It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave - S3-E10
Trivia: Frasier's relationship with Kate was supposed to last longer, but Mercedes Ruehl decided that she did not want a weekly sitcom role at the time.
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin
It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave - S3-E10
Trivia: Frasier's relationship with Kate was supposed to last longer, but Mercedes Ruehl decided that she did not want a weekly sitcom role at the time.
Morning Becomes Entertainment - S7-E19
Continuity mistake: In the initial scene where Frasier is talking to Daphne and Roz in Cafe Nervosa, Frasier can be seen wearing a wedding ring in certain shots. (00:01:10)
Question: Counting his role on Cheers, Kesley Grammar has played Fraiser for twenty years. Is this the record for the longest portrayal of a character by a TV actor?
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Answer: It equals the record of James Arness of "Gunsmoke" for the actor who's played the same part on TV NOT in a soap opera. If you include soaps there are two main contenders - William Roache, who's been playing Ken Barlow in "Coronation Street" in the UK since 1960. Don Hastings has been playing Robert Hughes in US soap "As the World Turns" since 1960 as well.