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Early TV appearances by actors

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November 25, 2019, 10:54 AM
bendable
Early TV appearances by actors
Kurt Russell was in 15 tv shows , before he turned 15.





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December 08, 2019, 07:54 PM
egregore
More famous as a singer, but he acted sometimes: Johnny Cash in an episode of Wagon Train circa 1958-59.
December 08, 2019, 08:38 PM
Patrick-SP2022
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Originally posted by egregore:
More famous as a singer, but he acted sometimes: Johnny Cash in an episode of Wagon Train circa 1958-59.


Johnny Cash was also in an episode of Columbo where he played the role of a murderous gospel singer.




December 10, 2019, 05:54 PM
AllenInAR
Not an "early appearance" at all, but I just saw Betty-Anne (Kelly MacCormack) from Letterkenny on an episode of The Expanse. LOL


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December 10, 2019, 06:27 PM
cslinger
Damn near everybody in Miami Vice. Ving Rhames, Bruce Willis etc.

Richard Pryor in the Wild Wild West.


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December 10, 2019, 07:04 PM
BGULL
My wife and younger son like “Murder She Wrote”:
Andy Garcia in episode #1-billed as 1st white tough......

Relative the other posts, I always liked Miami Vice and the variety of established and on the upswing, actors that appeared. Gordon Liddy was an lol category though.
The Rockford Files also drew a good slate of guest characters. Also relative to Roger Moore on Maverick, I recall reading that Moore was cast as the English Maverick cousin when James Garner was in a contract holdout/negotiation with the studio.....


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December 10, 2019, 08:43 PM
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Ronald Reagan hosting Death Valley Days, before he became President.
Does that count?


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December 11, 2019, 05:41 PM
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Adam West - Cheyenne, Lawman, 77 Sunset Strip

Jan Michael Vincent - Banana Splits/Danger Island (uh-oh chango!), Lassie ...



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December 13, 2019, 05:04 AM
egregore
Barbara Eden in Highway Patrol. Big Grin
December 13, 2019, 11:56 AM
CoolRich59
I was watching the movie Internal Affairs and noticed a young Elijah Wood in a scene.


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December 13, 2019, 07:38 PM
64dodge
One of the earliest things I recall seeing Tom Hanks in was the sitcom Bosom Buddies back in the early 80's. I bet he has that one buried pretty deep on his resume these days.
December 14, 2019, 04:06 PM
egregore
Marion Ross (best known as Mrs. Cunningham in Happy Days) in The Lone Ranger. Another actress to appear in this show was Frances Bavier … playing a villain. It was a little jarring to see Aunt Bee trapping the Lone Ranger and Tonto in a building and setting it on fire.

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