From: raymondc@microsoft.com (Raymond Chen)
Date: 15 Mar 93 21:25:54 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons
Subject: [otherroles]  Simpsons' actors' other roles

Simpsons cast members' other roles
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> File format

        Genre: Title (date) ``Character'' [significance]

The letter "f" after date indicates that the television program aired
over two nights.  The letter "w" indicates that the program aired weekly
from the start to end dates.

Genre can be one of the following;

        Movie           Theatrical release
        TV Movie        Made-for-television movie
        Miniseries      Television movie aired over multiple nights
        TV              Regular television appearance

``Character'' is the name of the character portrayed, if known.

Significance describes the significance of the character within the movie,
if known.

        Star            One of the central characters
        Major           A significant character
        Minor           A minor character
        Bit             A fascinatingly insignificant character
        Guest           A guest appearance in a television series

Sources:

 {lm} Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide (1991) via Microsoft Cinemania
{mpg} The Motion Picture Guide (1991) by BASELINE via Microsoft Cinemania
{mmt} Movies Made for Television:  The Telefeature and the Mini-Series,
      1964 -- 1986, by Alvin H. Marill (1987) by BASELINE

Non-American viewers may have trouble finding the movies listed herein
because American movies are frequently retitled before being exported.
I'm still not sure why.

> Dan Castellaneta (Homer, Krusty the Clown, and others)

>> TV: The Tracey Ullman Show, regular cast member

    His most frequent character is David, who lives with his lover
    William (Sam McMurray) and his daughter Francesca (Tracey Ullman).

>> TV: Married... with Children ``Pete'' [major guest]

   Dan Castellaneta (Pete) and Sam McMurray (Andy) again play a gay couple.

>> TV: Married... with Children

   In another episode, he plays a casket salesman.

>> Adventures of Dynamo Duck

>> Movie: K9

>> Movie: War of the Roses (1989)

>> Play: American Splendor

>> Comedy Play: The Deb & Dan Show (with his wife Deb Lacusta)

>> TV: Sibs

    In the pilot episode, Dan played the boss of one of the sisters.
    He fired her.

>> TV: LA Law [major guest]

    In the 1992-1993 season premiere, Dan Castellaneta plays a man who
    worked at an amusement park.  His job was to entertain the
    visitors---dressed in a Homer Simpson costume.  Dan used his Homer
    Simpson voice only while off-screen or dressed as Homer Simpson.
    ``In your face, Happy-Land!''

>> TV: Dinosaurs (1992-Nov-06) ``Zabar, the guy in the woods'' [minor guest]

    As reported by @{bw3}.  The episode is about the high cost of
    the medicine required when Baby becomes ill.

>> TV: Love and War

    Late 1992.

>> Movie: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

    Apparently, his voice appeared somewhere.

> Julie Kavner (Marge, Patty and Selma, Marge's mother, misc. others)

>> TV: Rhoda, regular cast member

    Julie plays Rhoda's younger sister.

>> TV: The Tracey Ullman Show, regular cast member

    Her most frequent character is Meg, postal worker and best friend
    of the man-hungry Tina (Tracey Ullman).

>> TV Movie:  Katherine (1975-Oct-05 ABC) ``Margot Weiss Goldman'' [major]

    A thinly-disguised fictionalization of the life of Patty Hearst,
    known in the movie as Katherine Alman.

>> TV Movie:  No Other Love (1979-Mar-24 CBS) ``Janet Michaels'' [star]

    Two mentally retarded young people fall in love and face the
    disapproval of their parents when they announce their intent to marry.

>> TV Movie: Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980-Oct-12 NBC)
             ``Megan Brady'' [major]

    Julie Kavner plays the only normal wife in town (because she just
    moved in).

>> Movie: National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1981)

    This movie was so bad, it was abandoned before reaching the theaters.

>> Movie: Bad Medicine (1985) [minor]

    The basic idea is that Steve Guttenberg can't get into an American
    medical school, so he attends one in Central America.
    ``Bart no like Bad Medicine.''

>> Movie: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    A Woody Allen movie.

>> Movie: Radio Days (1987)

    A significant role in this Woody Allen movie.

>> Movie: Surrender (1987)

    A minor role in this Sally Field comedy.

>> Movie: New York Stories (1989)

    Another minor role.

>> Movie: The Little Mermaid (animated)

    Julie Kavner also has a voice credit in the Little Mermaid, but I
    don't know what the voice is.  (I would guess either one of
    Ariel's sisters or one of the women doing the laundry at Eric's
    castle). -- {sd}

>> Movie: Alice (1990)

    Julie Kavner has a minor role as the decorator in this Woody Allen film.

>> Movie: Awakenings (1990) ``Eleanor Costello'' [major]

    Eleanor Costello, the head nurse, is the only other person
    who believes in Robin Williams.

>> Movie: This Is My Life (1992?) [star]

> Nancy Cartwright (Bart, Nelson, and others)

>> Flesh & Blood

>> TV Movie:  Marian Rose White (1982-Jan-19 CBS) ``Marian Rose White'' [star]

    The true story of a thirteen-year-old consigned to an asylum
    for four years (30 years in real life) by her mother.  Turns
    out she isn't feeble-minded, but merely has poor vision.
    But she is thrown in with retarded and criminally insane patients
    and involuntarily sterilized (required by state law) before
    sympathetic staff members rescue her.

    This is Nancy Cartwright's TV movie debut.
    Leonard Maltin calls her performance `excellent'.

>> Miniseries:  The Rules of Marriage (1982-Mar-10f CBS)
                ``Jill Murray'' [major]

    The effects of a couple's divorce on the even of their fifteenth
    anniversary on their family and friends.

>> TV Movie: Deadly Lessons (1983-Mar-07 ABC) ``Libby Dean'' [minor]

    An exclusive prep school for girls is terrorized by a crazed
    killer who is systematically murdering the students one by one.
    Donna Reed plays the school's headmistress.

>> Movie:  Going Undercover (1988) ``Stephanie'' [minor]

    An apparently awful comedy, given Leonard Maltin's review.
    Made in 1984, but didn't reach U.S. theaters until 1988.

    Sold to unsuspecting British and Aussie markets under the title
    ``Yellow Pages'' in 1985.

    The plot revolves about a (cheap) LA private investigator who is
    hired to follow something-or-other to the Netherlands.  Nancy (aka
    `Stephanie') makes her appearance about two fifths of the way into the
    movie as one of a group of friends who spend their vacation at the
    same hotel as the detective. -- {cjb}

>> TV Movie:  Not My Kid (1985-Jan-15 CBS) ``Jean'' [minor]

    Drug abuse by a teenage daughter shatters a family.

>> TV: The Tracey Ullman Show, semi-regular cartoon voice

    In addition to Bart, Nancy also voiced Pat, Dr. N!godatu's neurotic friend.

>> Movie:  The Twilight Zone---The Movie

   the sister of the boy with the amazing powers, see [8f02] for details

>> Movie: Fire and Ice

    In Paul Verhoeven's medieval epic, Nancy plays a comic relief
    servant to the heroine.
        -- Pat Santucci (psantucci@desire.wright.edu)

>> TV: Cheers ``Diane's Nightmare'' (19??) ``Cynthia'' [minor guest]

   Nancy Cartwright plays the fiancee of homicidal maniac Andy Schroeder.

>> TV: Cartoons

   Nancy is a veteran of the cartoon circuit.  Her biggest role prior
   to Bart Simpson is arguably Richie Rich.  (Which makes the joke in
   ``Three Men and a Comic Book'' all the more inside.)

> Yeardley Smith (Lisa and Maggie)

>> Movie:  Maximum Overdrive (1986) ``Connie'' [major]

    Yeardley earns one of Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Academic Awards for her
    portrayal of Connie, the whiny newlywed.  (``Curtis?  Is he dayd?'')
    In this film, trucks and cars (get this) take on a life of their own
    and hold our heros hostage at a truck stop.  Yeardley whines constantly.
    This is one really, really, really, really, really, really bad movie.
    TNT shows it every few months.  The horror!  The horror! -- {rjc}

>> Movie:  Heaven Help Us (1985) ``Cathleen'' [bit]

    British title is ``Catholic Boys''.

    Three mischievous boys find themselves continually in trouble
    with the priests running their Catholic high school, set in
    mid 1960's Brooklyn.

    Yeardley plays a role as her usual stereotype of a mousy debutante
    in a nearby girls school.

    About mid-way through the movie after a social/prom/dance attended by
    the two schools, a friend sets her up with a blind date (a fat geeky
    bloke wearing glasses) and is brought along for a drive.  With the car
    parked half-way across a bridge, the two are left alone in the back
    seat while her friend and friend's boyfriend leave for a more private
    location.  Cathleen (YS) throws herself upon the geek, but is
    interrupted a few minutes later by the bridge swinging open for an
    approaching tug-boat and terror ensues as the car almost falls into
    the water.

    The movie was made around eight years ago and also stars Donald
    Sutherland, Patrick Dempsey, plus a few others who look familiar but I
    can't recall the names for.  I started watching the movie about 30
    minutes after it had started, and I recognized her immediately when
    Cathleen sighed while sitting alone during the dance.  I'd also like
    to mention that Yeardley had long hair :)  -- {cjb}

>> Movie: The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

    I found it kinda nutty to see Yeardley in it. -- {bs}

>> Movie: Three O'Clock High (1987)

    She played a high school student. -- {bk}

>> TV: Brothers

>> Movie: City Slickers (1991) [bit]

   ``I'm not a little girl; I'm twenty!''

>> TV: Square One TV, guest appearance
   the gorilla expert, Mathnet

>> TV?: Sydney

>> TV: Murphy Brown

    Yeardley plays an annoying person in a guest appearance.

>> TV: Herman's Head, regular cast member

    Yeardley plays Louise Pfitzer, the weird but adorable
    secretary/receptionist.  The character has an equally weird but
    adorable family.  (Led by the weird but adorable Elinor Donahue.)
    Louise's sister Martha is played by Christine Cavanaugh,
    another actress better-known for her cartoon voice characterizations.

>> TV:  The 1992 Emmy Awards

    Wearing a custom-made dress that cost ``a fortune'', Yeardley Smith
    and William Ragsdale read some truly awful prepared material before
    reading off a list of awards.

> Harry Shearer (practically everybody)

>> TV: Saturday Night Live, regular cast member

>> Movie: This is Spinal Tap!
   Derek Smalls

>> TV Movie:  Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976-Apr-26 NBC) ``Hippy'' [minor]

   The pilot for the TV series ``Serpico''.

>> TV Movie:  Animalympics (1979, animated)

    Harry Shearer provides cartoon voices.

>> TV Movie:  Million Dollar Infield (1982-Feb-02 CBS) ``Jack Savage'' [minor]

    Rob Reiner produced and plays a major role in this movie about a
    bunch of affluent guys on a Long Island softball team who spend
    way too much time hanging out with each other and not enough with
    their wives.

>> Movie:  My Stepmother is an Alien (1988)

    Harry Shearer plays the voice of Carl Sagan.

>> Radio: Le Show (KCRW-FM, Santa Monica)

>> Newspaper column: Man Bites Town (Sunday Los Angeles Times Magazine)

> Hank Azaria (Moe, Chief Wiggum, and others)

>> Movie:  Pretty Woman (1990) ``Detective'' [bit]

>> TV: Herman's Head, regular cast member

   Hank plays Jay Nichols, Herman's friend whose main priorities are
   women, women, and women.  Unfortunately, women think he is slime.
   Probably because he is.

> Marcia Wallace (Ms. Krabappel, Ms. Melon)

>> TV: The Bob Newhart Show

   Marcia played Carol Kester Bondurant, Bob's secretary/receptionist.

> Maggie Roswell (Mrs. Hoover, Maude Flanders)

>> Miniseries: The Deliberate Stranger (1986-May-04f NBC) [bit]

    The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.

>> TV: Remington Steele ``Steele in the News'' (1983-Mar-04 NBC)
   ``Hoop Tracy'' [major guest]

    Maggie Roswell played Hoop Tracy, the sports reporter for
    the ``Happy News''.

> Jo Ann Harris

>> TV Movie: Cruise into Terror (1978-Feb-03 ABC) ``Judy Haines'' [minor]

    This Aaron Spelling production was originally titled ``Voyage into Evil''.
    An ancient sarcophagus brought on board a pleasure cruise ship proves
    a source of enormous fun.

>> TV Movie: M Station: Hawaii (1980-Jun-10 CBS) ``Karen Holt'' [major]

    Jack Lord directed and produced this failed pilot about an
    underwater research and salvage firm based in Hawaii.
    This week's story:  Searching for a missing Soviet submarine.

>> Miniseries: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976-Feb-01 to 1976-Mar-15 w ABC)
   ``Gloria Bartley'' [bit]

>> TV Movie: The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979-May-09 CBS)
   ``Carmelita'' [minor]

    The first of two failed pilots trying to revive ``The Wild Wild West''.

> Tress MacNeille

>> TV: Tiny Toon Adventures, regular cartoon voice

>> TV special:  A Wish for Wings That Work, cartoon voice

>> TV: Cheers ``Uncle Sam Wants You'' (1991) ``Daria'' [bit guest]

    Tress MacNeille plays the woman who throws her drink in Sam's face.
    I told you it was a tiny part.

> Pamela Hayden (Milhouse)

>> TV Movie: More Than Friends (1978-Oct-20 ABC) ``Sky'' [minor]

    A romantic comedy loosely based on the early courtship of Rob
    Reiner and Penny Marshall (who play the main characters).

>> Miniseries: Studs Lonigan (1979-Mar-07 to 1979-Mar-21 w NBC) [bit]

> Russi Taylor (Sherri and Terri)

>> Movie: Ducktales: The Movie ``Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' (1990, animated)

    Russi Taylor voiced Huey, Duey, Louie, and Webby.

>> Movie: The Jetsons: The Movie (1990, animated) [bit]

    Russi Taylor voiced Fergie Furbelow.

>> Movie: The Rescuers Down Under (1990, animated) [bit]

    Russi Taylor voiced Nurse Mouse.

>> Movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, animated + live actors) [bit]

    Russi Taylor voiced birds and Minnie Mouse.

> Doris Grau (Lunch Lady Doris, misc. old ladies)

>> TV: Cheers ``Corinne'' [bit recurring guest]

    Doris Grau occasionally plays Corinne, the no-nonsense waitress.

    Episodes ``Diane Chambers Day'', ``Dinner at Eight-Ish'', and
    ``Cheers: The Motion Picture''.

> Frank Welker (Santa's Little Helper)

>> TV: Tiny Toon Adventures, regular cartoon voice

>> TV Movie: Jealousy (1984-Jan-23 ABC) ``Voice of Melody'' [bit]

>> Movie:  The Rescuers Down Under (1990, animated)

    The voice of Joanna.

>> Movie:  Happily Ever After (1990, animated)

    The voice of Batso.  The premise is, "What happens to Snow White and
    Prince Charming after they get married?"  Tracey Ullman voices
    the slightly incompetent Thunderella, one of the dwarfelles.

>> Movie:  Gremlins 2:  The New Batch (1990)

    The voice of Mohawk.

> Simpsons appearances in other media

>> Movie: Die Harder

    A stewardess turns on the TV to entertain the people on the plane
    while they are circling the airport. Later, you can get a short
    glimpse of a Simpsons episode that is shown on the TV.  I believe
    it's episode 7G04, ``There's no disgrace like home''.  You can see
    OFF at Dr. Monroe's clinic using the electric therapy chairs.
        -- C0031018@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (Johannes Heyer)

>> Movie: My Own Private Idaho

    Check out the motel scene.  It's the episode where
    Homer and family are kidnapped by aliens.
        -- damian@unix.cis.pitt.edu

>> TV:  The 1990 Emmy Awards

    Through the magic of animation, the family presented an award at
    the event.

>> TV:  Sesame Street

    The family sing, ``Wugga wugga wugga, woo woo woo'', in celebration
    of Big Bird's birthday.

>> TV Advertisements:  Butterfinger candies

    See file [butterfinger] for details.

>> TV Advertisements:  Toyota Corolla

    See file [corolla] for details.

>> TV interview:  Oprah Winfrey

    The family were interviewed by a cartoon Oprah in 1992.