Saturday, July 22, 2023

Harley Dexter and Rick Scotti

screen captures of Shelley with Vincent Baggetta
from the 1980 Charlie's Angels episode 
"Three for the Money"

more screen captures
of Shelley with Vincent Baggetta
from the 1980 Charlie's Angels episode
"Three for the Money"

It is not uncommon to see actors working on different projects at different times, playing different characters - especially when there is good chemistry between them. Shelley had worked with several actors a couple of times during her Hollywood acting career. In 1980, actor Vincent Baggetta guest starred in the Charlie's Angels 4th season episode "Three for the Money" - where Shelley was a series regular. He played con man Harley Dexter, whom the Angels conned out of the money he conned out of the Angels' three clients. Angel Tiffany Welles, Shelley's character, posed as a senator's aide and conned Dexter into giving her $100,000 which she, in turn, returned to the one of the Angels' clients. Their scenes together worked really well. In 1986 and 1987, Vincent Baggetta also appeared as a recurring character in Shelley's other TV series Jack and Mike. He played Rick Scotti, an attorney who appeared occasionally in order to help Jackie Shea (Shelley's character) or Mike Brennan (Jackie's husband, played by Tom Mason) through some legal issues. Likewise, Shelley's rapport with Baggetta was evident and their scenes together went smoothly as it did in the past.

screen captures of Shelley with Vincent Baggetta
from the 1986 Jack and Mike pilot episode

more screen captures
of Shelley with Vincent Baggetta
from the 1986 Jack and Mike pilot episode