Great Actors

Linda Gray On Being Sue Ellen On Dallas – TV You Grew Up With 15

Linda Gray talks to us about her life and on portraying Sue Ellen Ewing in the iconic TV series, Dallas. You can find Linda’s new autobiography at Amazon.com: The Road to Happiness Is Always Under Construction What a great lady Linda is, thanks Linda!

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Ken Osmond On Being Eddie Haskell – TV You Grew Up With 13

Ken Osmond and his co-author Christopher J. Lynch join us to talk about Ken’s life and the experience of playing an iconic character like Eddie Haskell. Chris and the Leave It To Beaver star have written a book on the subject: Eddie: The Life and Times of America’s Preeminent Bad Boy Thanks Ken & Chris!

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Cindy Williams and Laverne and Shirley – TV You Grew Up With Ep 9

Cindy Williams joins us to talk about her new book, American Graffiti and, of course, her legendary TV series Laverne & Shirley. You can find her new book at Amazon.com: Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life You can find Laverne & Shirley on DVD at Amazon.com: Laverne & Shirley: Complete Series Pack Thanks Cindy!

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Alison Arngrim and Confessions of a Prairie Bitch – TV You Grew Up With 8

Alison Arngrim who played nasty Nellie Oleson on Little House On The Prairie says she’s been called a bitch everyday of her life since she was 11. She has embraced it with tongue firmly in cheek. Big secret: She is actually very nice…check out this episode of TV You Grew Up With. You can find…

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Dawn Wells and Gilligan’s Island – TV You Grew Up With 7

Dawn Wells joins us to talk about starring as Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island. Plus, she shares her thoughts on the lessons that Mary Ann can teach today’s society. You can find her recent book on the subject at Amazon.com: What Would Mary Ann Do?: A Guide to Life Thanks Dawn! P.S. She’s just as…

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Judy Norton and The Waltons – TV You Grew Up With 5

The Waltons was THE iconic family drama of the 1970s. Judy Norton was Mary Ellen for the run of the series. We talk to Judy about the classic series, and the many things she has done since in acting, writing, directing, and singing. Thanks Judy! Judy’s Website at JudyNorton.com Photo Credit: Judy Norton  — Watch The Waltons:…

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Bruce Weitz and Hill Street Blues – TV You Grew Up With 4

Bruce Weitz of Hill Street Blues fame joins us on this edition of the show. An Emmy-award winner, Bruce talks about his decades long career, playing Mick Belker and his latest chapter which is quite a departure from his time in front of the camera and on the stage. Thanks Bruce! Photo Credit: Luigi Novi/Wikipedia/Nightscream…

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Richard Hatch and Battlestar Galactica – TV You Grew Up With 3

Richard Hatch is best known as Captain Apollo on the original Battlestar Galactica, but his history and future are much deeper than that. The actor, speaker, writer, teacher, and director joins us to talk about Battlestar, how he lost and regained his excitement about acting and his thoughts on why BG has so much staying…

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Don Most and Happy Days – TV You Grew Up With 2

Don Most played Ralph Malph on the iconic 70’s TV series, Happy Days. We catch up with Don and chat about the show, his career afterward and his latest chapter — music. A great guy and conversationalist, it was a real honor to spend some time with him. You can keep up with his latest…

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