Timothy Busfield Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

He was the son of the title character, Dr. John Francis Xavier McIntyre (Trapper), played by Pernell Roberts. Pernell also had guest spots on "Mannix", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "The Streets of San Francisco", and "Quincy" in the 1970s.

Answer: 2

Tim played the role of 'Doug' in 2 episodes of the third season, and the role of 'Young Matt' once in season five.

Answer: The Byrds of Paradise

"The Byrds of Paradise" was only on for one season (1994). Tim played a teacher (Sam Byrd), that loses his wife, and moves his two kids to Hawaii to start over. Jennifer Love Hewitt played his daughter, Franny. Seth Green played his son, Harry. Arlo Guthrie was Alan Moon. Did you know that Arlo had a sister named Cathy that died in a fire when she was 4 years old? "Temporarily Yours" was a short lived TV series that Seth Green starred on in 1997.

Answer: The West Wing

"The West Wing" is full of notable actors and actresses. His co-star, Danica McKellar, played 'Winnie' Cooper on the hit TV series "The Wonder Years". Jorja Fox (Gina Toscano) has starred on "ER" as Dr. Maggie Doyle and "CSI:Crime Scene Investigation" as CSI Sara Sidle.

The amazing Oliver Platt has been seen on many TV shows and in many movies. His movies include "Flatliners" (1990), "A Time to Kill" (1996), "Lake Placid" (1999), and "Simon Birch" (1998).

Answer: Buffy Summers

Ken Lerner was Principal Flutie on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Principal Flutie met his demise in the sixth episode, "The Pack", when he was eaten by 4 hyena possessed students. Ken has had many guest roles on television. They are "Happy Days", "Laverne and Shirley", "The A-Team", "The Facts of Life", "Who's The Boss?", "Chicago Hope", "ER", and "Beverly Hills, 90210" to name several.

Answer: True

Peter Horton, Mel Harris, Ken Olin, and Melanie Mayron also directed episodes while they were starring on "thirtysomething". Did you know that Gary Sinise directed 3 episodes as well? Gary portrayed Lt. Dan Taylor in the movie "Forrest Gump". He also directed an episode of the TV series "China Beach" and the movie "Of Mice and Men".

Answer: Striking Distance

Tim's character, Tony, was part of the river rescue service in the movie. Another "Striking Distance" co-star, Gareth Williams, played the part of Joey Potter's father on "Dawson's Creek". He also had guest spots on "JAG", "Law and Order", "American Gothic", "Angel", and "Boston Public".

Answer: Sneakers

Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, and Sidney Poitier also star in this computer hacker thriller. A small part of 'bank teller' went to actress Denise Y. Dowse. Denise is probably best know for her role as Assistant Principal, Mrs. Teasley, on "Beverly Hills, 90210". Did you know she also had a bit role in the early days of that show? In season one she played Harriet Strathmore in one episode, entitled "The 17 Year Itch".

Answer: Revenge of the Nerds

John played Coach Harris in the movie. In "C.H.U.D." John played the small role of 'Cop in Diner'. The acronym CHUD stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. John is probably best know for his role as Dan Conner on the very successful TV series "Roseanne". Tim played Arnold Poindexter in the "Revenge of the Nerds" movies.

Answer: Friends

Karen Moncrieff had a small role in this movie as well. She has also been seen on such soap operas as "Guiding Light", "Days of Our Lives", "The Bold and The Beautiful", and "Santa Barbara". She has directed an episode of the HBO series "Six Feet Under", and a movie she wrote called "Blue Car".

Answer: False

It was actually "ER" star Paul McCrane. Paul plays the doctor we love to hate, Robert 'Rocket' Romano, on "ER". Did you know that Paul played the part of Montgomery MacNeil on the drama "Fame" in 1980? He had a lot more hair back then! He has had roles in the movies "Rocky II", "The Blob", "RoboCop", and "The Shawshank Redemption".

Answer: True

The movies was called "Heartbeat". The movie was in black and white and only a half-hour long. Sheldon Horowitz played the gas station attendant.

Answer: The Darklings

Tippi Hedren was in the TV movie "Replacing Dad". Martin Sheen was in "Forget Me Never", and Suzanne Somers was in "Devil's Food". "The Darklings" is about a teen (actor Ryan DeBoer) that believes he witnesses Tim's character murdering Suzanne's. Ryan DeBoer plays the part of Duncan in the 2003 film "Dreamcatcher". That film is based on the top selling novel by author Stephen King.

Answer: False

Their movie was called "Terminal Error". Michael Nouri did play the part of Nick Hurley in the 1983 sensation "Flashdance", and Dr. Spence in "Finding Forrester". He also had some TV roles on "Law and Order", "Early Edition", and "Touched by an Angel". He has played two different characters on "Touched by an Angel", Greg in season 6 and Carl in season 9.

Answer: Ed

He has also served as Producer on the series. "Ed" co-star, Justin Long, played the part of Darry Jenner in the 2001 horror film "Jeepers Creepers". Julie Bowen (Carol Vessey on "Ed") played a small role on "Dawson's Creek" in 2000. She played Dawson's Aunt Gwen.