Actors with big success in different shows.

[Nr1Humanoid]

Patrick Duffy comes to mind. The Dallas cast did not go anywhere after but he found great success with Step By Step.

Richard Dean Anderson too. Rather than being labeled as MacGyver forever I am sure many think of him as Jack O'Neill just as much, if not more so.

Ed O'Neill could easily make one forget about Al Bundy when he played Jay on Modern Family.

David Caruso managed to recover from his ill fated attempt at a movie career quite well.

[agent817]

Bryan Cranston is a good example. Don't get me wrong, he was hilarious as Hal on "Malcolm in the Middle," but I think his role as Walter White on "Breaking Bad" really helped people forget about Hal.

[The Warthog]

Jun 1, 2024 10:19:02 GMT -5 agent817 said:

Bryan Cranston is a good example. Don't get me wrong, he was hilarious as Hal on "Malcolm in the Middle," but I think his role as Walter White on "Breaking Bad" really helped people forget about Hal.

Hal was the best character IMO and had some of the best plot lines (the speed walking one? HILARIOUS!).

[fw91]

Matthew Fox

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Michael J Fox had Family Ties and Spin City.

David Boreanaz had Buffy/Angel (don't know if you'd count a spinoff as 2), Bones, and that Seal Team show.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Neil Patrick Harris with Doogie Howser and How I Met Your Mother is a notable one.

[Cyno]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has had a ton of success, winning Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress for three different shows: Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Veep.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Timothy Olyphant: Deadwood, Justified

Pedro Pascal: Narcos, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us

[bibboid]

Ted Danson has done quite well for himself.
Cheers
Becker
The Good Place
Mr. Mayor (maybe not great but it lasted two seasons)

[ANuclearError]

Rowan Atkinson having both Blackadder and Mr Bean is some good innings. I imagine UK actors will be easier to list as the shows over here aren't quite the same commitment they can be in the US.

[Cyno]

Jun 1, 2024 15:13:15 GMT -5 bibboid said:

Ted Danson has done quite well for himself.
Cheers
Becker
The Good Place
Mr. Mayor (maybe not great but it lasted two seasons)

CSI and Damages, too, for dramatic roles.

[tirtefaa]

Danny DeVito - Taxi, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[AKIMan64]

Here are a few that come to my mind:

Hugh Laurie - Blackadder, House
Rose Mciver - Power Rangers (RPM), iZombie, Ghosts
Joshua Jackson - Dawson's Creek, Fringe
Jared Padalecki - Gilmore Girls, Supernatural, Walker

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

Andre Braugher (RIP), was in police drama Homicide: Life on The Street and police comedy Brooklyn Nine Nine

Rob Lowe with The West Wing and Parks and Recreation (probably some others I'm blanking on I magine)

Kristen Bell - Veronica Mars and The Good Place (as well as House of Lies, Heroes sadly had dropped off by the time she joined)

Ron Howard - The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days

Henry Winkler - Happy Days and Barry (great recurring oN Arrested Development)

there's others I can think of, but don't want to give you all a wall of text

[Rumble McSkirmish]

Don Adams: Get Smart and Inspector Gadget

Larry Hagman: I Dream of Jeanie and Dallas

Don Knotts: The Andy Griffith Show and Three's Company

[tirtefaa]

I'm actually surprised no one mentioned Michael Landon yet. He was America's Dad with Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven.

[chrom]

While he may have never shedded Urkel, Jaleel White did find success voicing Sonic.

[DiBiase is Good]

Keeley Hawes
Spooks, Tipping the Velvet, Line of Duty, Ashes to Ashes, Bodyguard, The Durrells

[Totorob101]

Jun 1, 2024 16:40:15 GMT -5 DiBiase is Good said:

Keeley Hawes
Spooks, Tipping the Velvet, Line of Duty, Ashes to Ashes, Bodyguard, The Durrells

She is one of our best actresses and very underaprechiated. Think David Jason has had great success with of course only fools, Frost, open all hours, darling buds ect.

[Milkman Norm]

Bob Denver with The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan's Island