[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Reminds me a little of Leonard Nimoy, after Star Trek ended. Not regarding the royalties, because I have no idea what sort of deal he had. But he was concerned about being typecast by such an iconic and popular role, so he immediately got on the Mission:Impossible cast in a completely different kind of role.

TV history is filled with co-stars who struggled to emerge from a popular sitcom role. Just look at the entire cast of Happy Days, with the exception of Ron Howard.

Many people have made it work. Woody Harrelson and Kelsey Grammar from Cheers come to mind.

[Political Junkie Too]

so he immediately got on the Mission:Impossible cast in a completely different kind of role.

And Mission:Impossible was also shooting on the Desilu lot, so he kept it within the company.

Ironically, both shows were running at the same time. They shared some sets and used the same cast of extras.

Season 1 of Mannix (1967-1968) was also a Desilu show and used some of the same extras, too.

-PJ

[Varsity Flight]

Nimoy was good in Columbo