Friday, April 24, 2015

Diff'rent Strokes Actors: Where are They Now?

LAST UPDATED: October 16, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only movies/shows 2013-on noted by name. Only actor who made 3+ non-archival appearances on the show noted.

Conrad Bain (Philip Drummond): died in 2013.
Gary Coleman (Arnold Jackson): died in 2010.
Todd Bridges (Willis Jackson): in Roommates (3 episodes c2015), College Fright Night (2014), Tesla Effect (2014 video game), Monsters on Main Street (2014), Hotel P (1 episode c2014); Dead Ringer (2015), Dependent's Day (2016),Precious Mettle (2016) completed; Bar Chronicles (nd), The White Sistas (nd), 2064: Read Only Memories (2016 video game), Nightblade (2016), Renaissance Man (2016), Hospital Arrest (2016) in post-production; Nat Turner: Story of A Prophet (2016) in pre-production; The Deaf Kid (2017) in production; as Self: Coming To The Stage (1 episode 2016), Home & Family (1 episode 2016), Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016), One on One with Jasper Cole (1 episode 2015), The Jack and Triumph Show (1 episode 2015), The Insider (1 episode 2014).
Dana Plato (Kimberly Drummond): died in 1999.
Mary Jo Catlett (Pearl Gallagher): in Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (1 episode 2016), The Odd Couple (1 episode 2016), SpongeBob SquarePants (3 episodes 2015-2016), The McCarthys (1 episode 2015), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), Lucky Stiff (2014), Let's Be Cops (2014), Instant Mom (1 episode 2014); When the Moon Was Twice as Big (2017) in post-production; as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016).
Danny Cooksey (Sam McKinney): in DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) - NonSeNse (2016), Regular Show (2 episodes 2014-2015), Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (1 episode 2014); Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie (2017) filming.
Shavar Ross (Dudley Ramsey): last known acting role in 2008, as Self in 2013.
Charlotte Rae (Edna Garrett): in Ricki and the Flash (2015), Girl Meets World (1 episode 2014); as Self: Between the Lines (1 episode 2016), Home & Family (1 episode 2016), Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016), WGN Morning News (1 episode 2015), Access Hollywood Live (1 episode 2015), Entertainment Tonight (1 episode 2015), She's The Best Thing In It (2015), Good Morning America (1 episode 2014); as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016).
Dixie Carter (Maggie McKinney - 1): died in 2010.
Steven Mond (Robbie Jason): no known subsequent acting roles.
Nedra Volz (Adelaide Brubaker): died in 2003.
Nikki Swasey Seaton (Lisa Hayes): last known acting role in 1992; as Second Assistant Director in 2012, as Stage Manager in 2006.
Mary Ann Mobley (Maggie McKinney Drummond - 2): died in 2014.
Janet Jackson (Charlene DuPrey): last known acting role in 2010; as Self: Janet Jackson: No Sleep (2015), BET Awards 2015 (2015).
Jason Hervey (Charlie): last known acting role in 2004; as Executive Producer: See Dad Run (15 episodes 2014), I (Heart) Nick Carter (unknown episodes 2014); as Self: The Playboy Morning Show (1 episodes 2015), Good Morning America (1 episode 2014), Katie (1 episode 2014).
Rosalind Chao (Miss Chung): in Hawaii Five-0 (1 episode 2016), The Muppets (1 episode 2016), Sin City Saints (5 episodes 2015), Castle (1 episode 2015), Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015), Forever (1 episode 2014), The Neighbors (2 episodes 2014), Shameless (1 episode 2014), Intelligence (1 episode 2014); The OA (1 episode 2016), Tragedy Girls (2017) in psot-production.
Dody Goodman (Aunt Sophia Drummond): died in 2008.
Remaining Cast Various Roles Unless Noted:
Bobby Herbeck: last known acting role in 1989; as Self: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
Robert Rockwell (Tom Bishop): died in 2003.
Robin LaValley: no other known acting roles.
Le Tari (Ted Ramsey): died in 1987.
Kim Fields (Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey): in For Better or for Worse (2014); A Question of Faith (2017) in post-production; as Director, post-production: By Any Means (2 episodes 2015); as Self: Greatest Hits (1 episode 2016), Hollywood Today Live (1 episode 2016), Dancing with the Stars (8 episodes 2016), The Real Housewives of Atlanta (1 episode 2016), Entertainment Tonight (1 episode 2016), Extra (1 episode 2016), Good Morning America (2 episodes 2014-2016), Extra (1 episode 2016), Home & Family (1 episode 2016), Dish Nation (6 episodes 2016), Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016), The Insider (1 episode 2015), The Dr. Oz Show (1 episode 2015), Access Hollywood Live (1 episode 2015), The Wendy Williams Show (1 episode 2015), The View (1 episode 2014).
Erik Moses: last known acting role in 1989.
Robert Jayne (Ricky): in Mythica: The Necromancer (2015), Mythica: The Darkspore (2015), Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014); as Producer, post-production: Children of Conflict (2012); as Producer, pre-production: Summertime Blues (nd).
John Starr: in Jane the Virgin (1 episode 2016), Instant Mom (1 episode 2014).
Anthony Thompkins (Vernon): last known acting role in 2010, then 1989 before that; as Self: Afternoon Delight Live on Hollywood and Vine" (2015).
Jack Riley: died in 2016; as Self: The Bob Newhart Show: Group Therapy (2014).
Melanie Watson (Kathy Gordon): no other known acting roles.
Tony Williams (Charles): no other known acting roles.
Verda Bridges: in Rizzoli & Isles (1 episode 2014).
Steve Brady: last known acting role in 2005.
McLean Stevenson (Larry Alder): died in 1996.
Kim Richards (Ruthie Alder): in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015), Revenge (1 episode 2015), Lady Gaga - G.U.Y. (2014); as Self: The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition (2 episodes (2016), Entertainment Tonight (2 episodes 2015), Dr. Phil (1 episode 2015), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (19 episodes 2014-2015).
Joanna Gleason (Morgan Winslow): in Sensitive Skin (6 episodes 2014-2016), The Affair (3 episodes 2015), The Sonnet Project (1 episode 2015), The Newsroom (1 episode 2014), The Skeleton Twins (2014); as Self: Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014); as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016); as Self, filming: Broadway: The Next Generation (2018).
Brian Whitley: no known subsequent acting roles; as First Assistant Director in 1999, as Production Manager in 2004.
Brad Trumbull (Detective Simpson): died in 1994.
James Reynolds: in Days of Our Lives (869 episodes 1981-2016); as Self: Serial Scoop Now (1 episode 2016), Wheel of Fortune (1 episode 2015); as Self, post-production: Untitled Bill Hayes Documentary (nd).
Tyren Perry: last known acting role in 2009, then 1992; as Self in 2008.
Elaine Appleton: last known acting role in 1984.
Dana Kimmell (Michelle): last known acting role in 1990; as Archival Materials/Self in 2013.
Rachel Jacobs (Dorothy Gordon): last known acting role in 1999.
Rhoda Gemignani: in Episodes (2 episodes 2015-2017); last previous known acting role in 2005.

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