7 actors in LOST who had been in Nash Bridges
16/05/09 18:36 Filed in: Personal
Long before LOST hit the screens Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse worked on another TV show together. With Carlton as EP, Damon acted as script chief.
You may or may not be surprised to find out that the show in question was none other than Nash Bridges, staring Don Johnson.
Now, while “The Don” has yet to make an appearance in LOST (unless he’s the smoke monster) quite a few “Bridges” favourites have turned up; and in some less than subtle roles.
So, in no particular order...
While LOST fans will recognise Cheech as being the recurring character of Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes’ father. David Reyes. You might remember the story of the car they planned to rebuild together. Only for David to pull another fast one and leave. Hurley and his father a close now. But this runs a close second to the relationship Cheech has with fellow Police Inspector Nash Bridges, when Cheech played Insp. Joe Dominguez.
Daniel Roebuck was a recurring character in Nash Bridges, playing the Richard Bettina a man promoted to the level of his own incompetence.
He’d pop up from time to time making life a merry hell for all in SIU department, especially Nash Bridges.
However, at NO SINGLE POINT did he explode. No, that was left to LOST where poor old Roebuck played the ill-fated Leslie Arzt. Talk about a bum role.
Of course, Daniel did in fact get a couple of episodes out of lost. Better than poor old Jeff Perry. After spending five years playing unlucky in love Inspector Harvey Leek he then goes on to be the erroneous target of hate for James “Sawyer” Ford. James shoots Jeff, playing a character called Frank 'Sawyer' Duckett, believing he is the original Sawyer who is responsible for the murder-suicide of his parents. Sadly, for all persons around, James is wrong.
Now Patrick Fischler makes a nice change. In that he’s playing a very different character than that previously encountered “in the Nash”. In N.B. Patrick plays comedy distraction homosexual Pepe A very camp but well organised associate of Nash..... and then you wonder why Nash was divorced twice.
Meanwhile, Patrick plays nasty “gets what he deserves” weasel Phil in Lost; and brilliantly creepy as well. Good for him for making it past two episodes.
Quick one here, mainly because I’m short on details. But Brad played a 2 episode character called “P.J. Pollard” in Nash Bridges.
But right now he’s got a far more significant part as he’s playing Bram in LOST which makes him particularly interesting for the series to come.
Mary Mara played the tough but funny Inspector Bryn Carson in Nash Bridges. I seem to remember she cropped up a few times; which was cool.
In LOST, she pops up in a couple of episodes called Jill... and I have to be honest and saying I have absolutely no recollection of her. Sorry Mary
As I don’t have a Nash Bridges show for comparison, I thought I’d go for a nice picture of him instead.
In LOST he plays the seemingly indestructible Mikhail Bakunin. I seemed to loose track of how many times Mikhail was “killed” before eventually being blown up with his own hand grenade.... or was he?
In Nash Bridges I’m afraid it was a simple single episode “nut job” role of an individual called “Blackbeard”. Can’t remember if he had an eye patch (and parrot) for that role or not. Guessing not.
You may or may not be surprised to find out that the show in question was none other than Nash Bridges, staring Don Johnson.
Now, while “The Don” has yet to make an appearance in LOST (unless he’s the smoke monster) quite a few “Bridges” favourites have turned up; and in some less than subtle roles.
So, in no particular order...
1.
Cheech Marin2. Daniel Roebuck
He’d pop up from time to time making life a merry hell for all in SIU department, especially Nash Bridges.
However, at NO SINGLE POINT did he explode. No, that was left to LOST where poor old Roebuck played the ill-fated Leslie Arzt. Talk about a bum role.
3. Jeff Perry
Of course, Daniel did in fact get a couple of episodes out of lost. Better than poor old Jeff Perry. After spending five years playing unlucky in love Inspector Harvey Leek he then goes on to be the erroneous target of hate for James “Sawyer” Ford. James shoots Jeff, playing a character called Frank 'Sawyer' Duckett, believing he is the original Sawyer who is responsible for the murder-suicide of his parents. Sadly, for all persons around, James is wrong.
4. Patrick Fischler
Meanwhile, Patrick plays nasty “gets what he deserves” weasel Phil in Lost; and brilliantly creepy as well. Good for him for making it past two episodes.
5. Brad William Henk
Quick one here, mainly because I’m short on details. But Brad played a 2 episode character called “P.J. Pollard” in Nash Bridges.
But right now he’s got a far more significant part as he’s playing Bram in LOST which makes him particularly interesting for the series to come.
6. Mary Mara
In LOST, she pops up in a couple of episodes called Jill... and I have to be honest and saying I have absolutely no recollection of her. Sorry Mary
7. Andrew Divoff
In LOST he plays the seemingly indestructible Mikhail Bakunin. I seemed to loose track of how many times Mikhail was “killed” before eventually being blown up with his own hand grenade.... or was he?
In Nash Bridges I’m afraid it was a simple single episode “nut job” role of an individual called “Blackbeard”. Can’t remember if he had an eye patch (and parrot) for that role or not. Guessing not.