Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006)

His career began in the late 1940’s and he made his first film appearance in 1950’s The Asphalt Jungle. He would go onto to appear in more than two dozen films including From Here to Eternity, 12 Angry Men, Shampoo, Death on the Nile, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, The Verdict, The Great Muppet Caper, Problem Child, Problem Child 2 and Toys… On television he was a regular on the series “The Bad News Bears” from 1979 to 1980 and also a regular on the series “Crazy Like a Fox” from 1984 to 1986… In 1972, he appeared in an off Broadway production of A Death of a Salesman… He appeared in his fair share of made for television movies playing significant roles…he was Mark Twain in 1984’s “Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues”, Joe Kennedy, Sr. in “Robert Kennedy & His Times” in 1985 and J. Edgar Hoover in “Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War” in 1987. In 1985 he appeared as Owl in the incredible production of “Alice in Wonderland.” He was in very good company the cast included Red Buttons, Sherman Hemsley, Donald O’Connor, Shelley Winters, Sammy Davis, Jr., Martha Raye, Imogene Coca, Telly Savalas, Roddy McDowall, Arte Johnson, Jayne Meadows, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, Ernest Borgnine, Lloyd Bridges, Patrick Duffy, Merv Griffin, Harvey Korman, Karl Malden, Donna Mills, Pat Morita, Louis Nye, Sally Struthers and Jonathan Winters… His other television credits include (this list is incomplete): “Toast of the Town” “The Merv Griffin Show” “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” “Mister Peepers” “Campbell Playhouse” “Studio One” “The Philco Television Playhouse” “Climax!” “The United States Steel Hour” “Playhouse 90” “Bonanza” “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” “The Twilight Zone” “The Untouchables” “The Tales of Wells Fargo” “Ben Casey” “77 Sunset Strip” “Bewitched” “Wagon Train” “Knight & Daye” His final television appearance was on “The Norm Show” in 1999 and his final film appearance was in 2000’s The Replacements… In Memoriam Remembers: Jack Warden

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