Did You Know?: Television Stars

Sales and Leasing Consultant, Tim H., has stepped out of the automotive mindset and into the television set. This month's edition of "Did You Know?" takes a look at some of the TV stars who were fortunate to play roles in multiple TV shows over the years. 

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In the past 65 years, it's rare that a TV star would have more than one hit show. There have also been instances where a few popular movie stars have flopped on the small screen. The following is a list of celebrities that beat the odds and starred in two or more popular TV shows:

• Lee Majors: Six Million Dollar Man and The Fall Guy
• Michael Landon: Bonanza, Little House On The Prairie and Highway to Heaven
• Andy Griffith: Andy Griffith Show and Matlock
• Jack Klugman: The Odd Couple and Quincy
• Dick Van Dyke: The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder
• James Garner: Maverick and Rockford Files
• Raymond Burr: Perry Mason and Ironside
• Carroll O'Conner: All In The Family and In The Heat Of The Night
• Robert Young: Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, M.D.
• Pernell Roberts: Bonanza and Trapper John, M.D.
• Larry Hagman: I Dream Of Jeanne and Dallas
• Patrick Duffy: Dallas and Step By Step
• Gerald McRaney: Simon & Simon and Major Dad
• Susan Saint James: McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie
• Tom Selleck: Magnum, P.I. and Blue Bloods
• Lucille Ball: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy (ran from 1951-1974)
• Buddy Ebsen: The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones
• Robert Stack: The Untouchables and Unsolved Mysteries
• Martin Milner: Route 66 and Adam 12
• Efrem Zimbalist Jr.: 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I.

Stay tuned for next month's edition....