 Many young actors appeared as guest stars before becoming household  names, including John Ritter (qv), Patrick Swayze (qv), and  Laurence Fishburne (qv). Ron Howard (I) (qv) appeared (while  still known as "Ronny" Howard) between  _"Andy Griffith Show, The" (1960)_ (qv) and  _"Happy Days" (1974)_ (qv). Other guest stars included  Joe Pantoliano (qv) (later of _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv) and  _"Sopranos, The" (1999)_ (qv), George Wendt (I) (qv) (Norm from  _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv)), comedian Andrew Dice Clay (qv) (credited  as Andrew Clay) and former football players Alex Karras (qv) and  John Matuszak (qv). Bruno Kirby (qv) and Teri Garr (qv) also  made appearances.