Richard Belzer, Law & Order: SVU & Sam Newman, The Footy Show.
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Circuit, yes, he died (motorcycle crash, actually, on Alexandra Avenue in Melbourne if I recall correctly) but it was some time into his stint on Cop Shop.
He holds the record with eight appearances in various TV shows: Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Law & Order Trial by Jury, The X-Files, Arrested Development, The Beat, The Wire.
David, a thread on the recurring-character thing would be quite fascinating.
The character you recall from Skyways/Cop Shop was Peter Fanelli, played by Bill Stalker. At the time I recall it being said that it was the first time in Australian drama that a character had moved from one show to another.
(And yes, I was a huge Cop Shop fan in my childhood 😀
Yeah Ray Romano was in a couple of KOQ eps. Kevin James was in ELR as well but as a different character. There are a few Star Trek characters that bridged various series. Worf & O’Brien were in both TNG and DS9 for eg.
On Richard Belzer he is one of my favorite actors and a very interesting guy. His Munch character is also my favorite of the L&O series.
Besides Richard Belzer as John Munch(homicide: life on the streets, Law & Order) how many other people have played the same character in 2 different tv shows?
Robin Williams as Mork (Happy Days & Mork and Mindy) is the only other one off top of head.
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Circuit, yes, he died (motorcycle crash, actually, on Alexandra Avenue in Melbourne if I recall correctly) but it was some time into his stint on Cop Shop.
He holds the record with eight appearances in various TV shows:
Homicide: Life on the Street,
Law & Order,
Law & Order SVU,
Law & Order Trial by Jury,
The X-Files,
Arrested Development,
The Beat,
The Wire.
Didn’t Bill Stalker get killed in a bike carsh just after he joined Cop Shop ?
David, a thread on the recurring-character thing would be quite fascinating.
The character you recall from Skyways/Cop Shop was Peter Fanelli, played by Bill Stalker. At the time I recall it being said that it was the first time in Australian drama that a character had moved from one show to another.
(And yes, I was a huge Cop Shop fan in my childhood 😀
Det. John Munch beats Dr. Frasier Crane
Yeah Ray Romano was in a couple of KOQ eps. Kevin James was in ELR as well but as a different character. There are a few Star Trek characters that bridged various series. Worf & O’Brien were in both TNG and DS9 for eg.
On Richard Belzer he is one of my favorite actors and a very interesting guy. His Munch character is also my favorite of the L&O series.
I saw one episode of King of Queens where Ray Ramano was in it.
Well, there’s James Spader and William Shatner (The Practice and then Boston Legal) for starters.
Well it’s a different topic, but a good question. There’s many. To start with anybody who has appeared in a spinoff.
All the principal characters in Beverly Hillbilles / Green Acres / Petticoat Junction.
Frasier was in three (Cheers, Wings, Frasier).
I can even recall a Skyways cop, moving to Cop Shop.
If there’s enough interest I will start a post on the subject later on as it will require reader input…..
Besides Richard Belzer as John Munch(homicide: life on the streets, Law & Order) how many other people have played the same character in 2 different tv shows?
Robin Williams as Mork (Happy Days & Mork and Mindy) is the only other one off top of head.