Your favorite ‘occasional’ characters?

[HOFCeluck]

Off the top of my head..

Will Wheaton -BBT
Margaret Thatcher- The Crown
Richie Aprile- Sopranos
Vincent Adultman- BoJack Horseman
Bird Person- Rick and Morty

 

[PoppyHart]

Gene Parmesan - Arrested Development

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I can't believe I forgot Starburns from Community.

 

[cuseattle]

So many good ones!

Rob Riggle as Gil Thorpe/ Modern Family
Harry Anderson as con man "Harry the Hat"/ Cheers
Jerry Van Dyke as Rob's brother/ Dick Van Dyke Show
Steve Hytner as Kenny Bania/ Seinfeld
Chloe Grace Moretz as Kaylie Hooper/ 30 Rock
Adam Goldberg as Eddie/ Friends

 

[upperdeck]

Bernard Fox as Colonel Crittendon/Hogans Heroes

 

[upperdeck]

Lance LeGault

• Colonel Buck Greene… Magnum PI

 

[upperdeck]

Michael Dunn

• Dr. Miguelito Loveless Wild Wild West

 

[donniesyracuse]

Nick Tortelli

Gil Chesterton

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Nick Tortelli

Gil Chesterton

From Frazier, Bebe Glazer was one of my favorite characters ever. She appeared in 11 episodes, though—just a bit outside the thread parameters, although some leeway should be afforded, considering the long run of the series.

Nick Tortelli was great. I just have major love for Loretta and couldn’t name them both.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Amy Gardner- West Wing
Lucille Tarlek- WKRP in Cincinnati
Charo- Love Boat

 

[upperdeck]

Muse watson as Mike Franks / NCIS

 

[OrangeAl]

Bob Newhart on Big Bang Theory

 

[donniesyracuse]

I just have major love for Loretta and couldn’t name them both.

I laugh every time she opens her mouth. They were a great team. The Tortellis spinoff was ill-conceived, unfortunately.

 

[justgold315]

Liam McPoyle, Ryan McPoyle, and Margaret McPoyle on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

 

[RF2044]

Ravi from The League.

Phil Hartman in anything Simpsons related.

 

[cuseattle]

Amy Gardner- West Wing
Lucille Tarlek- WKRP in Cincinnati
Charo- Love Boat

Mary-Louise Parker was captivating on West Wing!

 

[Chip]

Roger Furlong and Will on Veep. They always appear together.

 

[obliterata]

Barbara Babcock on Star Trek
2 appearances, different characters

 

[Toga]

Q - Star Trek Next Generation
Abigail Bartlett - West Wing
Oliver Platt in anything

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Q - Star Trek Next Generation
Abigail Bartlett - West Wing
Oliver Platt in anything

Oliver Platt was good on West Wing.
I was (still am) watching the West Wing over the summer and then flipped on regular tv. It was a shock as Grease was on. Seeing Stockard go from FLOTUS to Pink Lady was jarring.

 

[UpstateSM]

He might be too common for this but Ray in Trailer Park Boys is great

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Here’s another good’n:

Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Oh, man. I don’t know how I forgot this one. This one was epic:
Mel Brooks as Uncle “Phil” Deuteronomy on Mad About You.

 

[CA Monk]

A one off.
Mr. Bookman (recently deceased Phillip Baker Hall) - Seinfeld

 

[BlazeOrange]

Seinfeld: Too many to mention
Blacklist: Teddy Brimley (the interrogator)
The Office: Mose
How I Met Your Mother: Billy Zabka (as Billy Zabka)
Community: Either of the rival Deans from the refrigeration school or the other CC; also the two Broski board members