Have you ever found an actor or actress who was know for their defining role on a particular series to have a better performance when they went on to a lesser known role?

The original post: /r/television by /u/ftran998 on 2024-06-08 23:35:47.

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OK, I’ll admit my question probably doesn’t make sense, so I’ll give an example.

Carol O’Connor is Obviously best known for his role as Archie Bunker on All in the Family. After he went on the portray Chief Gillespie on “In the Heat of the Night.” In this example as it relates to my question, one would answer “I liked Carol O’Connor better in ITHOTN better than in AITF.”

TIA