In Memoriam

George "Goober" Lindsey Kathryn Joosten Richard Dawson Nolan Miller Frank Cady Ann Rutherford Doris Singleton Don Grady Andy Griffith Ernest Borgnine Celeste Holm William Asher Sherman Hemsley Chad Everett Lupe Ontiveros Norman Alden Ron Palillo Phyllis Thaxter William Windom Phyllis Diller Steve Franken Michael Clarke Duncan John Ingle Andy Williams Herbert Lom Alex Karras Gary Collins Lucille Bliss Dann Cahn Larry Hagman Jack Klugman Charles Durning 

Silvana Gallardo Dick Tufeld James Farentino Robert Hegyes Ian Abercrombie John Rich Ben Gazzara Peter Breck Philip Bruns Luke Askew James E. Brodhead Mike Wallace Jonathan Frid Dick Clark George Murdock Part 2 coming tomorrow on 2012's final day... 

In Memoriam Remembers: Harry Carey, Jr. (5/16/21) who died on December 27, 2012... 

Happy Birthday! Lew Ayres (1908) Lou Jacobi (1913) At Rest: Jerry Orbach (2004) 

Born: April 27, 1922 A terrible loss, especially on Christmas Eve!  A great man who was no stranger to the stage and screen...his large Broadway credit list includes Gypsy, 12 Angry Men, The Value of Names, The Sunshine Boys and The Odd Couple. The first of his two greatest television roles was as Oscar Madison on "The Odd Couple" opposite Tony Randall (1920-2004) from 1970 to 1975.  The two would reunite several times following the end of the series for stage projects, television commercials and even a 1993 TV movie entitled "The Odd Couple: Together Again."  His second television hit was as medical examiner Dr. Quincy on "Quincy M.E." from 1976 to 1983.  The show was certainly a pioneer for all medical crime shows that followed including "CSI" and "Body of Proof."   As a guest actor he appeared on such shows as "The United States Steel Hour", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Gunsmoke", "Pla...

Happy Birthday! Elisha Cook, Jr. (1903) Richard Widmark (1914) Steve Allen (1921) At Rest: Jack Benny (1974) Elsa Lanchester (1986) 

Sadly we lost two very special actors on Christmas Eve... In Memoriam Remembers: Jack Klugman & Charles Durning 

Merry Christmas Eve!!!  No posts today or tomorrow....enjoy the holiday!!!

Born:  April 2, 1920 This man is on my top ten list of the finest television actors of all time.  Early in his career he did appear in a few films include the famous Sunset Blvd and Dark City.  In June 1949 he began playing the role of Sergeant Joe Friday on the radio police drama, "Dragnet."  Two years later, "Dragnet" made the transition to television courtesy of an episode of the "Chesterfield Sound-Off Time."  The show broadcast on December 16, 1951 and featured Joe Friday with his partner Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough).  The episode was actually adapted from a radio script that was used in 1949 and introduced television audiences to Friday's trademark deadpan behavior.   The radio series ran from 1949-1957 while the television series was on the air from 1951 to 1959.  Both produced over 200 episodes.  It was not uncommon in those days for a program to be on both radio and tel...

Happy Birthday! Barbara Billingsley (1915) Ruth Roman (1922) Lynne Thigpen (1948) At Rest: Michelle Thomas (1998) 

Before the world comes to an end I want to once again remember the cast of a show on my top ten favorites list... "Green Acres" I know this has been done before but but since then we've lost two more members of the surviving cast. Eddie Albert (Oliver Wendell Douglas) Born: April 22, 1906 Died: May 26, 2005 (pneumonia) [Age 99] Eva Gabor (Lisa Douglas) Born: February 11, 1919 Died: July 4, 1995 (respiratory failure) [Age 76] Supporting Players Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney) Born: June 19, 1915 Died: January 8, 1994 (kidney failure) [Age 78] Alvy Moore (Mr. Hank Kimball) Born: December 5, 1921 Died: May 4, 1997 (heart failure) [Age 75] Sid Melton (Alf Monroe) Born: May 22, 1917 Died: November 3, 2011 (pneumonia) [Age 94] Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas, Oliver's Mother) Born: November 19, 1905 Died: November 25, 1991 (respiratory failure) [Age 86] Robert Foulk (Mr. Roy Trendell) Born: May 5, 1908 Died: Februa...

Happy Birthday! Kathryn Joosten (1939) John Spencer (1946) At Rest: Madge Sinclair (1995) Foster Brooks (2001) Arnold Stang (2009) 

Happy Birthday! Gary Morton (1924) -Comedian, Second husband of Lucille Ball At Rest: Hope Lange (2003) -Best known for her work on "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" 

Happy Birthday! Ossie Davis (1917) At Rest: Nick Stewart (2000) Majel Barrett (2008) Connie Hines (2009) 

Happy Birthday! Richard Long (1927) At Rest: Dana Andrews (1992) 

At Rest: John Spencer (2005) 

Happy Birthday! Jeff Chandler (1918) Kasey Rogers (1925) At Rest: Walt Disney (1966) 

Happy Birthday! Frances Bavier (1902) Morey Amsterdam (1908) At Rest: William Bendix (1964) Myrna Loy (1993) Mike Evans (2006) 

At Rest: Tim Moore (1958) -Played George "Kingfish Stevens" on the television version of "Amos 'N' Andy" Spencer Williams, Jr. (1969) -Played Andy Brown  on the television version of "Amos 'N' Andy"

At Rest: Johnny Lee (1967) -Algonquin J. Calhoun on "Amos 'N' Andy" (radio and TV version) Tallulah Bankhead (1968) -Stage and film actress (The Little Foxes, Life Boat) Anne Baxter (1985) -Film and television actress (The Ten Commandments, "Hotel") Peter Boyle (2006) -Young Frankenstein, "Everybody Loves Raymond" Van Johnson (2008) -Film and television actor, singer & dancer (Too Many Girls)

Happy Birthday! December 11, 1919 She was a film actress in the 1940's & 1950's before turning to television.  Her list of credits is very long but here just a short version.  She appeared on "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre", "77 Sunset Strip", "Lassie", "Batman", "The Red Skelton Hour", "Perry Mason", "The F.B.I.", "Fantasy Island", "Charlie's Angels", "Lou Grant", "General Hospital", "Scarecrow and Mrs. King."  Her final acting role was on "Murder, She Wrote" in 1991. She died on December 10, 2000, one day before her 81st birthday. In Memoriam Remembers: Marie Windsor 

Happy Birthday! Harold Gould (1923) -Rhoda's father on "Rhoda", Miles Webber on "The Golden Girls" Jean Byron (1925) -Appeared on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" and played Patty Duke's mother on "The Patty Duke Show." Tommy Rettig (1941) -Played Jeff Miller on "Lassie" from 1954 to 1957 Michael Clarke Duncan (1957) -Movie actor 

Happy Birthday! Tim Moore (1887) -Played George "Kingfish" Stevens on the television version of "Amos 'N' Andy" Margaret Hamilton (1902) -Best remembered as the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. Frances Reid (1914) -Was Alice Horton on "Days of Our Lives" from 1965 to 2007 Redd Foxx (1922) -Stand up comic, well known for his "adult" material, later became iconic as the cantakerous yet lovable Fred Sanford on "Sanford and Son."  At Rest: Louella Parsons (1972) -Longtime Hollywood columnist Vincent Gardenia (1992) -Character actor "All in the Family", "L.A. Law", "Mary Tyler Moore" Gene Barry (2009) -Bat Masterson and later the star of "Burke's Law" on television 

Happy Birthday! Lee J. Cobb (1911) Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925) Flip Wilson (1933) 

Happy Birthday! Clarence Nash (1904) -The original voice of Donald Duck Hurd Hatfield (1917) -The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Ted Knight (1923) -The hilarious Ted Baxter on "Mary Tyler Moore", also played Henry Rush on "Too Close for Comfort" and had a cameo in Pyscho. At Rest: Harry Morgan (2011) -Played Pete on "December Bride" and "Pete & Gladys", "Officer Gannon" on the 60's version of "Dragnet" and was Colonel Sherman Potter on "M*A*S*H" in the 1970's/1980's. 

Happy Birthday! Agnes Moorehead (1900) -Movie actress who later became best known as Endora on "Bewitched" from 1964 to 1972. At Rest: Frances Bavier (1989) -Aunt Bee on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968) & "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968-1970) Don Ameche (1993) -Well known movie, radio and stage performer Werner Klemperer (2000) -Best remembered as Colonel Klink on "Hogan's Heroes" in the 1960's.

Happy Birthday! Walt Disney (1901) Otto Preminger (1905) Alvy Moore (1921) At Rest: Beverly Garland (2008) 

December 4, 1981 - December 4, 2012 Remembering the stars of "Falcon Crest" on the show's 31st anniversary Jane Wyman (1917-2007) -Star of the show: The great Angela Channing, mother of Richard, Julia, and Emma, grandmother of Lance, Michael, Kevin, Father Christopher and Angela. Cesar Romero (1907-1994) -Billionaire shipping magnate Peter Stavros, Angela's 3rd husband Chao-Li Chi (1927-2010) -Chao-Li, Angela's majordomo and close friend Mel Ferrer (1917-2008) -Lawyer Philip Erikson, Angela's lawyer and 2nd husband Simon MacCorkindale (1952-2010) -Greg Reardon, Angela's lawyer after Philip is killed During its 9 season run the show was well known for employing famous guest stars that had been known for their great work in "Old Hollywood." Cliff Robertson (1923-2011) -Dr. Michael Ranson, cousin of Chase - killed in a plane crash Edward Albert (1951-2006) -Jeff Wainwright, Maggie Gioberti's pub...

Happy Birthday! Len Lesser (1922) At Rest: Roxie Roker (1995) Madeline Kahn (1999) Richard Todd (2009) 

Happy Birthday! Ray Walston (1914) -Best known as Uncle Martin on "My Favorite Martian" in the 1960's and as Judge Bone on "Picket Fences" in the 1990's.  Passed away on January 1, 2001 Jonathan Frid (1924) -Best known as Barnabus on "Dark Shadows" in the 1960's. Passed away on April 13, 2012 At Rest: Desi Arnaz (1986) -A worldwide treasure as Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy", also a very successful producer and director.  Born on March 2, 1917 Robert Cummings (1990) -Film star, also known for his work on television in the 1950's and 1960's..."Love that Bob" Born on June 9, 1910

July 19, 1924 - January 3, 2009 His career for more than five decades...bringing him from stage to television to the big screen.  He appeared on some of television's earliest programs including "Suspense", "Goodyear Playhouse", "The Phil Silvers Show", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and "The United States Steel Hour."  In 1971 he filled in for an ailing Milburn Stone on the western "Gunsmoke."  Stone, who played Doc Adams, missed six episodes due to heart problems and the actor filled in for him playing Dr. John Chapman .  Various other projects between the 1960's and the 2000's include "M*A*S*H", "Barnaby Jones", "Vega$", "St. Elsewhere", "Magnum, P.I.", "Murder, She Wrote", "Cheers" and "Wings."  In 2002 he co-starred with Sally Field and Diahann Carroll in the Supreme Court based drama "The Court."  His film cred...