12 MORE Classic TV Stars Who Burned Every Bridge in Hollywood

On screen, they were stars America welcomed into its living room every week. Off screen, they picked fights with the most powerful people in Hollywood — and one by one, the doors closed. Using court records, interviews and their own words, we look at twelve more classic TV stars who burned every bridge in Hollywood — from the glamorous star who slapped a police officer and turned her trial into a show, to the TV legend whose drama was cancelled while it was still winning Emmys. Which of these stars deserved a second chance? Tell us in the comments. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:30 Zsa Zsa Gabor 2:34 Charles Rocket (Saturday Night Live) 4:10 Jay Thomas (Cheers) 6:31 Lynn Redgrave (House Calls) 8:12 Billy Gray (Father Knows Best) 9:56 Rip Torn (The Larry Sanders Show) 11:59 Jack Barry (Twenty-One) 13:56 Ken Wahl (Wiseguy) 15:50 Mort Sahl 17:34 Hervé Villechaize (Fantasy Island) 19:19 Norm Macdonald (Saturday Night Live) 21:02 Ed Asner (Lou Grant) 23:08 Bonus: Henry Morgan (I've Got a Secret) History.com · Deseret News / AP (1989) · Saturday Night Live season 6 records · James Burrows, "Directed by James Burrows" (2022) · Ken Levine · TVLine · TV Guide · Fox News · Santa Barbara Independent (2020) · Associated Press (1984, 2019) · BFI · Seattle Times (1990) · Boston Globe (2021) · Mort Sahl, "Heartland" (1976) · CBS News · Ultimate Classic Rock · PBS NewsHour (2021) #ClassicTV #OldHollywood #HollywoodSecrets