Almost the Star - Supporting Actors in TV Shows Quiz

Answer: Mark Sheppard

Mark Sheppard (sometimes credited as Mark A. Sheppard) plays a brilliant character in the TV series "Supernatural". Beginning as a simple Crossroads Demon, Crowley clawed his way up the demonic food-chain to become the King of Hell.

Mark Phillips is the ex-husband of Princess Anne of the United Kingdom. He is a renowned horseman.

Mark Thomas is the wonderful voice of film characters in movies such as "Sean the Sheep" and "Agent Cody Banks 2".

Mark Aurelius is a riff of Marcus Aurelius who was a Emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD. He is known as the last of the Five Good Emperors. One of his famous quotes..."Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations)

Answer: Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim is a versatile actor who has portrayed the King of Siam, a Shakespearean hero and an inner city social worker. He serves as a brilliant example of Asian-American personas.

Hop Sing was the fictional Chinese cook on the American TV show "Bonanza" from 1959-1973. He was played by American born actor Victor Sen Yung.

Wo Fat was the Hawaii 50 force's nemesis from the beginning. A Chinese agent, the character appeared in the pilot in 1968 through 1980 as portrayed by Khigh Dhiegh.

Kam Fong was the name of the original actor to play the role of Chin Ho Kelly. He was working as a boiler-maker on the docks of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941. "I looked across the bay and saw the battleship USS Arizona burning and I cried." (quote, Kam Fong) In 1944, his wife and two children were killed when two B-24 Liberators collided in mid-air and rained burning debris on his Hawaiian neighborhood.

Answer: John Larroquette

John Larroquette is an accomplished actor who has played many strong supporting roles on TV series.

Tim Curry is a wonderful British actor perhaps known best for his role in the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" where he played Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Although the film was simply called a cult classic, its popularity led to its inclusion in the US National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2005. (cite National Film Preservation Board website.) (Altogether now..."Lets Do the Time Warp Again!")

Christian Kane is an American actor and song writer who has appeared in television shows "Angel" and "Leverage".

Justin Thyme is a joke answer. (Get it?)

Answer: Christian Kane

I am Christian Kane. Born in Texas, I am an American actor and singer/songwriter. I have appeared in TV shows such as "Angel" and "The Librarians".

Mark Sheppard is a versatile British actor who plays the role of James Sterling ("Sterling, James Sterling") who is the nemesis of the character Nathan Ford - the Mastermind.

As we all know, Vin Diesel rocks the auto world in the "Fast and Furious" franchise.

Answer: Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell is the irrepressible Sam Axe. He is such a character that he even plays himself in a "so tacky that you have to love it" movie called "My Name is Bruce". (2007 - the hero must deal with a Chinese protector of the dead named Guan-di who evidently likes bean curd. OK - I don't know either!)

Jeffrey Donovan is the lead actor in this show - his role is Michael Weston.
Coby Bell plays Jesse Porter, a friend and fellow associate in their activities. Gary Wilson was a musician in the 1970s.

Answer: James Doohan

Best known as "Scottie", James Doohan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1920. His middle name was Montgomery which led to his on-screen persona. He was a WWII war veteran who saw combat and was wounded in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. As an aside, James Doohan was a gifted linguist who was instrumental in developing the Klingon and Vulcan languages heard in "Star Trek: the Motion Picture".

George Takai is renown for his portrayal of Sulu in the "Star Trek" series. He and his partner, Brad Takai, have been married since 2008.

William Shatner played Captain Kirk and Nichelle Nicoles was Lt. Uhura. They shared the first inter-racial kiss shown on American TV in 1968 (episode "Plato's Stepchildren").

The forwarding-thinking "Star Trek" plots and actors do indeed portray the best traits of the human race.

Answer: David Lipman

David Lipman is the wonderful grumpy actor that appears in the bail hearings of many of the "Law and Order" TV episodes. The other answers are inventions. (The hint comes from my Texan family's sayings as in "Don't you give me any lip, young man" and "Are you being sassy to your Grandma." Of course, the answer is always "I'm sorry" said in a hurry as you run out the back door!)

Answer: Martha Rodgers

The character Martha Rodgers was played by the lovely actress Susan Sullivan.
An elegant and accomplished stage and screen performer, she added much to the success of this program. The hint refers to Martha Washington, the First Lady of the United States and Will Rogers who is a wonderful American icon. The other options are inventions.

Answer: Pauley Perrette

Ziva David and Caitlin Todd were both NCIS agents. Jenny Shepard was the Director of NCIS. They are all character names. Pauley Perrette plays the character Abby Sciuto who is a forensic scientist skilled in ballistics, digital forensics and DNA analysis. She also sports the coolest clothes with skeletons, pink tones and Doc Marten boots.

Answer: Erin Moran

Erin Moran was the talented actress who played the character Joanie Cunningham. She had a challenging life and passed at age 56. Marion Ross played the role of Marion Cunningham in this series. Dr. Joyce Brothers played herself in episode #107 "Spunkless Spunky". Lynda Goodfriend appeared as Lori Beth Allen whose character later married Ritchie Cunningham.