Best minor character in TV?

[Kandiman]

Originally Posted by emily blake

Mr Heckles from Friends.

Janice would qualify, too...

Also, how about Maris in Frasier? Just because we never saw her, doesn't mean she wasn't a character in her own right.

Drama-wise, Rachel in One Tree Hill was always a favourite - she was a series regular for season four, but she was generally just a recurring antagonist for seasons three, five and seven.

[Signal30]

Kenny from South Park.

[60WordsPerHour]

Might not be minor enough to qualify as minor, but Omar from The Wire is pretty bestest.

[Mr Scribble]

Jubal Early - the bounty hunter that appeared in the very last episode of Firefly. That dude was one cool cat.

[Deion22]

Omar from The Wire, Bubbles from the Wire, Dookie from the Wire, Frank Saboka from the Wire, the Saboka Nephew from the Wire, Prop Joe from the Wire, Brother Muzzone from The Wire.

Pretty much anyone who was in The Wire :0

[The lady green]

Originally Posted by Kandiman

Also, how about Maris in Frasier? Just because we never saw her, doesn't mean she wasn't a character in her own right

the callers to the show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNPrlVXeuEA

[Biohazard]

Originally Posted by Deion22

Omar from The Wire, Bubbles from the Wire, Dookie from the Wire, Frank Saboka from the Wire, the Saboka Nephew from the Wire, Prop Joe from the Wire, Brother Muzzone from The Wire.

Pretty much anyone who was in The Wire :0

Cutty from The Wire, Clay Davis from The Wire, and about 55 other people.

[UglyShirts]

Admittedly my love of scene-stealing character actors has almost always outstripped that of the leads they rally around. So while one-off bit players like that which we're mostly talking about are great, I've always reserved most of my respect for the folks who are never able to even count on being in every episode...But are almost always the best thing about the ones they're in.

Which is why I've always adored:

Allyce Beasley - Miss Depesto (Moonlighting)
Gary Burghoff - Radar O'Reilly (M*A*S*H)
Dean Stockwell - Al Calavicci (Quantum Leap)
Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris - Nick/Winston (New Girl)
Every single cast member of "Chuck" (Especially Vik Sahay, Bonnie Fredericy, Adam Baldwin, and Mark Lawrence).

[tucsonray]

Evelyn "Angel" Martin - The Rockford Files
Gandolph "Gandy" Fitch - The Rockford Files
Gomer Pyle - The Andy Griffith Show

[CthulhuRises]

Manny from Boardwalk Empire.