plays “Character Actor Margo Martindale” in _BoJack Horseman_. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9840 "2022-09-12T20:09:06Z")
**It’s THAT GUY!** (people who clearly made a living acting, but never became STARS): 1. [Ann Dowd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)(did land a few semi-regular roles, but credits are mostly one-offs. Was 4 different people on L&O:TOS; 3 on L&O:SVU, and appeared once on two other L&Os) 2. Steven Root - Lots of character work including NewsRadio, King of the Hill, Boardwalk Empire, and numerous cartoons. 3. Allan Melvin - Lots of recurring rules, including Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, and Barney Hefner on All in the Family. 4. Burt Mustin – Casting directors must have had him on speed-dial for whenever they needed an old guy. 5. Stephen Tobolowsky - [Appeared in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Tobolowsky#Television) lots and lots of shows - Alice, Cagney and Lacey, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Deadwood, CSI, Archer, et cetera, et cetera. 6. Ian Wolfe - Often-appearing old guy, including two different roles on _ST:TOS_ 7. J.K. Simmons - that guy in the Farmer’s insurance commercial, plus Parks & Recreation, The Closer and many others 8. Parley Baer - this guy was in literally [scores of movies and tv shows](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046373/) throughout the latter half of the 20th century (notably Newhart, Bewitched, Night Court, Dukes of Hazzard, Andy Griffith Show, Lou Grant, and LA Law to name a handful) 9. Margo Martindale - In addition to roles in _Justified_ and _The Americans_ and numerous movies, she plays “Character Actor Margo Martindale” in _BoJack Horseman_. 10. Clancy Brown - Long list of television work including _Carnivàle_, ER, and Spngebob Squarepants Next: **Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9841 "2022-09-12T20:11:38Z")
Next: **Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9842 "2022-09-12T21:44:15Z")
**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9843 "2022-09-12T23:24:54Z")
**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9844 "2022-09-12T23:35:30Z")
**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray 5. Don LaFontaine ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9845 "2022-09-13T00:57:07Z")
**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray 5. Don LaFontaine 6. Mark Hamill ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9846 "2022-09-13T02:37:47Z")
**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray 5. Don LaFontaine 6. Mark Hamill 7. H. Jon Benjamin ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9847 "2022-09-13T03:55:11Z")
**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray 5. Don LaFontaine 6. Mark Hamill 7. H. Jon Benjamin 8. Paul Frees – the voice of Boris Badenov, Ludwig von Drake, Burgermeister Meisterburger and other characters from the Rankin/Bass animation studios, and the radio announcer in “Robin and the Seven Hoods”, among many, many others. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9848 "2022-09-13T05:20:52Z")
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