Can You Recognize These Classic Film and TV Stars?
They graced the big and small screens in years past — but have you seen them recently? The stars below featured in some of the biggest shows and films of the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and beyond, winning awards, appearing on magazine covers, and fascinating us.
And though many of them have retired or stepped away from acting over the years, they’re still in our hearts — and possibly on our streaming queues. So read on, and see if you can recognize some of your favorite celebs of yesteryear.
And if you get stumped, don’t worry — we put in a cheat sheet at the bottom of the page.
In the ’70s, he ran the world’s funniest police department.
For almost a decade on the small screen, he helped tend to war-wounded.
Though her first marriage made her famous, in the ’80s, she became a film and TV star in her own right.
In the early ’60s, he played the child of two of the funniest people to ever grace our TV sets.
Though she was only a teenager, in the ’70s,she played the most feared person in her small town.
She loved her husband…but so did everybody, actually
In the ’80s, he was a big screen hunk, but in the ’90s, he got more interested in putting up his dukes.
He started his comedy career on the small screen, before breaking into the big leagues with a movie about the worst play ever.
She was the first school-aged girl in space!
Back in the day, this man could turn two pieces of gum and a roll of toilet paper into a high-powered explosive device.
The Emmy winner starred in two iconic series about law enforcement, one in the ’80s and one in the ’10s. His co-star in both? His trademark mustache.
Answers
- Hal Linden
- Mike Farrell
- Priscialla Presley
- Larry Mathews
- Alison Arngrim
- Patricia Heaton
- Mickey Rourke
- Mel Brooks
- Angela Cartwright
- Richard Dean Anderson
- Tom Selleck