Actors Who Seemed to Vanish After Their Shows Went Off The Air

[bpatrick]

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?

I doubt it. "Bullseye" was a Barry and Enright game that debuted in syndication in the fall of 1980. Two contestants took tuens pressing a button which stopped three spinning wheels: one revealed a category; a second, a dollar amount; the third, the number of questions the contestant had to answer (one to five) in order to collect the money. First player to reach $1000 played a typical Barry and Enright bonus round: spinning wheels and collecting money as long as a lightning bolt didn't appear on one of the wheels. Jim Lange was host.

Game shows were beginning to fall out of favor about this time, although "Joker's Wild" and "Tic Tac Dough" remained strong, so in January 1982, with its syndication declining, "Bullseye" became "Celebrity Bullseye." Didn't save the show; it was canceled at the end of the 1981-82 season.

 

[landtuna]

The gorgeous Barbara Anderson (Eve Whitfield) on "Ironside". Although she continued to do one-off parts in various programs she basically dropped out of showbiz after her marriage in 1971.

Our loss.

 

[mleach]

Leather was Suzie Quatro, who also had a singing career. Not sure what she's been up to, lately, though.
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Her biggest hit was in 1979 when she had teamed up with Chris Norman for a song called "Stumblin In". Despite Suzie being seen on a national TV show, Chris Norman as I can recall was the reverse by not allowing any pics of himself to be taken.

 

[therealjm12]

The actor who played "Charlie the cook" on Wagon Train.

Frank McGrath went on to be on the series "Tammy" based on the movies. He had a heart condition and died soon after.
I read an interview recently with Robert Horton. He said despite rumor, he and Ward Bond got along fine. Their relationship was very similar to the way it was played on Wagon Train. However, he did not really socialize much with the other cast members. Horton was a"method" actor from the new school of the 50's. Ward Bond, Frank McGrath, and Terry Wilson were "old school" Hollywood buddies -The School of John Ford. McGrath and Wilson were both stuntmen in the Hollywood Golden era. When Wagon train came along Ward Bond had them play the trail hands Charlie Wooster & Bill Hawks. Horton went on to say it was a very professional set until later in the day. Consumption of alcohol altered the mood. He said the three of them would get pretty drunk together and argue and sometimes punches were thrown. He steered clear of that and was never considered a "buddy". But they all respected and liked each other.
The last time, I think I saw Terry Wilson in anything substantial, was Future World and maybe Support Your Local Sheriff. He died in the 1970's

 

[Ultimajock]

Leather was Suzie Quatro, who also had a singing career. Not sure what she's been up to, lately, though.

Her biggest hit was in 1979 when she had teamed up with Chris Norman for a song called "Stumblin In". Despite Suzie being seen on a national TV show, Chris Norman as I can recall was the reverse by not allowing any pics of himself to be taken.

..."Stumblin' In" was merely her biggest U.S. hit; she's been a major rock concert attraction in Europe since "Can the Can" hit #1 in the U.K. in '73. And as far as Chris Norman refusing photos to be taken of him, how do you account for the images at http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=417330 ?...

 

[mleach]

Leather was Suzie Quatro, who also had a singing career. Not sure what she's been up to, lately, though.

Her biggest hit was in 1979 when she had teamed up with Chris Norman for a song called "Stumblin In". Despite Suzie being seen on a national TV show, Chris Norman as I can recall was the reverse by not allowing any pics of himself to be taken.

..."Stumblin' In" was merely her biggest U.S. hit; she's been a major rock concert attraction in Europe since "Can the Can" hit #1 in the U.K. in '73. And as far as Chris Norman refusing photos to be taken of him, how do you account for the images at http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=417330 ?...

Believe it or not this is the first time I had ever seen a pics of Chris Norman. When I had bought the 45 at the time, that cover wasnt what I remember. it was rather some generic RSO label. The 'refusing to have his pic taken", I remember hearing some dj on Baltimore's WFBR-AM telling it, part of a trivia contest.

 

[Mark Giardina]

What ever happened to the actor to played "Cody" on the TV show that featured Patrick Duffy and Susanne Sommers?

I remember reading some article that he was difficult on the set, especially with the producers, so perhaps that deep-sixed his career.

 

[firepoint525]

Leather was Suzie Quatro, who also had a singing career. Not sure what she's been up to, lately, though.

Her biggest hit was in 1979 when she had teamed up with Chris Norman for a song called "Stumblin In". Despite Suzie being seen on a national TV show, Chris Norman as I can recall was the reverse by not allowing any pics of himself to be taken.

..."Stumblin' In" was merely her biggest U.S. hit; she's been a major rock concert attraction in Europe since "Can the Can" hit #1 in the U.K. in '73. And as far as Chris Norman refusing photos to be taken of him, how do you account for the images at http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=417330 ?...

Believe it or not this is the first time I had ever seen a pics of Chris Norman. When I had bought the 45 at the time, that cover wasnt what I remember. it was rather some generic RSO label. The 'refusing to have his pic taken", I remember hearing some dj on Baltimore's WFBR-AM telling it, part of a trivia contest.

I was well aware that Suzi Quatro and Chris(topher) Norman (via his group Smokie) were bigger attractions in the UK than they ever were here. Anyone here remember "Living Next Door to Alice" for 24 years?

 

[bpatrick]

What ever happened to the actor to played "Cody" on the TV show that featured Patrick Duffy and Susanne Sommers?

I remember reading some article that he was difficult on the set, especially with the producers, so perhaps that deep-sixed his career.

I think the actor, Sasha Mitchell, was taken to court by his wife for physical abuse. He may have done some jail time, I'm not sure.

 

[Corky Marlowe]

The actor who played "Wishbone" on Rawhide.

Charles Brinegar...He played the bartender in "High Plains Drifter", and along with about a gazillion other TV western stars, had a cameo in Mel Gibson's "Maverick" movie.

 

[nightfly61]

I like that after "Alf" went off the air, (even though he was a puppet ran by Paul Fusco) he was popular enough to be seen on commercials & other shows & outlasted his show.
(Most of)the twin sets that played Tabitha & Adam Stevens on Bewitched.

 

[Mark Giardina]

Gale Storm (there is a Hollywood name if I ever heard one) and the man who played her Father.

Most of the original cast of Mickey Mouse (except for Annette Funicello )

 

[bpatrick]

Gale Storm (there is a Hollywood name if I ever heard one) and the man who played her Father.

Most of the original cast of Mickey Mouse (except for Annette Funicello )

Charlie Farrell is the man you're thinking of who played Gale Storm's father
on "My Little Margie." He had another sitcom, "The Charlie Farrell Show," which
was "I Love Lucy"'s summer replacement in 1956 and was rerun by NBC in 1957
and CBS in 1960. The show was based on his experiences as owner of the
Racquet Club in Palm Springs; Richard Deacon and Kathryn Card (Mrs. McGillicuddy
on "I Love Lucy") were in the cast.

Gale Storm did "The Gale Storm Show" (a/k/a "Oh Susanna") on CBS (1956-59)
and ABC (1959-60). She went through a long battle with alcoholism in the 1960s
and '70s; her first appearance in more than twenty years was on "The Love Boat"
around 1981, and it was one of the highest ratings that show ever got (ironically,
her character of Susanna Pomeroy on "The Gale Storm Show" was cruise director
on an ocean liner). She has passed away just in the last couple of years.

 

[mleach]

I like that after "Alf" went off the air, (even though he was a puppet ran by Paul Fusco) he was popular enough to be seen on commercials & other shows & outlasted his show.

Then you have Alf's Max Wright. Several years ago I remember the AP story about Max had not only had announced that he is gay but even saying that the Alf father was making an attempt into breaking into gay porn. I believe one of the tabolids even showed Max Wright in bed with two other men smoking crack with the headline "The Father from ALF smokes CRACK".

I assume the gay porn business didn't want Max..that part of his "history" is not on Imdb.

 

[The King Bee]

How about Michael Moriarty, as assistant DA Ben Stone in the first three seasons of "Law and Order?"

Of course, Bpatrick, Mousketeer Bobby Burgess joined "The Lawrence Welk Show" in 1961, stayed until the end of syndication in 1982, and hosts some of the Oklahoma (ETV) Network retro shows that do so well on PBS stations.

 

[LKellerIII]

How about Michael Moriarty, as assistant DA Ben Stone in the first three seasons of "Law and Order?"

The disappearance of Michael Moriarty was well publicized later by Moriarty himself. He was struggling with alcoholism, and it got the better of him - even making him homeless for some period of time.

More recently, he's recovered, and is acting again - mostly TV guest roles.

 

[Hal Erickson]

Michael Moriarty went ballistic when Janet Reno summoned several TV producers together to warn them of government crackdowns if they didn't curtail violence on television (one of her targeted shows was the doggedly family-friendly MURDER SHE WROTE!) Moriarty not only accused her of being a dictator, but began seeing sinister conspiracies in every corner. It eventually became impossible for him to function properly as an actor of LAW AND ORDER, so he either resigned or was fired, depending on whom you believe.

 

[wbhist]

Mousketeer Bobby Burgess joined "The Lawrence Welk Show" in 1961, stayed until the end of syndication in 1982, and hosts some of the Oklahoma (ETV) Network retro shows that do so well on PBS stations.

If IMDb is to be believed, another ex-Mousketeer, Cubby O'Brien, was a drummer in the orchestra that played on The Carol Burnett Show in its first six seasons on the air (1967-73).