Remington Steele was a 1980s television series Starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a 1990s television series. So when watching an episode of season 4 of Remington Steele tonight, it was weird to look at the one character, and say: she is familiar. Then to realize the voice, though softer, is what really told me, and that the nose was all wrong. After all, as a Bajoran, Kira Nerys has this unique nosebridge wrinkle that the actress didn’t have while playing a part on Remington Steele.
This tends to happen. Spotting people in one place that you realize you know from another show, another movie.
The night before it was an episode of the A-Team from season 3, another 1980s TV series, where we saw Barry Van Dyke, who we knew better from Diagnosis Murder, the 1990s murder mystery series where he played opposite his father, the legendary Dick Van Dyke.
Flipping back and forth, we saw David White, best known to us for his playing Larry Tate on the 1960s series Bewitched, in another of those 1980s Remington Steele episodes, season 3.
I could go on, but those are the quick examples/memories I have had recently.
Anyone want to share their examples of celebrities out of their usual place in movies and TV shows?
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It was also funny, when the character played by Barry Van Dyke mentioned someone his father knew. I don’t think the line was supposed to be funny, but considering who his father is, it made me laugh.
Another one was a few years back when we were watching “My Sister, Eileen”. There was one character who was naggingly familiar. About the time I had it pegged down to one of the Darrins, Jonathan said, “Isn’t that Dick York?” Sure enough, looking at the credits, we found Richard York.
I think Jonathan recognizes faces better out of context, while I (might) be better at recognizing voices. Which might explain why I *never* recognize Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari on Babylon 5) out of context. His Londo voice is completely different than his regular voice.
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I just did a voice recognition. We were watching the 4th season Remington Steele Christmas episode, and the pattern of this lady’s voice, and the charatcerization she was making kept reminding me of something. Took me 3/4 of the show, and suddenly I had it…. Home on the Range, the characterization was the same as the cow Grace is Home on the Range. The minute I said “Home on the Range” both Betsy and Nathan knew what I was thinking.
I went and looked the actress up on IMDB.com via her Remington Steele appearance. Lo and Behold, she DID do the voice of Grace on Home on the Range. THAT is why it reminded me of it. And I was thinking it was just similar.
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