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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 23, 2018 17:53:46 GMT
Pretty much the whole cast of Seinfeld
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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 23, 2018 17:55:14 GMT
Shelley Long
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 23, 2018 17:56:43 GMT
I'm not sure if I'd call him unsuccessful in film per se, but Tom Selleck seems to be more well regarded for his television appearances than his movie roles. I like both, but culturally most seem to remember him especially for Magnum P.I. and now Blue Bloods.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 23, 2018 18:03:19 GMT
Half the cast from Lost. Like neither Matthew Fox and Josh Holloway hadn't done much of note since then.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 23, 2018 18:05:30 GMT
Most of the cast of Friends.
Most of the Star Trek actors.
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 23, 2018 18:06:25 GMT
Adam West was certainly handsome and talented, at least in comedy, but never able to escape Batman. Robert Vaughn had the same problem after The Man from UNCLE. He became a respected supporting actor, usually a corporate type (Bullitt), but not a leading man.
Many did make the transition: Steve McQueen, James Garner.
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 23, 2018 18:07:43 GMT
Jon Hamm. He's struggling a bit to become a leading man after Mad Men ended.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 23, 2018 18:10:36 GMT
Alan Alda
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 23, 2018 18:10:54 GMT
There's a 1970 tv movie Selleck did called the Movie Murderer--he is the young partner for an old insurance investigator and Warren Oates is a serial arsonist (and the professor Russell Johnson is a sleazy traveling salesman).
He showed a lot of promise even pre-mustache.
I remember Cybil Shepherd was kind of peeved that Bruce Willis was able to catapult into movie stardom while she could not (though she had been at it much longer than him).
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Post by politicidal on Oct 23, 2018 18:17:49 GMT
Jon Hamm. He's struggling a bit to become a leading man after Mad Men ended. At least he seems to be kept busy. But yeah it's odd he's not giving more meatier lead roles. |
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 23, 2018 18:24:06 GMT
David Caruso
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 23, 2018 18:24:30 GMT
There's a 1970 tv movie Selleck did called the Movie Murderer--he is the young partner for an old insurance investigator and Warren Oates is a serial arsonist (and the professor Russell Johnson is a sleazy traveling salesman). He showed a lot of promise even pre-mustache. I remember Cybil Shepherd was kind of peeved that Bruce Willis was able to catapult into movie stardom while she could not (though she had been at it much longer than him). Weird to think Willis was doing a comedic sitcom before "Die Hard". If I remeber correctly him and Cybil despised each other. |
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Post by politicidal on Oct 23, 2018 18:28:58 GMT
There's a 1970 tv movie Selleck did called the Movie Murderer--he is the young partner for an old insurance investigator and Warren Oates is a serial arsonist (and the professor Russell Johnson is a sleazy traveling salesman). He showed a lot of promise even pre-mustache. I remember Cybil Shepherd was kind of peeved that Bruce Willis was able to catapult into movie stardom while she could not (though she had been at it much longer than him). Weird to think Willis was doing a comedic sitcom before "Die Hard". If I remeber correctly him and Cybil despised each other. You're correct sir! Kind of like Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 23, 2018 18:29:16 GMT
Weird to think Willis was doing a comedic sitcom before "Die Hard". If I remeber correctly him and Cybil despised each other. I remember she was thinking about doing a Moonlighting movie or some kind of reunion thing and his response was a big NO.
David Caruso --he was the deputy in FIRST BLOOD who Brian Dennehy grabs and says: "He and I were friends while your mama was still wiping your nose!"
That film had a lot of hokey lines.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 23, 2018 18:30:24 GMT
I remember "Breaking Bad" fans kept clamoring for Bryan Cranston to play Lex Luthor in a Superman film. Maybe that could have been his big (albeit somewhat late) break into movie stardom. At the very least I can't picture him being worse than Jesse Eisenberg.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 23, 2018 18:33:15 GMT
I remember "Breaking Bad" fans kept clamoring for Bryan Cranston to play Lex Luthor in a Superman film. Maybe that could have been his big (albeit somewhat late) break into movie stardom. At the very least I can't picture him being worse than Jesse Eisenberg. Apparently he still wants to play Mr. Sinister in an XMEN movie. Disney, make it happen! |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 23, 2018 18:35:03 GMT
Wasn't Roseanne the highest paid TV star for a while? Some might say she doesn't have "Hollywood" looks to become a movie star, but hey if Cathy Bates can make it looks should be the only thing stopping her.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 23, 2018 18:37:28 GMT
I remember "Breaking Bad" fans kept clamoring for Bryan Cranston to play Lex Luthor in a Superman film. Maybe that could have been his big (albeit somewhat late) break into movie stardom. At the very least I can't picture him being worse than Jesse Eisenberg. Apparently he still wants to play Mr. Sinister in an XMEN movie. Disney, make it happen! I guess he would be OK, if I'm not msitaken Mr Sinister is actually British though. |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 23, 2018 18:43:21 GMT
When I was a little kid I remember Fran Drescher being in some forgetable 90s rom com with Timothy Dalton and thinking "Oh, are they making a movie version of "The Nanny"?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 23, 2018 19:58:29 GMT
He's the first name I thought of. He's pretty much the poster boy for this whole thread. That first season of NYPD Blue was so goid, and he just up and bounced...crazy and risky. The movies he did were not bad, but they made no money. CSI: Miami let him bounce back, but now he seems retired or whatever. |
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