TV ACTORS WHO PLAYED THE PART OF THE MOVIE LEAD IN SHOWS BASED ON MOVIES

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Across
  1. 2. she was Scarlett in the miniseries sequel about the Southern belle Vivien Leigh made immortal in Gone With The Wind
  2. 3. he was perfect for tv's Prof. Kingsfield, the austere, demanding, unforgiving Ivy League law prof. played by John Houseman in the film Paper Chase
  3. 6. he had the unenviable task of playing a Henry Fonda classic role in the TV Mr. Roberts
  4. 7. doing Orson Welles' Long Hot Summer role must have been daunting as this 2nd actor was called on to do the tv version
  5. 9. on tv's MASH he continued the role so slyly played by Gary Burghoff in the film MASH
  6. 10. his Ge. Frank Savage of tv's 12 O'Clock High had to compete with Gregory Peck's Gen. in the classic movie
  7. 11. his role in tv's The Odd Couple was almost equal to Jack Lemon in the movie role
  8. 12. she played the Doris Day role in tv's version of Please Don't Eat The Daisies
Down
  1. 1. this actor had 2 legends to follow as Gary Cooper & Joel McCrea both played The Virginian on film
  2. 4. she had to be loco to continue on tv a role played by Marilyn Monroe in the film How To Marry A Millionaire
  3. 5. he took on the tv role played by Orson Welles, no less, in the film The Long Hot Summer
  4. 8. unlike Loretta Young, the tv The Farmer's Daughter really was Swedish and didn't have to fake the accent per Ms. Young