Did these TV stars use their real names or stage names?

Which classic television actors changed their given names for showbiz?

 
Image: The Everett Collection / iStock

Some people are born with a name that seems destined to turn up someday in bright lights on a movie marquee. Other budding actors feel the need to change their given name to sound more marketable, for whatever reason.

When you look back at those legends of classic television, you might not realize which stars were going by their birth names and which ones used stage names. The names they used in the credits are the ones by which we known them. 

But let's see if you can figure out who changed their name when they got into showbiz. If you can get more than 10 correct, you are a true TV trivia ace.
  1. Jack Lord
     Image: The Everett Collection
  2. Clint Eastwood
     Image: CBS
  3. Lucille Ball
     Image: The Everett Collection
  4. Alan Alda
  5. Tina Louise
     Image: AP Photo
  6. Steve McQueen
  7. Gavin MacLeod
     Image: AP Photo
  8. Barbara Stanwyck
     Image: The Everett Collection
  9. Tony Randall
  10. Ward Bond
  11. Michael Landon
     Image: The Everett Collection
  12. Bob Crane
  13. Valerie Harper
  14. Barbara Billingsley
     Image: The Everett Collection
  15. Don Knotts
     Image: The Everett Collection

Did these TV stars use their real names or stage names?

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5 Comments

DouglasMorris 60 months ago
11/15! missed numbers 5,6,10,and 14.
EmilyElizabeth 60 months ago
The last question is incorrect! Don Knotts was born Jesse Knotts!
Joe 60 months ago
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ndebrabant 72 months ago
You got 15 out of 15
Well done! You saw right through these actors like Perry Mason. There's no such thing as a John Doe when you're on the case.
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