trivia question regarding the same guest actors playing different roles

[Guest myonlyvice]

What was the shortest time that elapsed between the appearance of a guest actor playing different characters in different episodes? Name the actor, the characters, and the episodes. I'm pretty sure there are several instances of this occurring within a single season but how many episodes apart were the two closest examples?

[timm525]

Not sure off hand but probably the dude that played Charlie Glide as he was in 3 eps as I recall.Not sure of the details right now.

[Ferrariman]

Yup, Ned EisenbergLibrizzi in "Lombard"Charlie Glide in "Yankee Dollar" Sal Castelli in "The Lost Madonna"

[CarolineUK]

The actor Antoni Corone aka Anthony Carone, best known to UK viewers of Only Fools & Horses as the Miami mobster Rico in "Miami Twice", has appeared in the following:Heart of Darkness episode 2: plumber in porno film at start of epWhatever Works episode 24 - Officer Tommy SolenDown for the Count Part 1 episode 57 - George SordoniDown for the Count Part 2 episode 58 - George SordoniBlood and roses episode 87 - Fed No. 1Although he's a relatively minor character, it is fun to spot all the actors, not just the well known stars, who kept recurring. And now quite a few are reappearing on Burn Notice.

[Crockettt]

Don't forget about two actors: The first one is Joe Hess. He made his first TV appearance as Javier Escobar, one of Oswaldo Guzman's goons in the episodes "Down For The Count (Part I & II) He also had uncredited roles as various bearded goons in the episodes: Golden Triangle (Part II), Nobody Lives Forever, Walk-Alone, Rock and a Hard Place and Hard Knocks. PHOTOThe second one is Marc Macaulay who made his acting debut in Miami Vice as Czuko, one of Surf's KGB accomplices in the episode "Bushido", the hit driver who shot at Crockett in the episode "Streetwise", Doc Jerry, who buried (and lost) money from the robbers Cruz and Wilson in the episode "Bad Timing", and Johnny Cottman, the gunman killed during the HAVOC robbery in the episode "World Of Trouble". He is also one of three actors (Mario Ernesto Sanchez and Jay Amor are the others) who appeared in both the Miami Vice TV series and the Miami Vice movie. PHOTO

[MrsEvanFreed]

Miguel PineroBrother's Keeper(pilot)Caldrone's Demise(S 1 episode 5)Prodigal Son( S2 premiere)Jorge GilLittle Prince(S1 episode 11)The Prodigal Son( S2 premiere)Giancarlo EspositoLittle PrinceNobody Lives ForeverThe Dutch Oven

[Crockettt]

Tony PlataGive A Little, Take A Little (as Cinco, who managed a club and was a hitman for Sally Alvarado)Baseballs of Death (as Ernesto Guerrero, policia chief in Chile and terrorist working with a rogue DEA agent)Bill SmitrovichBrother's Keeper (as Scottie Wheeler, DEA agent, Crockett's former partner)The Prodigal Son (as Burr, Miami DEA Commander)

[Guest myonlyvice]

Miguel PineroBrother's Keeper(pilot)Caldrone's Demise(S 1 episode 5)Prodigal Son( S2 premiere)Jorge GilLittle Prince(S1 episode 11)The Prodigal Son( S2 premiere)Giancarlo EspositoLittle PrinceNobody Lives ForeverThe Dutch Oven

Esposito is one that I always had in mind. Do you suppose the reason why "Dutch Oven" was filmed for season 1 but not aired until season 2 is because G.E. had a large speaking role in all these and it was too soon to portray him in different roles? Once again, they should have refrained from killing the character and just let him reprise the same role three times. Would have been much cooler.

[Guest myonlyvice]

I've always found it interesting how Charlie Glide did not end up dead at the end of "Yankee Dollar". Ned Eisenberg should have reprised this role, assuming Glide would not have been in jail throughout the show's run in the Miami Vice "world". Characters too often ending up dead was a problem for establishing recurring roles on Vice.