Mark_Giardina said:
Franz retired from acting after his stint on NYPD Blue.
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Actors Who Seemed to Vanish After Their Shows Went Off The Air
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Franz retired from acting after his stint on NYPD Blue.
Mark_Giardina said:
I remember seeing Sally Struthers as a spokesperson for a hunger relief organization. Wikipedia confirms it as ChildFund International, formerly and probably better known as Christian Children's Fund. Her work was satirized in two South Park episodes: "Starvin' Marvin" (season 1) and "Starvin' Marvin in Space" (season 3).
Wikipedia also places her as a semi-recurring panelist on the 1990 Match Game revival, and an occasional celebrity guest on Win, Lose or Draw, as well as a guest host on the NBC daytime version. She had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Still Standing, and played Babette Dell on Gilmore Girls, last seen on The CW.
Struthers has also done voiceovers for animated series, TaleSpin and Dinosaurs.
dhett said:
Sorry if some people might be offended by this, but I find it somewhat amusing that Sally Struthers, who gained like 100 pounds since appearing on All in the Family, would be a spokesperson for a hunger relief organization.
In 1982, Tina Louise guested on Celebrity Bullseye with Jerry Mathers, the Beaver. On the second ep. she lost in the next game, Mathers played against Arte Johnson.
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Correct me if I'm wrong here, because it was obscure.....
When Fox had a late-night talk show briefly with Ross Shafer (after Joan Rivers left---being around early 1988), all seven main "Gilligan's Island" stars reunited, including Tina Louise, who supposedly didn't want anything to do with "GI" anymore.
I thought it was somewhat historic for TV, but because Fox was still in its infancy, it seemed to be forgotten.
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When Fox had a late-night talk show briefly with Ross Shafer (after Joan Rivers left---being around early 1988), all seven main "Gilligan's Island" stars reunited, including Tina Louise, who supposedly didn't want anything to do with "GI" anymore.
I thought it was somewhat historic for TV, but because Fox was still in its infancy, it seemed to be forgotten.
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The Gilligan's cast also appeared on Good Morning America in November,1982, and Tina also appeared there. Hale, Backus, Schafer, Johnson and Wells appeared on Family Feud in May 1983, when they saluted TV classics like Gilligan's Island, Batman, Leave It To Beaver, and Petticoat Junction. The Gilligan team was the top winners .
As for the Late Show appearance in 1988, I too saw that episode and Jim really aged quite a bit due to Parkinson's,but I am glad the cast got together one last time.
As for the Late Show appearance in 1988, I too saw that episode and Jim really aged quite a bit due to Parkinson's,but I am glad the cast got together one last time.
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BobbyNBC10 said:
Aha! Didn't know that.
I have 1 Feud ep with the Beaver cast....Beaver fan that I was/am, it was great to see. Rare show in the sense that they had to get thru *6* questions before anyone got to the 300 points!
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I forgot about Tina Louise being on "Dallas"...That was pretty early in the show's run. I have absolutely no recollection of "Celebrity Bullseye", though. Was Claudine Longet ever a contestant?
...or Robert Blake? ;D ...Corky Marlowe said:
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Does anybody remember the SNL skit - the Claudine Longet Invitational? (circa 1976) It featured film of multiple skiers coming down the slopes, then wiping out - the "announcer" saying "Oh no - he's been shot by Claudine Longet."
Very funny...if a little bit cruel.
The actor who played "Wishbone" on Rawhide.
The actor who played "Charlie the cook" on Wagon Train.
The daughter and younger son on "Good Times"
The lead actor on "Lawman."
The actor who played "Charlie the cook" on Wagon Train.
The daughter and younger son on "Good Times"
The lead actor on "Lawman."
A vote for the talented and beautiful Shawnee Smith. She hasn't vanished exactly, she continues to work the occasional guest role in episodic TV - but stardom has seemed to elude her, both before and after her role as the unintentionally sexy but confused Linda in Becker. As far as I'm concerned, she made that show watchable. According to imdb, she's been in one or more of the Saw movies, but those are a bit too gruesome for me...
Lkeller said:
Wonder if you, or someone else, could clear up a question for me regarding Terry Farrell.
Farrell was on Becker for the first few seasons and then her character disappeared to be replaced by Nancy Travis. My question is what it Farrell's decision to leave the show, or the producers?
It wasn't long after Farrell's departure that Becker went off the air. Personally I always thought there was better chemistry between Ted Danson's character (John Becker) and Farrell versus Danson and Travis.
On topic I guess we can include Terry Farrell to the list.
She appeared on "Deep Space Nine" and "Becker."
The actor who played Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days, although he disappeared long before the show did. ;DMark_Giardina said:
firepoint525 said:
Fonzie had Chuck bumped off so he could live above the Cunningham's garage.
On the subject of "Happy Days"
What ever happened to the actresses who played "Pinky and Leather Tuscadaro?"
Leather was Suzie Quatro, who also had a singing career. Not sure what she's been up to, lately, though.Mark_Giardina said:
...http://suziquatro.com/news.htm is your friend. Suzi is still touring Europe, Asia and Australia regularly, and does an oldies show for BBC Radio 2. Even working on anew album with her old producer, Mike Chapman...firepoint525 said:
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