Classic TV Stars That Would Of Been Good On Soaps.

[SoapDope]

This may have been done before, but what classic TV stars do you think would have been good on soaps ?

I was recently watching some old episodes of the 80's show Matt Houston starring Lee Horsley. I think Lee would have been good as Victor's brother Matt Miller. Pamela Hensley his co-star would have made an interesting Jill.

[Khan]

Kent McCord ("Adam-12") would have been good on Y&R or B&B, or even on old-school DAYS and GH.

[SFK]

Carroll O'Connor. He would have been brilliant on a well-written, intimate, half-hour soap like RH.

I often see theatre or film stars on classic TV and think they'd have been great on a soap. Ben Gazzara, Kim Stanley, Mary Astor...

[SFK]

What a coincidence... just flipped the channel, and there's Ben Gazzara acting opposite Eric Braeden in Run for Your Life.

[SoapDope]

I could see Elizabeth Montgomery on any of the soaps.

Jaclyn Smith as a sister to Jill on Y&R.

Karen Valentine as another sister to Jil on Y&R.

Kristy McNichol in the lesbian storyline on B&B.

Vanna White as a 4th Spencer sibling Cathleen on B&B.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

I always wanted to see Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Marlena's parents on Days with Donna Mills (yes I know she got her start in Daytime soaps) joining the cast as a recast Anjelica Deveraux

[Pine Charles]

Vivian Vance

Natalie Schafer

Raymond Burr

Esther Rolle

[SFK]

For a time, Esther Rolle played Sadie Gray on OLTL. I don't remember what year(s) and her episodes most likely no longer exist, but I sure would have liked to have seen that.

I second Elizabeth Montgomery. What a beautiful lady. She could have busted out her Serena wig and played Viki and Dorian.

[Khan]

Better yet, Elizabeth Montgomery could have come in as Irene Manning during the original Viki/Tina/Victor/secret room mystery.

[Gray Bunny]

Kenny from back in the day (I think he only posts at DR now) always suggested that Lauren Lane, who played C.C. Babcock on The Nanny would've played a good bitch role on a soap, and I tend to agree.

[SoapDope]

I could picture Helen Hunt playing a neurotic character on any of the soaps.

Meredith Baxter as a psychotic ex wife/lover who goes on a rampage.

Ricky Nelson as a Noah Drake type character.

[Gray Bunny]

They replay that Betty Broderick mini series movie on Lifetime all the time

Yes!

[Pine Charles]

Interesting; I didn't know that. She certainly could be very dramatic on Good Times ("Damn!...Damn!....DAMN!" ), so I figured she'd be a great fit on a soap opera.

As for Vivian Vance, I was picturing a Myrtle Fargate-type character (this would be in the '70s when Viv was older). Raymond Burr could play a wealthy patriarch, and Nat Schafer would be great as a wealthy matriarch (a la Phoebe English Tyler-Wallingford).

[SoapDope]

I wonder what Patricia Richardson from Home Improvement would have been like as Margo on ATWT. I would liked to see her cast as a sister to Hilary B. Smith's on a soap.

Ann Jillian was hilarious in the Y&R spoof in the movie Mr. Mom. She would have been awesome on a soap.

Dana Plato (before she got screwed up) as a Patty Williams recast.

[cassadine1991]

Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke as twins on any soap