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Category: Name a 1955-1985, TOP 40 charting artist who had a recurring, primarily non-musical role on a television program.

Three point responses: (Completely unique - no other players gave same answer)

Actor: Chuck Woolery
TV show: Host of "Love Connection"
Charted songs: As member of the group "The Avant-Garde," "Naturally Stoned"
-- submitted by Clete6

Actor: Fess Parker
TV shows: "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone"
Charted song: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
-- submitted by FourHbCaps

Actor: Don Grady
TV show: Played Robbie Douglas on "My Three Sons"
Charted song: As a member of the group "Yellow Balloon," "Yellow Balloon"
-- submitted by SameOldHal

Actor: Richard Chamberlain
TV show: Star of "Dr. Kildaire"
Charted song: The Theme from Dr. Kildaire, "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight"
-- submitted by RaglandT

Actor: Wink Martindale
TV show: Host of "Tic Tac Dough" and "Gambit"
Charted song: "Deck of Cards"
-- submitted by Mr Jaded

Actor: Sheb Wooley
TV show: "Rawhide"
Charted song: "Purple People Eater"
-- submitted by Wmbradspa

Actor: Walter Brennan
TV show: Played Grandpa on "The Real McCoys"
Charted songs: "Old Rivers" and two others.
-- submitted by JO201

Actor: Paul Peterson
TV show: "The Donna Reed Show"
Charted songs: "My Dad" and "She Can't Find Her Keys"
-- submitted by Milmar13

Actor: James Darren
TV show: "T.J. Hooker"
Charted songs: "Her Royal Majesty" "Goodbye Cruel World" and several others.
-- submitted by RuthGee

Actor: Patty Duke
TV show: Twins Patty and Cathy Lane on "The Patty Duke Show"
Charted song: "Don't Just Stand There"
-- submitted by BearhugFortyOne

Actor: Mickey Dolenz
TV show: Under the stage name Mickey Braddock, appeared on the Saturday morning show "Circus Boy".
Charted songs: As member of the Monkees, "Last Train To Clarksville," "I'm A Believer," and many others
-- submitted by LindyBeat

Actor: Cheryl Ladd
TV show: Played Kris Monroe on "Charlie's Angels"
Charted song: "Think It Over"
-- submitted by Raynode1

Actor: Perry Como
TV show: The variety show "The Kraft Music Hour"
Charted song: "Catch A Falling Star" and many many others.
-- submitted by W5788

Actor: Mike Douglas
TV show: "The Mike Douglas Show"
Charted song: "The Men In My Little Girl's Life"
-- submitted by BAGGYGUY

Actor: Steve Martin
TV show: "Saturday Night Live"
Charted song: "King Tut"
-- submitted by JRUSSELL21

Actor: David Soul
TV show: Played David "Hutch" Hutchinson on "Starsky and Hutch"
Charted song: "Don't Give Up On Us"
-- submitted by Ron Hontz

Actor: George Maharis
TV show: "Route 66"
Charted song: "Teach Me Tonight"
-- submitted by Pookie18323

Actor: Annette Funicello
TV show: "Mickey Mouse Club".
Charted song: "Tall Paul" among others.
-- submitted by Faithflem

Actor: John Stamos
TV show: "Full House"
Charted song: Played percussion on The Beach Boys' "Kokomo"
-- submitted by Spnnrn

Actor: Julie London
TV show: "Emergency"
Charted song: "Cry Me A River"
-- submitted by Alankalt

Actor: Ed Byrnes
TV show: Kookie on "77 Sunset Strip"
Charted song: "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)"
-- submitted by DR WALDO PEPPER

Actor: Jim Stafford
TV show: Co-host of "Those Amazing Animals"
Charted song: "Spiders and Snakes" and several others
-- submitted by LADYLION14

Actor: Robert Carradine
TV show: "Kung Fu"
Charted song: "I'm Easy"
-- submitted by crandisi

For the next two answers, I was a bit generous in the definition of "actors," but the answers were so creative I felt they ought to be accepted as valid.

Actor: Alvin the Chipmunk
TV show: "The Alvin Show"
Charted song: "The Chipmunk Song"
-- submitted by RVB442

Actor: Archie Andrews
TV show: "The Archies"
Charted song: "Sugar Sugar"
-- submitted by Ronnie016

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

Actor: Mel Torme
TV show: Played Judge Harry Stone's idol on "Night Court"
Charted song: "Comin' Home Baby"
-- submitted by MB is me and Crowmagnuman

Actor: Jack Wagner
TV shows: "General Hospital" and "Melrose Place"
Charted songs: "All I Need"
-- submitted by Layla48977 and Frannytune

Actor: Suzi Quatro
TV shows: Played Leather Tuscadero on "Happy Days"
Charted songs: "Stumblin' In"
-- submitted by A R E7 and Sanford Stein

Actor: Bobby Sherman
TV show: Played one of the Bolt Brothers on "Here Come The Brides"
Charted song: "Julie, Do Ya Love Me", "Easy Come, Easy Go," among other hits.
-- submitted by MsTinTear and Loonatique

Actor: Johnny Crawford
TV show: Played Mark McCain on "The Rifleman"
Charted song: "Cindy's Birthday" and several other hits.
-- submitted by Jill Comma and CAK1946

Actor: Rick(y) Nelson
TV shows Played himself on "Ozzie and Harriett"
Charted songs: "Travelin' Man," "Poor Little Fool" and "Garden Party," among many others.
-- submitted by Hdgdn and MuziKatNat

Actor: Shelley Fabares
TV shows: "The Donna Reed Show" and "Coach"
Charted songs: "Johnny Angel"and "Johnny Loves Me"
-- submitted by Imbratt612 and Reishi9154

One point responses: (Three or more players gave same answer)

Actor: Rick Springfield
TV show: Played Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital"
Charted song: "Jesse's Girl" among other hits.
-- submitted by Wilburn1955, SN0REFEST, DevilWo, dss1138, A57Chevy4u and Number61

Actor: Ed Ames
TV show: Played Mingo on "Daniel Boone"
Charted song: "My Cup Runneth Over"
-- submitted by Caravntrip, MNewbill and Nalavia

I MUST acknowledge the following list that I received from Raynode1, which read:
"Be Unique: Decisions, decisions, decisions......who do i pick? Steve Allen, Ed Ames, Ames Brothers, Bill Anderson, Annette, Ray Anthony, Russell Arms, Eddy Arnold, Jim Backus, Bobby Bare, Toni Basil, Billy Joe & The Checkmates, Blues Brothers, Pat Boone, Walter Brennan, Glen Campbell, Captain & Tennille, Carpenters, Vikki Carr, Johnny Cash, David Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy, Richard Chamberlain, Chipmunks, Petula Clark(England), Roy Clark, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Bill Cosby, Les Crane, Dale Alan, Michael Damian, Vic Damone, James Darren, Mac Davis, Dawn, Doris Day, Jimmy Dean, Rick Dees, Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, Tommy Dorsey, Patty Duke, Sheena Easton, Shelly Fabares, Eddie Fisher, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bobbie Gentry(England), Bobby Goldsboro, Eydie Gorme, Billy Grammer, Andy Griffith, George Hamilton IV, Debbie Harry, Bobby Helms, Hudson Brothers, Engelbert Humperdinck, Burl Ives, Betty Johnson, Tom Jones, Peggy King, Gladys Knight, Cheryl Ladd, Julius LaRosa, Steve Lawrence, Vicki Lawrence, Tommy Leoneti, Ketty Lester, Gordon Lightfoot(Canada), Lulu(UK), Gisele MacKenzie, George Maharis, Barbara Mandrell, Dean Martin, Wink Martindale, McGuire Sisters, Bob & Doug McKenzie, Bette Midler, Mitch Miller, Roger Miller, Monkees, Jaye P Morgan, Eddie Murphy, Anne Murray, Ricky Nelson, Wayne Newton, Donny & Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Osmonds, Buck Owens, Patti Page, Michael Parks, Dolly Parton, Partridge Family, Paul Petersen, Bernadette Peters, Lou Rawls, Della Reese, Jim Reeves, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jimmie Rodgers, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Bobby Sherman, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Sonny, Cher, Sonny & Cher, Rick Springfield, Jim Stafford, Connie Stevens, Ray Stevens, Gale Storm, Snooky Lanson, Mel Torme, John Travolta, Bobby Vinton, Adam Wade, Lawrence Welk, Andy Williams, Sheb Wooley, John Zacherle?........hmmmmm, Cheryl Ladd or Wink Martindale? Oh heck, going with Cheryl Ladd.
Non top 40 we had: Steve Alaimo, Eddie Albert, Julie Andrews, Banana Splits, Barbarians, John Belushi, Polly Bergen, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Ed Brown, Oscar Brown Jr., George Burns, Caesar & Clio, Pete Fountain, Jackie Gleason, Laverne & Shirley, Art Linkletter, James McArthur, Buddy Miles, Donny Most, Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton, Mary Kay Place, Soupy Sales, Paul Shaffer, Shindogs, Roger Smith."

LOL! Obviously Ray has WAY too much time on his hands!!!! Enjoyed that list, Ray, thanks!!!

Here's LADYLION14 thinking out loud in an email I received with her answer:
"so many choices and no way to know which way someone will go. i made a list, leaving off the obvious choices like brandy (too recent) and paul petersen and shelly fabres (figured the old folks would go that way) and made a list.
gale storm, bill hayes, debbie reynolds, gloria loring (yeah, i watch days ;), david cassidy (duhh), andy griffith, don johnson, bette midler, glen frey (i didnt want you to kill me ;), lorne greene, and finally narrowed the list down to:
suzi quatro - happy days; ringo starr - shining time station; della reese - chico and the man; jim stafford - those amazing animals; bobby sherman - here comes the brides (shaddup, i used to love that show ;)
guess i gotta make a decision here... afk to flip coin....
ok, got it narrowed to della, ringo and stafford.....
(sigh)
guess ill go with jim stafford - those amazing animals
hopefully thats obscure enough! {{{{}}}}"

Ahh, a fascinating peek into the brain of one of our strongest players!
All of Ray and LADY's efforts, I'm happy to report, paid off, as they both ultimately submitted unique answers! (whew!)

Now, here's JRUSSELL21 mulling over his choices:
"Was gonna go with Susan Dey (the Partridge Family, LA Law), Rick Springfield, bunch of variety shows, Sonny & Cher, Osmonds etc. but in trying to be unique, so far I haven't been, always someone else with same answer"
Not this week, JRUSSELL! Your choice of Steve Martin was a 3 pointer! WTG!

If you guys think of others, let me know and I'll add it here!

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