List of longestrunning television shows by category. This is a list of the longestrunning united states television series, ordered by number of. If its the same voice actor all these years, then bart belongs here as well. This is a list of the longestrunning indian television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. Longestrunning tv shows still on the air today simplemost.
However, they continued to appear silently in crowd scenes. The long running tv series lindenstrasse will be ending in 2020, 35 years after it started in 1985. This is a list of the longest running united states cable television series, ordered by number of broadcast seasons to qualify for this list, the programming must originate in north america and shown nationally in the united states and be firstrun as opposed to a repackaging of previously aired material or material released in other media. If youre counting from 16 november 2006, the day casino royale. Longest running characters by a single actor classic. Bernard lee as m in the james bond film series11 times total. Nine currently running shows all musicals have at least 1,000 performances.
It became a trending topic on twitter in germany within minutes that the news broke on friday. With over 20 films and several different actors portraying 007 so far, this spy film franchise has thrived on change. Kurtz began this in 1970 and has reached 16 books with approximately 5,000 pages. Ive never heard of anyone playing the same role so many times. The 10 longest running horror series and how many movies. Amazon renews longestrunning original drama series, bosch erik gruenwedel.
What is the longest running movie franchise with the same actor playing the same character. Spoilers 7 after phil hartman was murdered, the various characters he played, such as lawyer lionel hutz and actor troy mcclure, were retired, rather than recast. Top 10 longest running tv shows in the world 2020 updated. Benhur 1959 at 212 minutes, and the godfather part ii 1974 at 200 minutes. Felix the cat oldest and longest running animated cartoons series.
Scheduled to be released in 2020, the movie will also be craigs fourteenth year in tenure as james bond since his first in casino royale 2006. The criterion for being the longestrunning show is by the number of years the show has been on the air and not the number of. Who are some of the greatest male film actors of all time and why. He is best known for playing the role of sam winchester in the tv series supernatural. Only shows that have aired on a major broadcast network for seven or more seasons and at least 100 episodes are included. The longrunning tv series lindenstrasse will be ending in 2020, 35 years after it started in 1985. Actors whove played the same character the most times. Nbc has renewed dick wolfs series for a recordsetting 21st season, making it tvs longest. In that same year, shatner accepted the role that would make him famous. The eightfilm harry potter saga is one of the more selfcontained series out there. So, for the edification of curious film lovers, heres a list of people whove played the same character at least eight times. The cameo was filmed in 20 for a total of 49 years as the same character.
It remains the fourth longest running show of all time. Regardless, even for 2 reelers, they went longer than just about anybody. List of feature film series with 11 to 20 entries wikipedia. But whater it was it had 10 orr 11 sequels, so with freddy vs. James drury, an actor who starred as the mysterious, blackhatted and unnamed title character in the virginian, one of televisions longest running western dramas, died april 6 at his home. Richard dimbleby, robin day, david dimbleby and jeremy vine have been among its hosts over the decades, and it. While the xmen franchise arose from the same comic books as the.
Jan 08, 2010 featuring kiyoshi atsumi as the lovable loser kuruma torajiro, the 48film torasan series holds the guinness world record for the longest running film series starring the same actor. Longestrunning american tv shows of all time insider. Shows get in the long run because of worthy characters and strong storyline they use, the same concept was followed by the creator of these shows, and they got the long run. The james bond series comes to mind but the actors have changed. Need the air bud franchise on the longest running franchise lists, and we need it now. Robert pattinson is the newest actor slated to play the caped. He received an emmy award in 1959 for best supporting actor continuing character in a dramatic series. Amazon renews longestrunning original drama series, bosch. Now, you may know that star trek is one of the film franchises with the most amount of. List of longestrunning indian television series wikipedia. Series broadcast within india, but produced in other countries are not included. He grew up in texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series gilmore girls as.
The uk has 7 actorsactresses who have been in the same soap opera role for over 50 years but several of them are radio drama characters so that doesnt fit your criteria. Below is a list of all the longestrunning australian television programs, both past and present, that have been broadcast for a minimum of 6 years or 6 seasons or both all data is updated as of 7 january 2020. This is a list of the twenty shows that have been on the air longer than any other. Throughout the series, weve seen zombies take on a graveyard, a farmhouse, and even a shopping mall. Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production. Im sure certain shakespearean actors or whatever have played some role in their 20s and the same role in their 60s or 70s in the same play, but whatever, not what im talking about. With an incredible 22nd series coming in 2019, fox will be racking up her 15th year on. I thought the house series used to be in the guiness book of records for the most sequels, but ilooked it up and they dont seem to have that many film.
Broadcast syndication that could have been scheduled by local stations in prime time have been omitted. The worlds longest current affairs programme is also the uks longest show ever. Until recently, i mightve suggested that paul newman, playing the same character in the hustler 1961 and the color of money 1986, a span of 25 years, mightve. Stars with the longest tv and movie careers insider.
The eight film harry potter saga is one of the more selfcontained series out there. Either first or second movie in the series is displayed. List of the longestrunning broadway shows wikipedia. He later reprised the role in 1979 for the movie of the same. The longestrunning movie franchises of all time digital spy. Cubby broccoli, who was a cofounding producer of the james bond film series with harry saltzman. Featuring kiyoshi atsumi as the lovable loser kuruma torajiro, the 48film torasan series holds the guinness world record for the longest running film series starring the. I bet many anime fans think that one piece has been airing forever. It currently holds the record as the longestrunning scripted us primetime tv series, but will soon be surpassed by the simpsons.
This list includes only series produced in india with a minimum of 5 years run period. Plus, there is so much more to write about in this world that i doubt we have seen the end of this long running series. What is the longest running movie franchise with the same. William shatner started his career on broadway, but in 1958 he starred in his first film, the brothers karamazov. The longestrunning movie franchises of all time movie franchises are the jewel in the studio crown, but the constant search for the next fast and furious isnt anything new. The franchise remains one of the longest continually running film series in history, having been in ongoing production from 1962 to 2010 with a sixyear hiatus between 1989 and 1995.
This list includes only firstrun series originating in north america and available throughout the united states via national broadcast networks, u. List of longestrunning united states television series. Some of the longest running film series franchises are james bond, friday the th, star trek, and godzilla. This is a list of the longest running scripted prime time television series in the united states, as measured by number of seasons. Tokyo film festival opener torasan, wish you were here. While he got the first big break in 1959 with longrunning tv series, rawhide. Rowling penned another seven books, but as it stands, the series remains one of the most consistent and successful in screen history. Here are the longestrunning movie franchises in history reboots and star trek sideboots included, none of them less than a quarter of a. Warner actually first played the role in the movie the blue lamp in 1950.
The only other longrunning characters i can think of that were played by the same actor were matt dillon james arness 1955 1975 and frasier crane kelsey grammer 1984. James drury, an actor who starred as the mysterious, blackhatted and unnamed title character in the virginian, one of televisions longestrunning. What is the longest running movie franchise with the same actor. Which actor has played a single character for the longest time. This film will be daniel craigs fifth and final appearance as james bond.
He grew up in texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series gilmore girls as well as the films new york minute and house of wax. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001, hpat the chamber of secrets 2002, hpat the prisoner of azkaban 2004, hpat the goblet of fire 2005, hpat the order of the phoenix 2007, hpat the halfblood prince 2009, hpat the deathly hallows. Heck, a film series making it as far as some examples we ll see today is in itself a. Some of the most profitable film series franchises are marvels cinematic universe, harry potter, star wars, batman, lord of the rings or middle earth, and james bond. This will, by tenure, make craig the longest running actor playing james bond in the official series since the late roger moores era between the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. Yes, cats was once the longestrunning show on broadway. This is a list of the longestrunning television shows by category. Come learn about the 15 longest running anime series in japan, very few of which have been released overseas. These longest running tv shows like star trek and the simpsons are the longest running franchises ever that take you to the fictional world and hold your imagination there. The longest running best picture nominee was cleopatra 1963 at just. In 2017, hugh jackman will have played wolverine in the xmen series for 17 years and 9 movies including a. Apr 06, 2020 james drury, who starred as the noname, nononsense foreman of the shiloh ranch on the virginian, one of the longest running westerns in the history of television, has died. The longestserving tv actors in the same roles digital spy. Tom hardy is like the modernday marlon brando with his mumbling style of acting.
In 1965, he earned his first tv role in for the people. It currently holds the record as the longest running scripted us primetime tv series, but will soon be surpassed by the simpsons. The longest established soap opera character is ken barlow from coronation. If just counting the film itself, lawrence of arabia was the longest of the two contenders. Apr 07, 2020 james drury, an actor who starred as the mysterious, blackhatted and unnamed title character in the virginian, one of televisions longestrunning western dramas, died april 6 at his home.
Omitting sports broadcasts, news programs or religious shows, these are the 20 longest running american tv shows of alltime. Apr 18, 2019 though it often flies under the radar, the l. Instead they made him a movie star for shochiku studios in 1969 with otoko wa tsuraiy. Svu and its star mariska hargitay have cemented their places in television history. Jared tristan padalecki born july 19, 1982 is an american actor. Today we have picked a handful of actors who have been active in the film industry more than 50 years and have highlighted many of their most memorable movies or series. From wikipedia list of longestserving soap opera actors.
The 50th film in the comedy series, the longestrunning in world cinematic history starring the same lead actor, also marks 50 years since the release of the first title in the franchise. However, some actors stayed the same such the the character of q. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. The phantom of the opera, chicago 1996 revival, the lion king, wicked, the book of mormon, aladdin, hamilton, dear evan hansen, and come from away. This is a list of the longestrunning primetime television series with continuing characters in. Last year kenan thompson officially became the longestrunning saturday night live cast member, with 15 seasons under his belt. Season ten, episode three, bart the mother september 27, 1998. Sticking with a single character through multiple films is something else. Though only six films in the series exist currently, two additional films have been confirmed to further continue george romeros immortal undead classic, night of the living dead. The wandering peddler torasan was created by atsumi and director yoji yamada for a 1968 television series.
The longestrunning best picture nominee was cleopatra 1963 at just. The 20 longest running american tv shows of alltime imdb. Only a select few film franchises have failed to wear out their welcome, including the actionthriller rambo series, which dates back to 1982. Other performers might have been in films as long or longer, but few played basically the same series as long. Daniel craig is now the longestserving bond of them all. Over the course of nearly 50 years, the neonoir crime series has. The godzilla franchise takes the title as the film series with the most sequels 29 movies total, but what other movies come close. This film, television or videorelated list is incomplete.
If you want to exclude soap operas arbitrarily, but as a point of curiosity, its almost certainly leonard nimoy as spock from star trek as mentioned by jack fraser in a comment below. The broadway show came to a close in 2000, after running for 18 years and 7,485 performances. This list is for film series with a number of films between eleven and twenty in the series. But it isnt anything compared to the classics on this list. During its first season, it received a primetime emmy award nomination as best dramatic series, and it became one of the five most popular shows on television. But it is not quite the same, it seems, if one is an actor.
This is a list of the longest running shows on broadway with 1,000 or more performances. Revenge of the creature, tarantula and francis in the navy. James drury, star of longrunning tv western the virginian. The cast of the harry potter filmsdaniel radcliff, rupert grint, emma watson, etc. How the makers of bosch built amazons longest running.
Final destination people evade death, only to be killed afterwards by a malignant force. Asburys just one of the members of a small but hardy club. Well, for those who may not know it, jackman isnt the first guy to play the same role eight times or more. The cast of the harry potter films daniel radcliff, rupert grint, emma watson, etc. In honor of the new rambo installment, take a look at the longest running movie franchises to date.
You could include bart simpson, but i dont watch that, so i dont know much about it. So we decided to comb through the tv universe to locate the shows that have stood the test of time. Perry mason was hollywoods first weekly onehour series filmed for television, and remains one of the longest running and most successful legalthemed television series. And, when he started on the show in 2003, he was the shows. Which actors hold records for longestrunning roles in. The broadway actors whove played the same roles for over. Actors whove played the same character the most times cinelinx. However, some actors stayed the same such the the character of q played by desmond llewellyn. Dick van dyke, born dec th, 1925, years as an actor. Listing the longest film series by number of films. The tv series began in 1955 and aired 635 episodes over the span of 20 years.
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