I was thinking about him just the other day. He played the same character regularly on two different shows on two different networks simultaneously. I don’t know if that’s ever been done before or since.
Well Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Wells too
I remember him from Perry Mason. He appeared in it several times as different characters which was not uncommon for that show.
In the last year he took over for Lt. Tragg after Ray Collins became too ill to appear then died. Ray Collins kept trying as long as he could. In his last two apperances, I noticed he was sitting which was all he could do.
The director of the show kept using his name in the credits until Collins died because he knew that he watched the show.
“He played the same character regularly on two different shows on two different networks simultaneously. I don’t know if that’s ever been done before or since.”
I don’t think it has, but Richard Belzer playing John Munch has appeared on at least nine different TV shows including:
- Homicide
- Law & Order:SVU
- Law & Order
- The X-Files
- The Beat
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
- Arrested Development
- The Wire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Munch#Appearances_and_crossovers