My TV Character: Who Am I? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Michael Landon

Michael Landon (1936-1991) was an American actor of film and television. He played the role of Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright in the western television series "Bonanza" (1959-1973). He later played the role of Charles Ingalls in the television series "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983).

Answer: Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance (1909-1979) was an American actress who was best remembered as Ethel Mertz as the neighbour and friend of Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) on the television sitcom "I Love Lucy" (1951-1957).

Answer: Alan Alda

Alan Alda (b. 1936) is an American actor, director, comedian and author. He is fondly remembered as Hawkeye Pierce in the American Korean War comedy "M.A.S.H." (1972-1983). For this role he is a six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner.

Answer: David Jason

David Jason (b. 1940) is an English actor of stage, television, comedian screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in a number a British television series but is best remembered as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC comedy sitcom " Only Foods and Horses" (1981-1991). David was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005 for services to acting and comedy.

Answer: Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) was an American Actress and producer. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1980 drama film "Ordinary People". She is widely remembered as Laura Petrie in the television sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show " (1961-1966). She did also Star in her own television sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970-1977) as Mary Richards.

Answer: Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell (1926-2015) was an English actor of film and television. He is best remembered as the working class anti-socialist in the British comedy series "Till Death Us Do Part" (1965-1975) as the patriarch Alf Garnett. This is the show that inspired the US sitcom "All in the Family".

Answer: Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge (b. 1929) is an English actress, comedian and singer. She has appeared in a number of films, however, she is best known for her role as the snobbish middle-class social climber, Hyacinth Bucket in the television series "Keeping Up Appearances" (1990-1995).

Answer: Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty (1923-2008) was an American actress and comedienne. She is fondly remembered as the mother of Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur) and as Sophia Petrillo in the American television sitcom "The Golden Girls" 1985-1992).

Answer: Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas (1922-1994) was an American actor of film, television and a singer. He is best remembered as the bald headed Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak in the American television crime drama "Kojak" (1973-1978). A little known fact is that Telly Savalas had a number one hit on the UK singles charts with "If" in 1975.

Answer: Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury (b. 1925) is British-Irish-American actress of stage, film and television. In the 1940s she received two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe Award. She is well known as the fictional writer and sleuth, Jessica Fletcher in the television crime drama series "Murder, She Wrote" (1984-1996).