Phyllis (TV series) Phyllis (TV series) Phyllis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 8, 1975, to March 13, 1977. Created by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, it was the second spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (the first being "Rhoda"). The show starred Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, who was previously Mary Richards' landlady on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". In the new series, Phyllis and her daughter Bess Lindstrom moved from Minneapolis to San Francisco, after the death of her husband, Dr. Lars Lindstrom. It was revealed that San Francisco was Phyllis and Lars' original hometown, prior
Alan Vint Alan Vint Alan Richard Vint (November 11, 1944 – August 16, 2006) was an American character actor. Vint was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He appeared in a number of supporting roles during the 1970s in films such as "The McMasters" (1970), "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971), "The Panic in Needle Park" (1971), "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (1971), "Unholy Rollers" (1972), "Badlands" (1973), "Macon County Line" (1974), "Earthquake" (1974), "Breakout" (1975), "Checkered Flag or Crash" (1977) and "The Lady in Red" (1979). He also made guest appearances on such television series as "Centennial", "Police Story," "Emergency!", "Hawaii Five-O", "Adam-12", "Lou Grant" and "Baretta".