In Memoriam

Robert Rockwell's career spanned radio, Broadway, television and films. Between 1948 and 1995 he appeared in 26 films. He spent time on the Broadway stage in the 1940's and the 1960's. Rockwell's big break came when he replaced Jeff Chandler (1918-1961) in the role of bashful biology teacher Mr. Phillip Boynton on the radio sitcom "Our Miss Brooks." When the show moved to television in 1952 Rockwell reprised his role. He remained for the entire four season run until the show ended in 1956. Also in 1956 Rockwell appeared in the feature film version of "Our Miss Brooks." The radio show closed its doors in 1957. Rockwell's other television credits include a recurring role as Dr. Greg Hartford on the daytime soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" from 1977 to 1978 and as Lawyer Tom Bishop on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" from 1979 to 1984. In other guest starring roles he appeared on "Toast of the Town", ...

Richard Mulligan is a good example of a very talented comedic actor that wasn't appreciated nearly enough and also someone who left us much too soon. Between 1962 and and 1988 he appeared in 22 feature films. In the 1980's he tried Broadway and throughout the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's he appeared in a variety of made for television movies. As a guest, he appeared on such television programs as "The Mike Douglas Show", "Mannix", "Gunsmoke", "I Dream of Jeannie", "Love, American Style", "Bonanza", "The Partridge Family", "Medical Story", "Little House on the Prairie", "Charlie's Angels", "The Love Boat", "The Twilight Zone", "Highway to Heaven" and "The John Larroquette Show." In 1977, Mulligan joined the cast of the controversial ABC sitcom "Soap" playing the underhanded Burt Campbell, husband of Mary Campbell, wh...

Jess Oppenheimer (November 11, 1913 - December 27, 1988) Co-Creator, Producer and Writer (1951-1956) Marc Daniels (January 27, 1912 - April 23, 1989) Director 33 episodes (1951-1953) Bob Carroll, Jr. (August 12, 1918 - January 27, 2007) Co-Creator & Writer Bob Weiskopf (March 13, 1914 - February 20, 2001) Writer (1955-1960) James V. Kern (September 22, 1909 - November 9, 1966) Director 39 episodes (1955-1957) Wilbur Hatch (May 24, 1902 - December 22, 1969) Musical Director Karl Freund (January 16, 1890 - May 3, 1969) Cinematographer Eloise Jensson (November 5, 1922 - February 14, 2004) Costume Designer Still With Us at the time of this Posting Director William Asher (87) Co-Creator & Writer Madelyn Davis (87) Writer (1955-1960) Bob Schiller (90) Assistant Director Jay Sandrich (76) Film & Editing Director Dann Cahn (8?)

***Note both 1896 and 1897 have been given from different sources as a year of birth*** J. Carroll Naish was a character actor who could literally play anyone. Even though he was an Irish-American, Naish often found himself cast in a variety of different roles, as people from origins of Italian, Asian, German, and a variety of others. His most popular ethnic role was a Luigi Basco in the domestic radio sitcom “Life with Luigi” which premiered on September 21, 1948. The show followed the adventures of Italian immigrant Luigi Basco who would write a letter every to his “Mama Mia” in Italy. Co-starring with Naish was veteran actor Alan Reed who played Luigi’s friend and countryman Pasquale. Actor Hans Conried could also be heard as a recurring performer. Between 1926 and 1971 he appeared in 187 films, his first being a bit role in the film What Price Glory. In 1943, he played the villainous Dr. Tito Daka in the serial Batman. Because the project took place during the height of WWII the...

Ricardo Montalban will forever be remembered as Mr. Roarke the mysterious man in white who made dreams come true on the ABC series "Fantasy Island." The series ran from 1978 to 1984 and only added to the growing legion of fans that Montalban already had. He began in the 1940's appearing on the silver screen and made several film appearances between 1942 and 1950. In the 1950's he made the switch to television and appeared on such programs as "General Electric Theater", "Celebrity Playhouse", "The Ford Televison Theatre", "Climax!", "Wagon Train", "Playhouse 90", "Death Valley Days" and "Bonanza." The 1960's saw him on such shows as "Ironside", "The Danny Thomas Hour", "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre", "Ben Casey" and "The Dick Powell Show." In 1967 he appeared as Khan Noonien Singh in an episode of "Star Trek." H...

Pat Hingle, the big screen's Commissioner James Gordon leaves us. This is the first golden celebrity passing of 2009. Hingle began his film career in 1954's On the Waterfront which starred Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint. Television soon followed with appearances on such programs as "Suspense", "The Phil Silvers Show", "Kraft Television Theatre", "Studio One", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Untouchables", "The Twilight Zone", "Dr. Kildare", "Route 66", "Rawhide", "The Fugitive", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Mission:Impossible", "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre", "Bonanza", "Ironside", "The F.B.I.", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "McCloud", "Hawaii Five-O", "Vega$", "Barnaby Jones", "Hart to Hart", "St. Elsewhere", "Magnum P.I....