Poll: Long Time US TV Characters
Pick your favorite US TV Series main character(s) who has played that same role the longest number of seasons? Note: 11 Seasons or more. No Soap Operas or cartoons. Highest number of episode appearances from their respective roles. Only one actor per series, unless the top two billed actors are tied. Then both are included as a single choice. After voting, please discuss here.
Vote:
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Lassie (1954)
Aw....Lassie. And yes, there are several. But who noticed? Special canine poll dispensation exemption is granted. We love our best friends! -
James Arness in Gunsmoke (1955)
Matt Dillon -
Ellen Pompeo in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Dr Meredith Grey -
S. Epatha Merkerson in Law & Order (1990)
Lt Anita Van Buren -
Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
Tied at 271 episodes Sam Malone and Carla Tortelli; suggested by Peter -
Noah Wyle in ER (1994)
Dr John Carter -
Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Olivia Benson -
Katey Sagal and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)
Tied at 262 episodes. Al and Peg Bundy, suggested by Zlogorek -
Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
Tied at 253 episodes, George and Louise Jefferson -
Mark Harmon in NCIS (2003)
Leroy Jethro Gibbs -
George Eads in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Nick Stokes -
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
Tied at 327 episodes, Sam & Dean Winchester -
Matthew Gray Gubler in Criminal Minds (2005)
Dr. Spencer Reid -
Harriet Nelson and Ozzie Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Tied at 435 episodes, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson -
Lorne Greene in Bonanza (1959)
Ben Cartwright -
Larry Hagman in Dallas (1978)
J.R. Ewing -
Kevin Dobson and Michele Lee in Knots Landing (1979)
Tied at 344 episodes, Gary Ewing & Karen MacKenzie -
Jack Lord in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Det. Steve McGarrett -
Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Tied at 281 episodes, Leonard Hofstadter & Sheldon Cooper -
Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Jessica Fletcher -
Jon Cryer in Two and a Half Men (2003)
Alan Harper -
Dennis Franz in NYPD Blue (1993)
Det. Andy Sipowicz -
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
Tied at 245 episodes, Temperance Brennan & Seely Booth -
Sofía Vergara and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Tied at 250 episodes (as of 12-19-19) Jay Pritchett & Gloria Delgado-Pritchett -
Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce in Frasier (1993)
The Doctors Crane (Frasier and Niles) -
Gillian Anderson in The X-Files (1993)
Dana Scully -
Alan Alda and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
Tied at 251 episodes, Capt. Benjamin Franklin Pierce and Maj. Margaret Houlihan -
Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
Murphy Brown -
Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks in 7th Heaven (1996)
Tied at 243 episodes. Eric and Annie Camden, suggested by Zlogorek -
Henry Winkler and Marion Ross in Happy Days (1974)
Tied at 255 episodes. Mrs Cunningham and Arthur Fonzarelli, suggested by Zlogorek