PeterPirate February 6, 2018 Author Share February 6, 2018 (edited) John Mahoney was in Frasier with Kelsey Grammer who was in The Simpsons with Julie Kavner who was in Forget Paris with John Spencer John Mahoney was also in The American President with Martin Sheen, Anna Deveare Smith, Joshua Malina, Thom Barry, Nina Siemaszko, Ron Canada and Aaron Sorkin Edited February 6, 2018 by PeterPirate 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4031629
AriAu March 5, 2018 Share March 5, 2018 (edited) David Ogden Stiers passed away this weekend. Skipping the obvious MASH connection to Alan Alda David Ogden Stiers was in Doc Hollywood (a personal fav) with Michael J Fox who was of course in The American President with Martin Sheen/Anna Devere Smith/Joshua Malina etc.. Edited March 5, 2018 by AriAu Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4116921
PeterPirate March 6, 2018 Author Share March 6, 2018 (edited) David Ogden Stiers was also in Beauty and the Beast, wherein Belle was forbidden to go into the west wing. Aaron Sorkin actually gets a shoutout in the commentary track to B&B. I'm not proud that I know that, but I do. Edited March 6, 2018 by PeterPirate 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4120525
AriAu March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 The Death of Stephen Hawking needs to be commemorated Dr Hawking was in The Big Bang Theory with Johnny Galecki who was in Roseanne with Dan Connor/Glenallen Walken/John Goodman Also, made me think of The Midterms-"psychics at Caltech....." 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4145437
PeterPirate April 16, 2018 Author Share April 16, 2018 R Lee Ermey was in Full Metal Jacket with Matthew Modine who was in The Long Goodbye Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4240983
AriAu April 16, 2018 Share April 16, 2018 Just heard that Harry Anderson passed away Harry Anderson was in Night Court with Lionel Tribbey himself, John Larroquette. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4242132
PeterPirate April 21, 2018 Author Share April 21, 2018 Verne "Mini Me" Troyer was in Austin Powers Goldmember with Robert Wagner who plays a recurring role in NCIS with Mark "Agent Sunshine" Harmon Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4257193
ProudMary April 22, 2018 Share April 22, 2018 4 hours ago, PeterPirate said: Verne "Mini Me" Troyer was in Austin Powers Goldmember with Robert Wagner who plays a recurring role in NCIS with Mark "Agent Sunshine" Harmon You meant "Special Agent Sunshine," right? ;) 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4257631
PeterPirate April 22, 2018 Author Share April 22, 2018 17 hours ago, ProudMary said: You meant "Special Agent Sunshine," right? ;) I actually typed "Special Agent Sunshine" first. Then I remembered that CJ didn't say "Special" and removed it. And since she outranked him by, like, 17 rungs, I decided to go with her version. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4258724
AriAu April 23, 2018 Share April 23, 2018 Quote Verne "Mini Me" Troyer was in Austin Powers Goldmember with Robert Wagner who plays a recurring role in NCIS with Mark "Agent Sunshine" Harmon Can actually cut out a step since Rob Lowe was in Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember....playing a younger Robert Wagner. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4261663
PeterPirate April 24, 2018 Author Share April 24, 2018 15 hours ago, AriAu said: Can actually cut out a step since Rob Lowe was in Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember....playing a younger Robert Wagner. Well, my post was bad on so many levels. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4263105
AriAu August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 (edited) Saw a story that Todd Bridges was the last living major cast member on Different Strokes since Charlotte Rae died. Charlotte Rae was in Ricki and the Flash (saw it on cable recently) with Meryl Streep who was in The Post with Bradley Whitford (as well as The Hours with AJ) and if we need to use Different Strokes Charlotte Rae was in Different Strokes with Conrad Bain, who was in Postcards from the Edge with Meryl (see above) or Dreyfus and Benning and we can The American President the way there. Edited August 7, 2018 by AriAu Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4563575
AriAu August 16, 2018 Share August 16, 2018 Tough one-Aretha The Queen was famously in The Blues Brothers with John Belushi who was in Animal House with Vice President Otter, Tim Matheson 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4592602
PeterPirate August 26, 2018 Author Share August 26, 2018 (edited) John McCain was in Episode 708 of Parks and Recreation, one season after Robe Lowe left the show. John McCain was also in Wedding Crashers with Ron Canada, who, as Undersecretary of State Theodore Barrow, knew in Undecideds that Ellie Bartlet was pregnant because soft cheeses were not to be served at her wedding. John McCain was also in Episode "Day 5: 1:00pm-2:00pm" of 24 with Gregory Itzin, who appeared in Enemies Foreign and Domestic. John McCain also wrote Faith Of My Fathers, starring Scott Glenn, who was in The Right Stuff with Daniel Moffat, aka CJ's dad. Edited August 26, 2018 by PeterPirate 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4621547
ProudMary August 27, 2018 Share August 27, 2018 Neil Simon as an "actor" had a walk-on in The Heartbreak Kid with Cybill Shepherd who had a recurring role in Psych with Dule Hill OR Neil Simon wrote Barefoot in the Park which starredRobert Redford who starrred in All the President's Men with Albie Duncan, Hal Holbrook 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4621966
BW Manilowe August 27, 2018 Share August 27, 2018 6 hours ago, PeterPirate said: John McCain was in Episode 708 of Parks and Recreation, one season after Robe Lowe left the show. John McCain was also in Wedding Crashers with Ron Canada, who, as Undersecretary of State Theodore Barrow, knew in Undecideds that Ellie Bartlet was pregnant because soft cheeses were not to be served at her wedding. John McCain was also in Episode "Day 5: 1:00pm-2:00pm" of 24 with Gregory Itzin, who appeared in Enemies Foreign and Domestic. John McCain also wrote Faith Of My Fathers, starring Scott Glenn, who was in The Right Stuff with Daniel Moffat, aka CJ's dad. The actor who played CJ’s dad is named Donald Moffat, not Daniel Moffat. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4622899
AriAu September 6, 2018 Share September 6, 2018 (edited) Burt Reynolds died today. Got 2 direct matches Burt was in Mystery Alaska with Mary McCormack Burt was in Boogie Nights with Joanna Gleason 2 very good and very different performances and strangely 2 of my favorite re-watchable movies. Edited September 7, 2018 by AriAu 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4651082
PeterPirate September 8, 2018 Author Share September 8, 2018 Bill Daily was the awesome Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show with Marcia Wallace who was on The Simpsons with Julie Kavner who was in Forget Paris with John Spencer Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4656457
AriAu September 11, 2018 Share September 11, 2018 Quote Bill Daily was the awesome Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show with It is weird what sticks in your head over the years, but I still remember the episode where his brother Warden Gordon Borden came on and Emily Hartley said (in perfect Suzanne Pleshette drollness) said they must have another brother, who was a doorman at the Temple in Salt Lake.....Norman Borden the Mormon doorman. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4665026
AriAu December 21, 2018 Share December 21, 2018 Donald Moffat passed away today. Yes, we can do it in zero steps since he was CJ's father but. Donald Moffat was in Regarding Henry with Annette Bening who was in The American President with Sheen/Malina/etc... 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4933049
AriAu January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 Couldn't find anyway to link to The Captain (Darryl Dragon) so will have to link to Bob Einstein/Super Dave/Marty Funkhouser Bob Einstein was in Curb Your Enthusiasm with Cheryl Hines who was in RV with Kristen Chenoweth Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4969289
AriAu January 11, 2019 Share January 11, 2019 Just saw that Verna Bloom died. Rather than taking the zero degrees step of her to Tim Matheson (or Marion Wormer to Otter), you can do it this way Verna Bloom was in High Plains Drifter with Clint who was in Space Cowboys with William Devane Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4973766
AriAu January 15, 2019 Share January 15, 2019 Heard this am that Carol Channing died. Carol Channing was in Thoroughly Modern Millie with Julie Andrews who was in The Princess Diaries with Hector Elizondo who was in Chicago Hope with Adam Arkin....Dr. Stanley Keyworth Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-4982481
AriAu October 1 Share October 1 Besides the obvious connection to TWW itself, John Amos is connected as follows: Fitz/Admiral Sissymary was in Die Hard 2 with Dennis Franz who was in NYPD Blue with Bobby Simone/President Santos...Jimmy Smits Sad day 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/33865-six-degrees-of-the-west-wing/page/3/#findComment-8470197
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