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- A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who frequently appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in more than one episode, sometimes being the main focus. They may be contrasted with "regular" characters, who typically appear in every or almost every episode of a series. Recurring characters appear less frequently than regulars, but more frequently than guest star characters, who may appear in only one or two episodes without being expected to return. Recurring characters sometimes start out as guest stars in one episode, who then reappear in future episodes because creators or audiences found the actors or storylines compelling enough to revisit. Sometimes a recurring character eventually becomes part of the main cast of characters; such a character is sometimes called a breakout character. Some notable examples of main characters who were originally recurring characters are: Eli Gold on The Good Wife; Leo Chingkwake on That '70s Show; Angel and Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Marc St. James on Ugly Betty; Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl; Zack Allan on Babylon 5; Steve Urkel on Family Matters; Donna Moss on The West Wing; Steve Harrington on Stranger Things; and Felicity Smoak on Arrow. In other cases, recurring characters have been given spin-off series of their own, such as Dr. Frasier Crane who originally was a recurring character on Cheers. Kelsey Grammer, along with fellow recurring actor John Ratzenberger were hired for seven episodes, to play Frasier Crane and Cliff Clavin respectively. Cliff was scheduled to recur during the 1982–1983 season, Frasier to recur during 1984–1985 season. Both actors were subsequently upgraded to the main cast, and Crane continued in his own series following the end of Cheers. On sketch comedy programs, recurring characters are generally a staple. For example, in the sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows, Sid Caesar used the concept frequently: As we were building and evolving our sketch comedy, we would look for new types of sketches that had legs (not caterpillar legs). We liked the idea of recurring characters and themes. It gave us something we could start with and something the audience could connect with. — Sid Caesar, Caesar's Hours: My Life in Comedy, with Love and Laughter Usually they appear in their own sketch and the sketch itself can become a regular part of the show. Some notable examples include the Church Lady and Hans and Franz from Saturday Night Live, the Gumbys from Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV. However, the characters are not always limited to their own sketches. Sometimes, characters from a recurring sketch go on to appear in other sketches, or develop into their own TV shows. For example, when The Carol Burnett Show was canceled the central character of a popular recurring sketch called The Family, Thelma "Mama" Harper, went on to have her own show Mama's Family. Also, recurring characters in sketch comedy shows can go on to have their own movies. This is especially true with Saturday Night Live which has had many recurring characters turn into movies such as Stuart Smalley, Wayne and Garth of Wayne's World, The Blues Brothers, and The Ladies Man. Recurring characters may even revisit shows long after the actor who played them has left the cast, for example, the character Mary Katherine Gallagher was portrayed by Molly Shannon when she hosted Saturday Night Live in 2007, six years after she left the cast. Sometimes a recurring character from one show appears on another show, such as when Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis hosted Saturday Night Live in 1983 and portrayed Bob and Doug MacKenzie, or when Emily Litella (portrayed by Gilda Radner) from Saturday Night Live appeared on The Muppet Show in 1978. Sacha Baron Cohen's character Ali G is another example, originating on the Channel Four series The Eleven O'Clock Show. The character was such a huge success that Cohen got his own show as the original show was cancelled. Recurring characters are not limited to television. In the early 20th century, the Saturday Evening Post frequently had recurring characters in their cover art, such as Baby New Year. The Shmoo was a recurring character in the comic strip Li'l Abner, which eventually went on to appear in the TV cartoon series Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo and The New Shmoo. The Sherlock Holmes series of novels by Arthur Conan Doyle featured well-known recurring characters such as Inspector Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson. In US daytime soap operas, recurring characters are ones played by actors who do not have a contract. They are not obligated to play the role and have no guarantee of work. Actors on recurring status used to be referred to as day players. (en)
- Un personnage récurrent est un personnage de romans ou de films, qui revient périodiquement à plusieurs occasions et non de manière répétitive comme un personnage régulier. C'est souvent un personnage de second plan. (fr)
- 리커링 캐릭터(Recurring Character)는 일반적으로 텔레비전 드라마에서 극이 진행되는 동안 "가끔 등장하는 캐릭터"를 말한다. 보통 1회 이상의 에피소드에 출연하며, 에피소드 내에서 중요한 역할을 하기도 한다. 간혹 큰 인상을 남기면 주연에 추가로 캐스팅되기도 한다.(이런 경우는 "브레이크아웃 캐릭터"라고도 불린다. 반대로 한 에피소드의 게스트로 출연해 리커링 캐릭터가 되기도 한다. (ko)
- リカーリング（Recurring）は、テレビドラマ等において、起用されるキャラクター（Reccuring Character）、配役（Reccuring Cast）の一種。 (ja)
- Повторяющаяся роль (англ. recurring character — «циклический персонаж») — это роль, в которой персонаж, как правило, в телесериалах, выходящих в прайм-тайм, принимает не постоянное, а периодическое участие в шоу. Периодические персонажи, как правило, играют заметную роль в сериале, часто даже более важную в том эпизоде, в котором появляются, чем главные герои. Участие в сериале актёров, играющих таких персонажей, зачастую начинается с гостевой роли в одном эпизоде. Если актёр достаточно хорошо справляется с ролью и персонаж получает значимость в сюжете, он продолжает появляться в следующих эпизодах. Возвращение таких персонажей в шоу часто также зависит от их популярности у зрителей. Нередко периодические персонажи в последующих сезонах переходят в основной состав (англ. main cast) актёров. В некоторых случаях популярным у зрителя периодическим персонажам всё же по разным причинам не находится места в сериале, тогда они могут стать главными героями в собственных сериалах-ответвлениях. Периодические персонажи присутствуют не только на телевидении, но и в киносериях, в книгах и комиксах. (ru)
- 常设角色是一種通常存在於黃金時段的電視連續劇中出现的角色，此個角色在電視劇中不時出現。又稱配角或循環角色。常设角色在节目的一集中占有主要地位，有時會成為故事焦點。這個角色的出現频率通常依靠人氣。 常设角色通常以某集中的客串角色開始，但如果情節或表演足够吸引人，则會在未來劇集中繼續出現。有時，常设角色或稱為主要角色之一；比如一些角色有時叫做（breakout character）。一些值得注意的原來是常设角色，都來成為主要角色的例子是 在 , Oz 在 《魔法奇兵》, 在 Babylon 5, Franklin Mumford 在 , 在 , 在 《白宮風雲》, 以及 與 在《》。有時，常设角色会獲得他們自己的派生系列節目，比如原本是Cheers的常设角色的Dr. Frasier Crane。在喜劇小品中，常设角色通常是主要部分。例如。在喜劇小品系列中，经常使用的概念： 當我們建立和發展我們的喜劇小品，我們將尋找戲劇的新類型。我們喜歡常设角色和主題的想法。這給我們一些可以開始或一些可以聯繫起觀眾的東西。——Sid Caesar, Caesar's Hours: My Life in Comedy, with Love and Laughter (zh)
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- Un personnage récurrent est un personnage de romans ou de films, qui revient périodiquement à plusieurs occasions et non de manière répétitive comme un personnage régulier. C'est souvent un personnage de second plan. (fr)
- 리커링 캐릭터(Recurring Character)는 일반적으로 텔레비전 드라마에서 극이 진행되는 동안 "가끔 등장하는 캐릭터"를 말한다. 보통 1회 이상의 에피소드에 출연하며, 에피소드 내에서 중요한 역할을 하기도 한다. 간혹 큰 인상을 남기면 주연에 추가로 캐스팅되기도 한다.(이런 경우는 "브레이크아웃 캐릭터"라고도 불린다. 반대로 한 에피소드의 게스트로 출연해 리커링 캐릭터가 되기도 한다. (ko)
- リカーリング（Recurring）は、テレビドラマ等において、起用されるキャラクター（Reccuring Character）、配役（Reccuring Cast）の一種。 (ja)
- 常设角色是一種通常存在於黃金時段的電視連續劇中出现的角色，此個角色在電視劇中不時出現。又稱配角或循環角色。常设角色在节目的一集中占有主要地位，有時會成為故事焦點。這個角色的出現频率通常依靠人氣。 常设角色通常以某集中的客串角色開始，但如果情節或表演足够吸引人，则會在未來劇集中繼續出現。有時，常设角色或稱為主要角色之一；比如一些角色有時叫做（breakout character）。一些值得注意的原來是常设角色，都來成為主要角色的例子是 在 , Oz 在 《魔法奇兵》, 在 Babylon 5, Franklin Mumford 在 , 在 , 在 《白宮風雲》, 以及 與 在《》。有時，常设角色会獲得他們自己的派生系列節目，比如原本是Cheers的常设角色的Dr. Frasier Crane。在喜劇小品中，常设角色通常是主要部分。例如。在喜劇小品系列中，经常使用的概念： 當我們建立和發展我們的喜劇小品，我們將尋找戲劇的新類型。我們喜歡常设角色和主題的想法。這給我們一些可以開始或一些可以聯繫起觀眾的東西。——Sid Caesar, Caesar's Hours: My Life in Comedy, with Love and Laughter (zh)
- A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who frequently appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in more than one episode, sometimes being the main focus. They may be contrasted with "regular" characters, who typically appear in every or almost every episode of a series. Recurring characters appear less frequently than regulars, but more frequently than guest star characters, who may appear in only one or two episodes without being expected to return. (en)
- Повторяющаяся роль (англ. recurring character — «циклический персонаж») — это роль, в которой персонаж, как правило, в телесериалах, выходящих в прайм-тайм, принимает не постоянное, а периодическое участие в шоу. Периодические персонажи присутствуют не только на телевидении, но и в киносериях, в книгах и комиксах. (ru)
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