My TV Character: Who Am I? (2) Quiz

Answer: Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001) was an American actor of film and television. He is best remembered for his role as Archie Bunker, the blue collar worker in "All in the Family" (1971-1979). He also played the same character in a spin-off sitcom "Archie Bunker's Place" (1979-1983).

Answer: Betty White

Betty White (b. 1922) is an American actress and comedian. He career began in 1935 in film and then into television. Betty has won numerous Emmy Awards for her role in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1973-1977), however, she is possibly best remembered for her role as Rose Nylund in "The Golden Girls" (1985-1992).

Answer: Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson (1925-1985) was an American actor of film and television. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in the 1956 movie "Giant". He eventually turned his attention to television and starred in the mystery series as Police Commissioner Stuart "Mac" McMillan in "McMillan & Wife" (1971-1977). His wife, Sally Hill McMillan, was portrayed by Susan Saint James.

Answer: John Cleese

John Cleese (b. 1939) is an English Actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He co-founded the comedy troupe "Monty Python", however, he is fondly remembered as Basil Fawlty in the comedy sitcom "Fawlty Towers" (1975-1979). In 2019 it was voted by the Radio Times as the "greatest ever British TV sitcom".

Answer: Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995) was an American actress of stage, film and television. She earned numerous nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for her role as Samantha Stephens in the television sitcom "Bewitched" (1964-1972). Elizabeth plays the role of a beautiful witch who marries a mortal and she tries to become a typical normal suburban housewife.

Answer: Paul Eddington

Paul Eddington (1927-1995) was an English actor of film and television. Although he appeared in the British sitcom "The Good Life" (1975-1978), however, he is best remembered as the Member of Parliament Jim Hacker in the political satire "Yes, Minister" (1980-1984). He played the same role when he became upgraded to Prime Minister in the sitcom "Yes, Prime Minister" (1986-1988).

Answer: Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley (b. 1946) is a British former model, actress of stage, film and television, plus presenter author and activist. For her role as the magazine fashion director, drug and alcohol abuser, Patsy Stone in the sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" (1992-2012) she won two BAFTA TV Awards.

Answer: Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones (1930-1983) was an American actress of film and television. Her acting career spanned the years 1952-1983 and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1957. However, she is fondly remembered playing Morticia Addams in the black and white comedy sitcom "The Addams Family" (1964-1966).

Answer: Peter Falk

Peter Falk (1927-2011) was an American actor and comedian. His career spanned the years 1956-2009 in which he was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (1961 and 1962). He won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four of which were for his character as the blue-collar homicide detective, Lieutenant Columbo in the crime drama "Columbo" (1968-2003). Also for this role he won a Golden Globe Award in 1973.

Answer: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (b. 1961) is an American actress, singer and comedian. She has won numerous Primetime Emmy Awards on various television shows, however, she is well remembered for her role as the ex-girlfriend of Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes in the television series "Seinfeld" (1989-1998).