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Post by snsurone on Mar 5, 2020 14:54:56 GMT
I'm basically referring to character actors Broderick Crawford, Ernest Borgnine, Shirley Booth, etc.
I'm guessing that TV paid more than the film roles these people were offered, even after their Oscar wins,
One rare exception was the still-gorgeous Rock Hudson who took on the starring role in the series McMILLIAN AND WIFE.
I've often wondered why he did this; didn't he still have box-office clout in the 70's?
The latest is Linda Hunt who plays Hetty on NCIS.
I wish there was more of her on this show: she can act rings around her co-stars!
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Post by mattgarth on Mar 5, 2020 15:33:07 GMT
Oscar winner Ray Milland dove into the TV pool with a weekly series as early as 1953, while still playing leading roles on the big screen throughout the remainder of the decade.
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Post by sostie on Mar 5, 2020 15:36:56 GMT
Brenda Fricker was a regular on British weekly drama Casualty before, during and after her Oscar success.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 5, 2020 16:02:18 GMT
TELLY SAVALAS supporting actor 1963 BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ
KOJAK 1973-1978
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 5, 2020 16:04:54 GMT
Is acting for television somehow "less than" acting in feature films ?
It makes for a STEADY paycheck.
Many well known actors have stated that they prefer it for this reason and enjoy making features during the seasonal break in their series.
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 5, 2020 16:21:29 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 5, 2020 16:25:13 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 5, 2020 16:29:37 GMT
WALTER BRENNAN Academy Awards, USA 1942 Nominee Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sergeant York (1941) 1941 Winner Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Westerner (1940) 1939 Winner Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role Kentucky (1938) 1937 Winner Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role Come and Get It (1936) Regular on several TV series : www.imdb.com/name/nm0000974/?ref_=nmawd_awd_nm#actorTVEdit: I see WB was already mentioned by spiderwort 
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 5, 2020 16:35:05 GMT
Nominated for Pillow Talk  |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 5, 2020 16:37:42 GMT
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Post by marianne48 on Mar 5, 2020 17:09:09 GMT
Jane Wyman starred as a tough, powerful matriarchal type in the 1980s "nighttime soap" Falcon Crest. Following that trend, another network countered with its own primetime soap, Hotel, in 1983, featuring Bette Davis as a tough, matriarchal hotel owner. She suffered a stroke, however, after appearing in the pilot episode; the
producers created a new character, her equally tough, matriarchal sister-in-law who takes over the running of the hotel. This role was played by Anne Baxter, Davis' nemesis in All About Eve. Supposedly, Davis was asked to return upon her recovery, but she was unhappy with the scripts and did not return to the series.
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Post by Sarge on Mar 5, 2020 17:19:19 GMT
Is acting for television somehow "less than" acting in feature films ? It . It used to be. TV was a place for inexperienced, no talent, aging or fading stars, or just people who couldn't "cut it," for a long time. I don't believe everyone thought of it that way but certainly movie snobs. IMO TV and film have almost switched places, where TV has asserted itself as the superior storyteller and is attracting fine talent. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 5, 2020 17:27:46 GMT
Is acting for television somehow "less than" acting in feature films ? It used to be. TV was a place for inexperienced, no talent, aging or fading stars, or just people who couldn't "cut it," for a long time. I don't believe everyone thought of it that way but certainly movie snobs. IMO TV and film have almost switched places, where TV has asserted itself as the superior storyteller and is attracting fine talent. TV has ALWAYS been the place for character actors to shine and the starting place for new talent. Many a career got its start on the small screen just because of the volume of roles needing actors to play them, For established actors it was a steady paycheck.. be they stars or those ubiquitous "the face is familiar but I dunno his name" types. TV now may be more sophisticated and polished but "superior" as far as entertainment ? ...I dunno !
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 5, 2020 18:11:31 GMT
I really hate the claim that tv is better now than it was decades ago.
Tv today has a more cinematic budget but it is following a soap opera model--serials--while older tv was intended to be a single session viewing experience.
You werent supposed to need multiple episodes to understand a single story or especially in the case of the tv movies that used to be made.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 5, 2020 18:46:06 GMT
Rock Hudson was payed very well (maybe even the highest ever, so far) when he made McMillan & Wife, plus he had fallen out of the top 10 box-office stars. Fred MacMurray's star had fallen by the late 1950's when he made My Three Sons 1960, and it lasted until 1972. He starred in The Shaggy Dog 1959, little knowing that it would be a hit.  Dean Martin went another way, starring in his own variety show, The Dean Martin Show from 1965 to 1974.  Not everyone had success with their TV-shows, like Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby and Jean Arthur.  1962 to 1963 for 30 episodes.  The sit-com The Bing Crosby Show 1965 to 1965 for 27 episodes.  The Jean Arthur Show only lasted for 12 episodes 1966. The reason for some failures could be that they were badly written, who they competed against in their timeslots, or a combination of both, or even more factors could have been involved. |
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Post by mattgarth on Mar 5, 2020 19:08:19 GMT
Two career Oscar winners trotted out a TV series each:
Shirley MacLaine tried a variety show in the late 1960s -- that bombed
George Kennedy had a good dramatic series in the early 1970s -- ex-cop and war vet turned Catholic Priest in SARGE -- but lasted less than a year.
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 5, 2020 19:26:11 GMT
Cloris Leachman, Best Supporting Actress for The Last Picture Show (1971). Was one of an ensemble cast on The Mary Tyler Moore Show for which she won two Emmys (1973 and 1975). She then got her own spin-off series, Phyllis, and continued to act in TV shows. Overall, she won seven Emmy awards and was nominated another 12 times. Also, a Golden Globe with three other noms for her small screen work. Looks like moving to television was the best decision she ever made. Cloris will have her 94th birthday on April 30.  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 5, 2020 19:29:56 GMT
mikef6 plus Cloris was perhaps one of the last of the actual ***STARS*** to appear on Dancing with the "Stars" ...now known as "Dancing with People Most Folks Never Heard Of !"
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 5, 2020 19:49:12 GMT
JEFF BRIDGES Seven Academy nominations and one WIN (and tons of other awards and nominations 49+110) ) www.imdb.com/name/nm0000313/awards?ref_=nm_awd and one WIN He got an early start on his dad's Sea Hunt and The Lloyd Bridges Show. He has done occasional TV work but is pretty busy on the BIG screen. |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 5, 2020 20:06:39 GMT
Two career Oscar winners trotted out a TV series each: Shirley MacLaine tried a variety show in the late 1960s -- that bombed George Kennedy had a good dramatic series in the early 1970s -- ex-cop and war vet turned Catholic Priest in SARGE -- but lasted less than a year. Kennedy also did The Blue Knight TV show which came out of a TV movie of the same name starring Oscar winner William Holden.  
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