Flash Card: Anthony James
Shtick: Sleazeball. Skeletally thin and blessed with the worst complexion in television, his appearance onscreen instantly triggers that little neon sign that flickers…
Flash Card: Khigh Dhiegh
Shtick: Faux Asian How do you explain this guy? His birth name was Kenneth Dickerson. And while his looks landed him permanent employment…
Flash Card: Milton Seltzer
Shtick: Perpetual Loser. The Fall Guy. A walking catalog of nervous tics, the Don Knotts of TV drama; halting, nervous and forlorn… an…
Flash Card: Don Gordon
Shtick: Intense! (And often a cop. An intense cop.) Vying with John Saxon for the title of Man Most Likely To Be Mistaken…
Flash Card: Mark Russell
Shtick: Furniture. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been watching some Square TV and found myself pointing at a passing profile…
Flash Card: Burt Mustin
Shtick: Old. Often sort of goofy and scattered, as per the stereotype of old guys who look like chickens.
Flash Card: Sid Haig
Shtick: Psycho henchman. Oh sure, you know and love him now as the grandfatherly psycho clown, but back in his days as a…
Flash Card: Lee Meriwether
Shtick: The anti-bimbo. In some ways an anomaly in this series because she had continuing roles in several shows, but still very much…
Flash Card: John Quade
Shtick: Bald Ugly Mean Guy. Seriously, he may have been a saint offscreen, but on the backlot he was your go-to guy for…
Flash Card: Lloyd Bochner
Shtick: Smooth criminal. Let’s put it this way: Bochner’s characters are always supercilious and faux-sophisticate. And no matter what show you’re watching, no…