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Post by JimInks on Jan 15, 2018 12:22:05 GMT -5
I'll pick Barney Fife and Floyd from The Andy Griffith Show, followed by Mr. Carlin from The Bob Newhart Show, and Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy. Also, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White and Lois Lane from The Adventures of Superman, Mr. Haney from Green Acres, Colonel Blake from M*A*S*H (could add several more from that series), Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Buddy Sorrell from The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gale Gordon from Our Miss Brooks and The Lucy Show, Maynard G. Krebs from Dobie Gillis, Paul Drake from Perry Mason, Inspector Queen from Ellery Queen, Festus and Doc Adams from Gunsmoke, Chief Clifford from McCloud, etc.
There's a bunch more I could pick, like Mr. Spock from Star Trek, though he essentially became a second lead very quickly, so I disqualify him. I've watched very few commercial TV shows these past few decades, so my list is limited to the older stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 12:39:59 GMT -5
Frank Cady from Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction
McLean Stevenson Doris Day Show
Gavin McLeod from McHale's Navy and Mary Tyler Moore Show
Joe Rossi (Character's Name) from Lou Grant
Knucklehead Smith from Winchell Mahoney Show
Sterling Holloway from Bailies of Balboa
Edward Platte from Get Smart
Conner Trinnier from Star Trek Enterprise
Jolene Blalock from Star Trek Enterprise
Robert Lansing from Kung Fu the Legend Continues
Kim Chan Kung Fu the Legend Continues
John Zaremba (who?) from Time Tunnel
Herb Rudley and Charles Lane in every supporting, but not regular, role they did
And agree with Jim of INKS (International Nefarious Killing Squad) fame
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Post by zambini on Jan 15, 2018 12:45:14 GMT -5
I'll pick Barney Fife and Floyd from The Andy Griffith Show, followed by Mr. Carlin from The Bob Newhart Show, and Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy. Also, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White and Lois Lane from The Adventures of Superman, Mr. Haney from Green Acres, Colonel Blake from M*A*S*H (could add several more from that series), Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Buddy Sorrell from The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gale Gordon from Our Miss Brooks and The Lucy Show, Maynard G. Krebs from Dobie Gillis, Paul Drake from Perry Mason, Inspector Queen from Ellery Queen, Festus and Doc Adams from Gunsmoke, Chief Clifford from McCloud, etc. Of the ones you mentioned I'd go for Buddy Sorrell in terms of contributions to the show (he's a real change of pace) and Lou Grant in terms of character development over the course of the series. In terms of shows that I saw on first-run I'd go with Roz Doyle in Frasier for character development and Jeeves from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for change of pace. I'd give a special mention to Bernard Woolley from Yes Minister. |
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Post by zambini on Jan 15, 2018 12:49:02 GMT -5
Frank Cady from Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction Everyone knows the real star of Green Acres was Arnold the pig! |
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Post by JimInks on Jan 15, 2018 12:59:04 GMT -5
Frank Cady from Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction Everyone knows the real star of Green Acres was Arnold the pig! So speaks Zambini Ziffel!  Yeah, I should have added him to the list. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 14:28:20 GMT -5
Stuart Margolin as Angel on the Rockford Files.
Trigger on Roy Rodgers.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 14:40:10 GMT -5
Jim mentioned my all time favorite two. Festus and Doc. But I will add a few more. Grady on Sanford and Son, Alice Kramden on the Honeymooners. (Audrey Meadows was a gem.) Eddie Haskell on Leave it to Beaver. Cliff Clavin on Cheers. Baldric in Black Adder.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 15, 2018 17:27:07 GMT -5
Jonathan Harris otherwise known as Dr Zachary Smith on lost in space...  He was a snappy dresser, who birthed an understudy that runs a popular pipe smoking website....No other actor has ever replicated that. No I’m not talking about Justin. |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 15, 2018 17:28:10 GMT -5
Seriously... Jim already named them all.
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Post by herbinedave on Jan 15, 2018 17:29:50 GMT -5
Race Bannon fron Jonny Quest.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 15, 2018 17:35:33 GMT -5
Race Bannon fron Jonny Quest. And Mike Pence was his understudy!  |
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Post by herbinedave on Jan 15, 2018 17:56:36 GMT -5
Race Bannon fron Jonny Quest. And Mike Pence was his understudy! Race Bannon would kick his butt! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 22:45:58 GMT -5
Jonathan Harris otherwise known as Dr Zachary Smith on lost in space... He was a snappy dresser, who birthed an understudy that runs a popular pipe smoking website....No other actor has ever replicated that. No I’m not talking about Justin. I have two complete sets, one DVD and one BluRay. As much as I love Harris he took the show into too much comic land. If you look at the unaired pilot without him it is a much more realistic show with realistic problems. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 22:46:38 GMT -5
He was an irregular regular I thought about mentioning earlier.
Col Flagg from MASH
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 23:02:14 GMT -5
He was an irregular regular I thought about mentioning earlier. Col Flagg from MASH Edward Winter played him. Had to look him up. Hilarious. "Nobody can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it is. I keep myself in a constant state of utter confusion." - Colonel Flagg |
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Post by isett2860 on Jan 16, 2018 0:08:56 GMT -5
Uncle Charley (William Demarest) My Three Sons
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 18:30:26 GMT -5
Comedians need a good foil: Gale Gordon gave Lucy great support.
Trivia: Abbot and Costello split 60/40 as Lou appreciated the value of a good straight man.
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Post by Baboo on Jan 16, 2018 19:03:13 GMT -5
James Gordon MacArthur (December 8, 1937 – October 28, 2010), an American actor best known for the role of Danny "Danno" Williams, the reliable second-in-command of the fictional Hawaiian State Police squad in the long-running television series Hawaii Five-O.
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Yeah, I should have added him to the list.
