Did they ever actually say that cousin Oliver's last name was Brady? I don't know, but since they seemed to imply that he was from Carol's side of the family, that doesn't seem likely. I know that Alice's last name was Nelson, although I don't remember any last name ever given for her boyfriend Sam other than "the butcher." ;DKeithE4 said:Yeah. He's not qualified to carry the script of anyone else that has been mentioned on this thread so far. In fact, he gets my vote as the second-worst supporting actor of all time, after Robbie "Cousin Oliver Brady" Rist.Bob1370 said:
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Supporting Actors Who Really Made A Difference On TV
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Hey...there is another classic supporting actor...the late, great Allan Melvin. His credits list takes many pages!
I always liked Ann Tyrell as Violet Praskins, the receptionist in "Private Secretary" with Ann Sothern. She played the part of a slightly befuddled single girl with an underlying edge that was very funny...she was also a tall, attractive lady.
Ann Tyrrell also appeared on Ann Sothern's other
show, "The Ann Sothern Show," as Olive Smith,
best friend of Katy O'Connor (Ms. Sothern) and
basically the same character as Vi Praskins. (And
about six months into the run, Don Porter returned
as Katy's boss, essentially the same role he'd played
on "Private Secretary"; he was another great supporting
actor, perhaps best remembered as Gidget's dad when
Sally Field played Gidget). After "The Ann Sothern
Show" ended in 1961, I never heard anymore about
Ann Tyrrell.
Since I mentioned Don Porter, two other middle-aged
male actors that I always enjoyed come to mind:
William Schallert (best remembered as Patty Duke's
dad on her 1963-66 sitcom) and Edward Andrews (the
counterpart of Captain Binghamton on the otherwise-
female "McHale's Navy" wannabe, "Broadside," in 1964-65).
I should also give a nod to Mason Adams of "Lou Grant,"
even if he's best remembered as the voice of Smucker's
jellies. I remember a story in TV Guide back in the early
'80s, when he was doing the Smuckers commercials and
Orson Welles was selling wine ("we shall sell no wine before
its time"), about commercial voiceovers. The article quoted
a casting director who said (and I'm paraphrasing here),
"If I wanted a voice for a wedding, I'd hire Mason Adams.
If I wanted a voice for a funeral, I'd hire Orson Welles."
show, "The Ann Sothern Show," as Olive Smith,
best friend of Katy O'Connor (Ms. Sothern) and
basically the same character as Vi Praskins. (And
about six months into the run, Don Porter returned
as Katy's boss, essentially the same role he'd played
on "Private Secretary"; he was another great supporting
actor, perhaps best remembered as Gidget's dad when
Sally Field played Gidget). After "The Ann Sothern
Show" ended in 1961, I never heard anymore about
Ann Tyrrell.
Since I mentioned Don Porter, two other middle-aged
male actors that I always enjoyed come to mind:
William Schallert (best remembered as Patty Duke's
dad on her 1963-66 sitcom) and Edward Andrews (the
counterpart of Captain Binghamton on the otherwise-
female "McHale's Navy" wannabe, "Broadside," in 1964-65).
I should also give a nod to Mason Adams of "Lou Grant,"
even if he's best remembered as the voice of Smucker's
jellies. I remember a story in TV Guide back in the early
'80s, when he was doing the Smuckers commercials and
Orson Welles was selling wine ("we shall sell no wine before
its time"), about commercial voiceovers. The article quoted
a casting director who said (and I'm paraphrasing here),
"If I wanted a voice for a wedding, I'd hire Mason Adams.
If I wanted a voice for a funeral, I'd hire Orson Welles."
The King Bee said:
He & Richard Deacon may have appeared on more shows than anyone.
KeithE4 said:
Granny is also referred to as Granny Clampett at times, although her name was actually Daisy Moses, and was Jed's mother-in-law.
radioman148 said:
...I think Richard Schallert still holds the record (and just added Desperate Housewives to his tally)...
Ultimajock said:
William Schallert?
You may have mixed up Mel Rutherford (or was it Fred Cooley?)
with Patty Lane's father.
oldiesfan6479 said:Ultimajock said:
William Schallert?
You may have mixed up Mel Rutherford (or was it Fred Cooley?)
with Patty Lane's father.
From what I understand William Schallert is still acting in his late 80s.
radioman148 said:oldiesfan6479 said:Ultimajock said:
William Schallert?
You may have mixed up Mel Rutherford (or was it Fred Cooley?)
with Patty Lane's father.
From what I understand William Schallert is still acting in his late 80s.
He most certainly is. William Schallert (who turns 87 next month) has 14 credits on imdb since 2000. In the last couple of years, he's appeared in 2 episodes of True Blood on HBO, and 2 episodes of Desperate Housewives. in 2008, he played Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in Recount, the story of the weeks following the 2000 election, and Al Gore's ultimate "loss" to George W. Bush.
His voice was ubiquitous for years on hundreds of TV and radio commercials. He was President of the Screen Actors Guild for awhile, too.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/
Lkeller said:radioman148 said:oldiesfan6479 said:Ultimajock said:
William Schallert?
You may have mixed up Mel Rutherford (or was it Fred Cooley?)
with Patty Lane's father.
From what I understand William Schallert is still acting in his late 80s.
He most certainly is. William Schallert (who turns 87 next month) has 14 credits on imdb since 2000. In the last couple of years, he's appeared in 2 episodes of True Blood on HBO, and 2 episodes of Desperate Housewives. in 2008, he played Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in Recount, the story of the weeks following the 2000 election, and Al Gore's ultimate "loss" to George W. Bush.
His voice was ubiquitous for years on hundreds of TV and radio commercials. He was President of the Screen Actors Guild for awhile, too.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/
I remember his voice was on a lot of radio & TV commercials. Glad to hear Mr. Schallert is doing well.
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cspotrun said:
They were amazing together.
buoy40 said:
I always thought that "odd look" Lloyd Nolan had was because he was looking slightly off-side to see the cue cards...he never looked straight ahead at the other characters, but a bit to the side, and over their shoulders.
In an ironic example of art imitating life, one of the last appearances I saw him in was an episode of Murder She Wrote in which he played an elderly over the hill actor who had to read his lines off of cue cards.
bpatrick said:You're not confusing him with Richard B. Shull, I hope.oldiesfan6479 said:William Schallert?Ultimajock said:
You may have mixed up Mel Rutherford (or was it Fred Cooley?)
with Patty Lane's father.
...no, I know Richard B. has been gone a few years now. It was actually William Schallert I was thinking of...
Schallert even turned up on one of the last two original episodes of 'According to Jim' the other week.radioman148 said:Lkeller said:radioman148 said:oldiesfan6479 said:Ultimajock said:
William Schallert?
You may have mixed up Mel Rutherford (or was it Fred Cooley?)
with Patty Lane's father.
From what I understand William Schallert is still acting in his late 80s.
He most certainly is. William Schallert (who turns 87 next month) has 14 credits on imdb since 2000. In the last couple of years, he's appeared in 2 episodes of True Blood on HBO, and 2 episodes of Desperate Housewives. in 2008, he played Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in Recount, the story of the weeks following the 2000 election, and Al Gore's ultimate "loss" to George W. Bush.
His voice was ubiquitous for years on hundreds of TV and radio commercials. He was President of the Screen Actors Guild for awhile, too.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/
I remember his voice was on a lot of radio & TV commercials. Glad to hear Mr. Schallert is doing well.
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