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WestMichRad

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60. It's interesting how...

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:04 PM

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… he often played only a very minor role in a given episode, but he always had at least one really good line… and everyone knows him by just his first name!

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Who is/was your favorite co-star on a television show.? Sometimes they are/were more interesting then the stars.Mine was [View all] debm55 Jan 16 OP

Steve Urkel on Family Matters Whyisthisstillclose Jan 16 #1

Thank you Whyisthisstillclose. debm55 Jan 16 #4

Illya Kuryakin... MiHale Jan 16 #2

Thank you MiHale. I think he carried the whole show. debm55 Jan 16 #5

Absolutely! 3catwoman3 Jan 16 #26

Loved him and the show! lark Jan 17 #91

Vince Korsak (Bruce McGill) on "Rizzoli and Isles" Ritabert Jan 16 #3

Thank you very much, Ritabert. debm55 Jan 16 #6

Uncle Arthur/Paul Lynde on "Bewitched" no_hypocrisy Jan 16 #7

Thank you very much, Two great choices. no_hypocrisy. debm55 Jan 16 #9

The Fonz on Happy Days macwriter Jan 16 #8

So True. Thank you for including The Fonz, macwriter. debm55 Jan 16 #10

Barney Fife The Wizard Jan 16 #11

Agree. with you, Thank you very much, The Wizard for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 16 #12

Don Knots was in a whole different class! Thunderbeast Jan 17 #73

Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island! displacedvermoter Jan 16 #13

Yes, sweet Mary Ann. Thank you displacedvermoter. debm55 Jan 16 #16

Spock on Star Trek KitFox Jan 16 #14

You got that right. Thank you very much KitFox. debm55 Jan 16 #17

Live long and prosper.🖖 FalloutShelter Jan 16 #54

Oh, yes. Me also. Morbius Jan 17 #76

Chip and Tramp on My Three Sons. Polly Hennessey Jan 16 #15

I loved Chip and Tramp. Did not like Ernie. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Jan 16 #18

I have a few, but showing my age here. MichMan Jan 16 #19

Tonto. multigraincracker Jan 16 #20

Don't worry, everyone is showing their age on this thread AZJonnie Jan 16 #25

AHHAHAHAHHHA , agree.AZJonnie. debm55 Jan 16 #34

I remember all three. so prominent on their shows What was name of the drunk that slept it off in a jail cell?Thank you debm55 Jan 16 #33

Otis MichMan Jan 16 #41

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Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show. MIButterfly Jan 16 #21

I agree with you MIButterfly. Mary was great, but I liked Rhoda's quirkiness. I watched her own show. but I really debm55 Jan 16 #45

I like her so much I named my first dog after her. lark Jan 17 #92

Belker on Hill Street Blues lpbk2713 Jan 16 #22

Agree, I loved watching Belker. He was a quirky character.that the audience loved. debm55 Jan 16 #46

Buddy Sorrell. boonecreek Jan 16 #23

And Sally. I liked the scenes at the office better then the home scenes. They were fun, debm55 Jan 16 #35

Morey Amsterdam! displacedvermoter Jan 17 #90

Lucy Liu 4TheArts Jan 16 #24

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Felix in the series Orphan Black, made by BBC America (2013-2017) AZJonnie Jan 16 #27

Thank you very much, AZJonnie.for your recommendation. I am on Netflix, so will look for it. debm55 Jan 16 #48

Maybe read my little DU review to see if it'll be your cup of tea, but yeah, I recommend! (nt) AZJonnie Jan 17 #69

Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show Diamond_Dog Jan 16 #28

I really liked the first Bob Newhart Show and the characters. I didn't like the second show. Thankyou Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jan 16 #66

Deb, I agree 100% about the second BN show. The one where he ran a hotel. I thought it was stupid. Diamond_Dog Jan 17 #88

Agree debm55 Jan 17 #89

T'leac on Stargate SG-1 GreenWave Jan 16 #29

Thank you GreenWave. agree. debm55 Jan 16 #67

Hoss on Bonanza SWBTATTReg Jan 16 #30

Totally agree. The show lost its soul when Dan Blocker died. In my opinion. debm55 Jan 16 #64

Mine is a tie Grim Chieftain Jan 16 #31

Agree, I thank you for that, and Martin's dog. Loved those three. debm55 Jan 16 #51

Eddie was great, a real scene stealer. Grim Chieftain Jan 16 #56

Sure was, Thank you Grim Chieftain for the name. Brain fog here. debm55 Jan 16 #59

Art Carney as Ed Norton on "The Honeymooners" Permanut Jan 16 #32

Thank you very much, Pernanut, for sharing Ed Norton to us. I remember the Honeymooners. debm55 Jan 16 #40

As an adult, Munch from Homicide: Life on the Street and SVU, and as a child, Chester from Gunsmoke. Dorothy V Jan 16 #36

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 16 #39

A couple of characters LogDog75 Jan 16 #37

Thank you very much for sharing your selection of characters for us. LogDog75. debm55 Jan 16 #38

Norm! WestMichRad Jan 16 #42

Agree. Thank you very much, WestMichRad, NOOORM debm55 Jan 16 #44

It's interesting how... WestMichRad Jan 16 #60

Interesting. Was a last name ever given on the show? debm55 Jan 17 #80

Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel. Harker Jan 16 #49

Agree. with you Harker. Diana Rigg was tough. Loved the show only with her in it. debm55 Jan 16 #50

I have yet to see the earlier ones with Honor Blackman, but subsequent ones weren't as good. Harker Jan 16 #52

That would be a darn hard choice, Harker. debm55 Jan 16 #63

Ross Martin chowmama Jan 16 #53

I really liked Ross Martin in the Wild Wild West. He was the show. debm55 Jan 16 #57

Edie. Peter Gunn's girlfriend. So cute chicoescuela Jan 16 #55

Thank you very much chicoescuela. Agree.. debm55 Jan 16 #58

David Hyde Pierce on Frasier. tanyev Jan 16 #61

Thank you tanyev. I agree. I never liked the Fraser character on Cheers. However, I really liked the other characters debm55 Jan 16 #62

Barbara Feldon Earl_from_PA Jan 16 #65

Oh yes, Barbara Feldon was the looks and brains of the group.Thank you Earl_from_PA debm55 Jan 16 #68

Vivian Vance! sunnybrook Jan 17 #70

I so loved, Viv, Thank you very ,sunnybrook debm55 Jan 17 #72

Sergeant Schulz on "Hogan's Heroes". Ironically, John Banner, who plays the German sergeant was a U.S. sergeant artemisia1 Jan 17 #71

Thank you very much for the information. artemisia1 debm55 Jan 17 #85

Jonathan Quayle Higgins III OC375 Jan 17 #74

Thank you very much, OC375, I remember that. debm55 Jan 17 #86

John Larroquette madamesilverspurs Jan 17 #75

Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. I really liked him on Night Court. debm55 Jan 17 #87

Everybody BUT Raymond. sueh Jan 17 #77

Thank you very much, sueh.I agree with you. debm55 Jan 17 #81

Kato in The Green Hornet 1960's TV show Rigpa108 Jan 17 #78

You do know that was Bruce Lee, right? StoolPigeon Jan 17 #79

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Alan Shore (James Spader) on Boston Legal Emile Jan 17 #82

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debm55........ Upthevibe Jan 17 #93

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