TV actor that starred in three great series (1 Viewer)

[The Kerminator]

Bill Cosby:

I Spy

Electric Company

Fat Albert

The Cosby Show

Sex in the City

 

[Hov34]

Bill Cosby:

I Spy

Electric Company

Fat Albert

The Cosby Show

Sex in the City

This joke was done (better) on page 2.

 

[belljr]

Kelsey Grammer

Cheers

Frasier

Boss

 

[mr. furley]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

SNL, Seinfeld, Veep

 

[Caesar]

Over half the shows mentioned in this thread suck donkey balls.

Over half the people listed in this thread couldn't star in a 13 years old's wet dream.

Nice list, though.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

SNL, Seinfeld, Veep

Sorry but I hate JLD. She's obnoxious in just about everything. Seinfeld was good in spite of her.

 

[Christo]

Sorry but I hate JLD. She's obnoxious in just about everything. Seinfeld was good in spite of her.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Robert Guillaume

Soap

Benson

The Robert Guillaume Show

He was also on Sports Night.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Tony Danza

Taxi

Who's the Boss?

Almost Famous

Tony Danza
@TonyDanza
Love these people so much! #oldfriends #taxi
Picture

 

[jobarules]

Has any other TV actor ever had starring roles in three different shows as good as Jeffrey Tambor? I can't think of any.

Ted Danson.

ETA:

Cheers

Becker

Damages

CSI

Bored to Death

Fargo

And a smaller role in Curb.

The Good Place

 

[AAABatteries]

Michael Landon:

Bonanza
Little House On The Prairie
Highway To Heaven

I can’t say I’m a fan of any of these shows but reading through this may be the winner.

 

[Don Quixote]

Elizabeth Moss

The West Wing

Mad Men

Top of the Lake

I was thinking Elisabeth Moss too — add Handmaid’s Tale since this thread was started.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I'd put my namesake's frequent collaborator Bob Odenkirk up there on the second tier with Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Mr Show along with a supporting role on Fargo and guest appearances on pretty much every great comedy of the last two decades.

We can add Lucky Hank to his list now.

 

[-OZ-]

Bill Cosby:

I Spy

Electric Company

Fat Albert

The Cosby Show

Sex in the City

 

[-OZ-]

Presumably we’re not counting TV stars gone to movies?
Chris Pratt would qualify if we do.
Parks and Rec, JW, GotG

 

[Gr00vus]

Not top tier, but Molly Parker has had a decent run. Tough to top Deadwood, but she had a prominent role in House Of Cards, and Lost In Space.

 

[Gr00vus]

Allison Brie has a pretty good resume:

BoJack Horseman
Glow
Community
Mad Men

 

[zamboni]

Jason Bateman:

It's Your Move (won't say Silver Spoons, even though he stole the show from Ricky Schroeder and was given this series)
Arrested Development
Ozark

 

[PIK95]

Shatner - Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, and The Practice/Boston Legal. T.J. Hooker was a good show and is very underrated.

That's who I was gonna mention.

 

[dickey moe]

Fred Berry


What's Happening!!

Vice Squad

What's Happening Now!!

 

[zamboni]

Fred Berry


What's Happening!!

Vice Squad

What's Happening Now!!

Don't forget Soul Train

 

[kupcho1]

Has any other TV actor ever had starring roles in three different shows as good as Jeffrey Tambor? I can't think of any.

Ted Danson.

ETA:

Cheers

Becker

Damages

CSI

Bored to Death

Fargo

And a smaller role in Curb.

The Good Place

Forgot Mr. Mayor too. It only lasted 2 short 10 episode seasons but was pretty damn good.

TD rankings:
1. The Good Place
2. Cheers
3. Mr. Mayor
4. the rest of them

 

[whoknew]

Has any other TV actor ever had starring roles in three different shows as good as Jeffrey Tambor? I can't think of any.

Ted Danson.

ETA:

Cheers

Becker

Damages

CSI

Bored to Death

Fargo

And a smaller role in Curb.

The Good Place

Forgot Mr. Mayor too. It only lasted 2 short 10 episode seasons but was pretty damn good.

TD rankings:
1. The Good Place
2. Cheers
3. Mr. Mayor
4. the rest of them

I really liked Bored to Death. It was a short run - only 24 total episodes over 3 seasons. But it was great.

 

[kupcho1]

Has any other TV actor ever had starring roles in three different shows as good as Jeffrey Tambor? I can't think of any.

Ted Danson.

ETA:

Cheers

Becker

Damages

CSI

Bored to Death

Fargo

And a smaller role in Curb.

The Good Place

Forgot Mr. Mayor too. It only lasted 2 short 10 episode seasons but was pretty damn good.

TD rankings:
1. The Good Place
2. Cheers
3. Mr. Mayor
4. the rest of them

I really liked Bored to Death. It was a short run - only 24 total episodes over 3 seasons. But it was great.

I tried it. I wanted to like it. It was like nails on a chalkboard for me.