Ken Berry - number 198 on the list

Ken Berry, TV Actor in ‘Mama’s Family,’ ‘F Troop,’ ‘Mayberry R.F.D,’ Dies at 85

 
He was number 198 on the list.

Ken Berry, the amiable and musically-talented TV actor of the 1960s and ’70s who starred in “F Troop,” “Mama’s Family” and “Mayberry R.F.D.,” died Saturday in Burbank, California He was 85.

His former wife, actress Jackie Joseph-Lawrence posted the news on Facebook. “F Troop” co-star Larry Storch wrote on Facebook, “We hope you know how much you were loved. Goodnight Captain.”

Berry played Captain Parmenter on Western sitcom “F Troop” for two years in the mid-1960s.

On “Mama’s Family,” he played Vinton Harper on the “Carol Burnett Show” spinoff, which starred Vicki Lawrence, Rue McClanahan and Betty White. The sitcom ran two seasons on NBC in 1983 and 1984, and two years later was revived in syndication, where it was a hit and ran until 1990.

Berry appeared as widowed farmer Sam Jones on “The Andy Griffith Show” and transitioned into the lead as the show spun off as “Mayberry R.F.D.”

“Mayberry R.F.D.” ran from 1968 to 1971, when the folksy smalltown sitcom was cancelled as more contemporary shows such as “All in the Family” came on the air.

He also appeared in comedy films “Herbie Rides Again” and “The Cat From Outer Space” and made frequent guest appearances on shows including “The Golden Girls,” “Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island” and “CHiPs.”

Born in Moline, Ill., Berry started out as a singer and dancer. He served in the U.S. Army special services under Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, entertaining the troops and winning a slot on the “Ed Sullivan Show.”

Nimoy helped introduce him to studios after he left the Army, and soon Berry was under contract to Universal to appear in movie musicals. Berry worked in several musical revues, including with Abbott and Costello, and with Lucille Ball. He also worked with Carol Burnett, who later invited him to guest on her show.

After brief stints on “Dr. Kildare” and George Burns-Connie Stevens sitcom “Wendy and Me,” he landed his first regular starring role on “F-Troop.”

He is survived by daughter Jennifer Kate Berry, nieces Candy Sue Harder and Bonnie Rae Harder, and his partner of 26 years, Susie Walsh.

Credits

List of television series credits Year          Title       Role       Notes

1961–1966          Dr. Kildare           Dr. John Kapish 25 episodes

1965–1967          F Troop                 Capt. Wilton Parmenter                65 episodes

1968–1971          Mayberry R.F.D.                Sam Jones           78 episodes

1968–1978          The Carol Burnett Show                 Himself                 19 episodes

1972      The Ken Berry WOW Show           Himself                 5 episodes

1983–1990          Mama's Family Vinton Harper    130 episodes

List of other television appearances Year               Title       Role       Notes

1954      Talent Patrol      Himself                

1959      Playboy's Penthouse      Himself                 With The Billy Barnes Revue cast

1960      Harrigan and Son              Himself                 As Curtis Decker

1960–1961          The Ann Sothern Show Woody 10 episodes

1961      Hennesey            Ensign Mayberry             

1961      The Asphalt Jungle           Doctor (uncredited)       

1961      The Garry Moore Show Himself                

1962      GE True                Fiancé  

1962      The Bob Newhart Show various

1962      Mrs. G. Goes to College Oscar    

1962–1963          Ensign O'Toole Lt. Melton / Calucci        

1963      Burke's Law        Clyde (fella at party)       

1964      Calhoun: County Agent Otis Sorenson   

1964      Combat!               Motor Sergeant               

1964      The Dick Van Dyke Show               Tony Daniels (choreographer)   

1964      Hazel     Phil Merrick       

1964      The Rogues                        

1964–1965          Twelve O'Clock High        Major Bragg / Captain   

1964–1965          No Time for Sergeants   Joe Dalrymple    3 episodes

1965      Rawhide               Lt. Tendall          

1965      The Hollywood Palace    Himself                

1966      Carol & Company             Himself                

1967      Dateline: Hollywood       Himself                

1967      Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In          Himself                

1967      The Danny Thomas Hour               Skip       

1967      The Woody Woodbury Show       Himself                

1967      You Don't Say!   Himself                 Game show

1968      The Andy Griffith Show Sam Jones           4 episodes

1969      Allen Ludden's Gallery    Himself                

1969      The Ed Sullivan Show      Himself                

1969      The Leslie Uggams Show               Himself                

1969      Wake Me When the War Is Over               Lt. Roger Carrington        Made-for-TV movie

1969–1971          The Andy Williams Show               Himself                 Guest performer

1971      The First Nine Months are the Hardest    First husband    

1971      The Reluctant Heroes     Lt. Parnell Murphy          

1971      This Is Your Life: Andy Griffith     Himself                

1971–1973          Love, American Style      Various roles     

1972      Arthur Godfrey's Portable Electric Medicine Show             Himself                

1972      Every Man Needs One   David Chase        Made-for-TV movie

1972      Once Upon a Mattress   Dauntless the Drab         

1972      The Julie Andrews Hour                 Himself                

1973      Letters from Three Lovers             Jack       

1973–1974          Miss Teenage America Pageant Himself, Master of Ceremonies

1973      Mitzi — The First Time   Himself                

1973      The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Wilt Chamberlain      Himself                

1973      The Mouse Factory          Himself                

1974      The Brady Bunch              Ken Kelly              Episode used as the pilot for Kelly's Kids (which went unsold)

1974      Stand Up and Cheer        Himself                

1974      Tattletales           Himself                 Game show/5 episodes during one week with wife Jackie

1974      The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour                Himself                

1975      Medical Center Allan Ronston   

1975      Mitzi and a Hundred Guys            Himself                

1975      The Jim Stafford Show   Himself                

1976      Ellery Queen      DJ Paul Parker / Buddy  

1976      Mitzi — Roarin' in the Twenties Himself                

1976      Over and Out     Capt. Paddy Patterson  

1977      Dinah!   Himself                

1977      The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams         Will Boker          

1977      The Love Boat II                Dr. Jim Berkley

1977      Valentine's Second Chance          Jimmy Valentine              

1977      The New Adventures of Batman                Seymour Grey  

1978      Apple Pie             Salesman            

1978      CBS: On the Air Himself                

1978–1982          Fantasy Island    Various                

1979      Featherstone's Nest       Dr. Charlie Featherstone              

1979      Little House on the Prairie            London                

1979      The Love Boat    Robert Noble    

1980      CHiPs     Kelly     

1980      The Big Show     Himself                

1982      Eunice   Phil Harper         

1983      Just Men!            Himself                 Game show hosted by Betty White

1983      Texaco Star Theatre: Opening Night         Himself                

1985      Gimme a Break!                Dave     

1986      Small Wonder    Buddy O'Conner              

1992      The Golden Girls               Thor Anderson

1992      Vicki! Mama's Family Reunion    Himself                

1993      Intimate Portrait: Vicki Lawrence              Himself                

1999      Maggie Winters                Sheriff Riley        (final appearance)

2000      E! True Hollywood Story: Andy of Mayberry         Himself                

2000      Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show   Himself                

2006      CMT: The Greatest Country Comedy Shows          Himself                

2006      My First Time: Variety is the Spice of Life               Himself                

List of film credits Year   Title       Role       Notes

1962      Two for the Seesaw        Larry      Dancing with Shirley MacLaine, Uncredited

1964      The Lively Set     Hotel room service waiter            Uncredited

1969      Hello Down There            Mel Cheever      Alternative title: Sub-A-Dub-Dub

1974      Herbie Rides Again          Willoughby Whitfield     

1976      Guardian of the Wilderness         Zachary More   

1978      The Cat from Outer Space            Dr. Frank Wilson              

List of theater credits Year           Title       Role       Notes

1957      In League with Ivy            Himself                

1958      Billy Barnes Review         Himself                

1960      Billy Barnes' People         Himself                

1960      Vintage '60         Himself                

1961      Billy Barnes' Hollywood Himself                

1961      Little Mary Sunshine       Captain 'Big Jim' Warington        

1961      The Billy Barnes Review                 Himself                

1963      Billy Barnes' LA Himself                

1964      The Best of Billy Barnes Himself                

1974      The Music Man Prof. Harold Hill               

1975      Gene Kelly's Salute to Broadway                Himself                

1984      Run for Your Wife            John Smith         

1993      From the Top     Various characters           With Carol Burnett

Multiple years   George M!          George M. Cohan            

Multiple years   I Do! I Do!            Michael Snow   

Multiple years   Sugar     Joe