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Actors who left Successful TV Shows too early
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:41 am
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:41 am
With all the talk about Dan Stevens and DA, I was thinking of other famous actors who left successful TV shows too early. Who do you think is the biggest idiot for leaving their highly successful TV show to languish in obscurity? Add more that you can think of. Here are a few to ponder:
Dan Stevens-Downton Abbey 25 of 26 episodes (still running)
Wayne Rogers-MASH 73 of 251 episodes
McClean Stevenson-MASH 70 of 251 episodes
Jeffery Hunter-Star Trek Was the first Captain of The Enterprise but left after the pilot because his wife said he was a movie star. My vote for biggest idiot.
Pernell Roberts-Bonanza 199 of 429 episodes
Shelly Long-Cheers 124 of 271 episodes
Dan Stevens-Downton Abbey 25 of 26 episodes (still running)
Wayne Rogers-MASH 73 of 251 episodes
McClean Stevenson-MASH 70 of 251 episodes
Jeffery Hunter-Star Trek Was the first Captain of The Enterprise but left after the pilot because his wife said he was a movie star. My vote for biggest idiot.
Pernell Roberts-Bonanza 199 of 429 episodes
Shelly Long-Cheers 124 of 271 episodes
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Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:43 am to NavyLSUAlum
David Carusso - NYPD Blue, poster child for this idiocy.
Took him a long time to climb back after his movie career flop.
Took him a long time to climb back after his movie career flop.
This post was edited on 2/18/13 at 11:44 am
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:44 am to NavyLSUAlum
Shelley Long
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:45 am to NavyLSUAlum
Don Knotts.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:46 am to NavyLSUAlum
Sasha Alexander kinda fell off the planet after leaving NCIS. Was a while before getting the Rizzoli and Isles gig.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:46 am to NavyLSUAlum
I don't have much to contribute, so I'll just do this:
What a douche.
quote:
Jeffery Hunter
What a douche.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:47 am to NavyLSUAlum
Denise Crosby - The Next Generation
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:53 am to yurintroubl
quote:
Sasha Alexander kinda fell off the planet after leaving NCIS. Was a while before getting the Rizzoli and Isles gig.
Agree with this. Heck, Ziva could have still be added to the team to add the Mossad aspect and more hotness.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:54 am to NavyLSUAlum
Hunter also died in 1969, after Star Trek became a cult success but before it really took off in reruns during the 70s.
It would have been hard to do a revival movie of Star Trek in the 70s if they had a completely new captain instead of returning the entire main cast.
It would have been hard to do a revival movie of Star Trek in the 70s if they had a completely new captain instead of returning the entire main cast.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:55 am to Jay Quest
To take the opposite tact, Clooney, Marguiles, and Edwards each left ER at pretty much the precise right time. While Edwards isn't a megastar like Clooney, he got out right before the show's massive dip in quality. So good on him.
Oh, and Lisa Bonet sure did a poor job of leaving both the Cosby Show and A Different World.
Oh, and Lisa Bonet sure did a poor job of leaving both the Cosby Show and A Different World.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:56 am to Zamoro10
David Carusso-I had forgotten about him. Good choice, he was an idiot for leaving NYPD Blue.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:56 am to DallasTiger11
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Shelley Long
I'm a huge Shelley Long fan but I don't think Cheers would have remained as successful for as long if she had stuck around. The Ted-Diane storyline was pretty much played out not to mention the entire cast hated her guts.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:59 am to NavyLSUAlum
Pamela Anderson - Baywatch
This post was edited on 2/18/13 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:59 am to NavyLSUAlum
Farrah Fawcett left Charlie's Angels after one season...
Suzanne Sommers left Three's Company early too...
Yes I'm old.
Suzanne Sommers left Three's Company early too...
Yes I'm old.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 12:00 pm to Baloo
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Oh, and Lisa Bonet sure did a poor job of leaving both the Cosby Show and A Different World.
I think she was allowed to do films on her off-time from the shows but Bill Cosby fired her after watching Angel Heart.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 12:00 pm to NavyLSUAlum
Rob Lowe in West Wing.
I'm still mad about that.
I'm still mad about that.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 12:02 pm to teke184
Yeah but he died from the after effects of an explosion on a movie set. He may not have made that film if he was a TV star. So quitting Star Trek may have killed him and tossed an amazing career away.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 12:05 pm to NavyLSUAlum
Mischa Barton: The OC
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