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Originally Posted by TonyD
in spite of the built in dr who face changing rule it still has had a different actor every time a new dr who comes into the story.
so star trek is the only one?
godzilla?
the guy in the suit?
you dont see him so how would that go into this.
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To recap for those keeping score:
Longest associations of a particular actor with a character:
Star Trek (Original cast - specifically Mr. Spock) -
40 years
With Nimoy appearing in this one and not Shatner, I guess the prize goes to him, since the rest of the original cast probably ended their runs a few years back. Of course, Nimoy would win by a nose regardless since he was in "The Cage" and Shatner wasn't. (Highest number of individual appearances of any franchise?)
Zatoichi (title character)-
"decades"
Anyone know how long? (A long time, but certainly less individual appearances than Star Trek. Perhaps it wins on length of time but not number of appearances?)
Longest continuity without reboot (NOT necessarily the same actor):
Doctor Who -
44 years
Star Trek -
40 years
(The two are nearly neck and neck. It's a matter of which one stops first or reboots.)
Longest running franchises with reboots:
(OK - lets track these from first film or TV incarnation through most recent. For example: Bond would track from Dr. No through Casino Royale. Feel free to correct my estimates.)
Dracula -
about 80 years
(tracking from Nosferatu to what? His appearance on Buffy? Van Helsing? What's the most recent appearance of this character?)
Zorro -
about 60+ years
Superman -
about 60 years
Batman -
about 60 years
Sherlock Holmes -
about 50 years
Bond -
42 years (Please correct my numbers)