Conrad Bain

Though eventually forced to play second fiddle to the broad comic talents of co-star Gary Coleman, Bain's Phillip Drummond epitomized the sort of caring and capable dad that most of the show's younger viewers wished they had. It was not the best role Bain portrayed - he showed greater comic ability as the perpetually dressed-down Arthur Harmon on "Maude" (CBS, 1972-1978) - nor the most prestigious in a c.v. that included O'Neil's "The Iceman …