Still Here Hollywood
Still Here Hollywood
Steve Kmetko, Still Here Network
Linda Purl "Happy Days" / "Matlock"
1 hour 4 minutes Posted Sep 28, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Linda Purl Is Still Here
Growing Up in Japan
Becoming an Actor
Auditioning for The Office
Garry Marshall and the Happy Days Family
The Truth About Improv on The Office
The Lasting Bonds of Happy Days
Returning to Happy Days as a Different Character
Working With Andy Griffith on Matlock
Andy Griffith's Wild Elia Kazan Story
Linda's Advice for Young Actors
Criticism and Bad Reviews
Social Media and the New Hollywood
Aging in Hollywood
Linda's Other Career as a Singer
Her New Album, From My Heart
Reinvention and Gregory Harrison's Life Lesson
Playing 16 Characters in Crazy Mama
Falling in Love With Patrick Duffy
Patrick's 70-Year-Old Sourdough Starter
Turning Duffy's Dough Into a Business
What Linda Hopes People Remember
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Linda Purl has spent more than five decades building an extraordinary career across television, film, Broadway and music. In this episode of Still Here Hollywood, Linda joins Steve Kmetko for a funny, candid and surprisingly personal conversation about Happy Days, Matlock, The Office, Andy Griffith, Garry Marshall, aging in Hollywood and the unexpected love story that brought her and Dallas star Patrick Duffy together.
Linda reveals what The Office was really like behind the scenes, why Happy Days had only one bathroom for the cast and crew, and the remarkable story Andy Griffith told her about fighting for his role in A Face in the Crowd. She also opens up about reconnecting with Patrick Duffy during COVID, their nightly Zoom conversations and the moment he finally drove from Oregon to Colorado to see if their friendship could become something more.
Plus, Linda talks about returning to the stage, her lifelong love of music, handling criticism, getting older without “giving up,” and how she and Patrick turned a 70-year-old family sourdough starter into Duffy's Dough and a mission to help fight food insecurity.
It's Linda Purl, still working, still laughing, still singing and very much Still Here.
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