Movie Stars Who Turned to TV

We remember when TV was the last refuge of the fading movie star. But nowadays, starring in a TV series can be a pretty good career move for even a well-established film actor. Not all of them take the small screen by storm, though. With Ashley Judd set to debut this week as a former CIA agent tracking down her kidnapped son on ABC's "Missing," we're looking at five actors who successfully made the leap from movies to TV -- and five who

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We remember when TV was the last refuge of the fading movie star. But nowadays, starring in a TV series can be a pretty good career move for even a well-established film actor. Not all of them take the small screen by storm, though. With Ashley Judd set to debut this week as a former CIA agent tracking down her kidnapped son on ABC's "Missing," we're looking at five actors who successfully made the leap from movies to TV -- and five who should've stayed on the big screen.

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