Mike Brady
Sherwood Schwartz claimed that the reason Robert Reed worked on The Brady Bunch is solely based on the fact that he needed to fulfill a contractual obligation with Paramount. Initially, Reed was supposed to star in a sitcom based on Barefoot in the Park (which he did on Broadway already) although it never came to fruition. Additionally, Reed was under consideration for a TV adaptation of the film Houseboat, which also got the axe. Seeing as how both sitcoms were dead in the water, the opportunity for Reed to play Mike Brady was on the table.
Mike Brady
Repeat Role
The role of Reverend Alden from the series Little House on the Prairie was played by Dabbs Greer. Greer would also play the same reverend who marries the great Brady parents, Mike Brady and Carol Martin in the pilot episode of the series.
Repeat Role