Teri Copley seemed destined for classic 1980s sitcom stardom when she broke out as the glamorous maid on We Got It Made. Her career soon expanded into TV movies and guest roles. In 1990, a racy centerfold in an infamous magazine reinforced her bombshell image, but then her life took a dramatic turn. Copley became a born-again Christian, stepped away from the Hollywood lifestyle, and devoted much of her public life to faith and ministry.

Gary Owens was the kind of performer viewers recognized before they knew his name. On Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, his baritone and hand-to-ear announcer pose became part of the show’s identity. Yet that famous booth was only one stop in a career spanning radio, cartoons, game shows, children’s television, commercials, and network specials.

For more than four decades, Pat Sajak was one of the most familiar faces on American television. Before Wheel of Fortune, however, he spent part of his early twenties in a very different broadcasting booth—one in an active warzone.

Joanna Moore was a 60s TV regular until her life began to unravel in the 1970s.

The 70s saw a wave of movies about cops who were willing to cross the lines of legality to get results—and audiences loved it.