On Monday, March 19, 2012 1:14:43 PM UTC-4, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > For the TV or Not TV brain trust... > > Tonight's episode of "Hawaii Five-0" guest stars Ed Asner, playing art > smuggler August March, a role he played on a 1975 episode of the original > "Hawaii Five-O." > > Today's L.A. Times story about this event says, "Producers say it may be > the first time in television history that a guest performer has played the > same role on separate versions of the same show." > > I came up with the counter-example of Bill(y) Mumy and Cloris Leachman, > who played the same characters in episodes of both the original "Twilight > Zone" and the most recent revival (namely, Anthony "Wish Them into the > Cornfield" Fremont and his mother). > > Any others? > > Like David, I immediately thought of Mission: Impossible. The only other semi-close one that comes to mind: Bernie Kopell, who was recurring as Siegfried on the original "Get Smart," made one appearance on the 1995 Andy Dick revival. BTW, I'm wondering if the name of Asner's character, August March, is a reference to Saul Bellow's 1953 novel "The Adventures of Augie March." -Tim
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