Jim McMullan obit

'Dallas' Actor Jim McMullan Dies at 82

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Dallas actor Jim McMullan recently passed away at the age of 82.

McMullan — who also starred in movies such as Shenandoah and Downhill Racer — passed away

on May 31 from complications of ALS, per The Hollywood Reporter.

He was at his Wofford Heights, California, home when he died, according to Helene McMullan, his wife of 49 years.

Among his other roles, McMullan appeared TV shows such as Beyond Westworld, The Young and the Restless, and Barnaby Jones.

    #RIP Jim McMullan; actor, architect and artist played a Robert Redford rival in 'Downhill Racer,' a senator on 'Dallas' and one of Jimmy Stewart's six sons in 'Shenandoah.' https://t.co/1ZQ2woxmVx

    — Mike Barnes (@MikeBarnes4) June 11, 2019

McMullan was born in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, in 1936. He grew up there and, according to his IMDB bio, "His fondest memories revolved around his friends, sports and making things."

"He was always creating something, inventing something, building something," the bio adds. "That explains why he went off to college to learn more about art, design and architecture."

McMullan eventually went to college, studying Industrial Design at New York University and Parsons School of Design. He went on to graduate from the University of Kansas in 1961 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree.

    We’re sad to hear of the death of #JimMcMullan (1936–2019)

    He was #JimmyStewart’s son in SHENANDOAH (1965), co-starred in DOWNHILL RACER (1969) w/ #RobertRedford + was a familiar face on shows like BEN CASEY, DALLAS and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.https://t.co/ODpI6Xi0JF #YR pic.twitter.com/jGTrcFtQ86

    — getTV (@gettv) June 11, 2019

He wound up visiting a friend in Hollywood after graduating, and randomly met playwright William Inge. This chance meeting led to McMullan being offered an opportunity to screen test for Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country.

The screen test went very well and McMullen was offered a 7-year contract with Universal Pictures.

Other shows that McMullen went on to star in include MacGyver, Doogie Howser, M.D., The Six Million Dollar Man, The F.B.I., The Rockford Files, Hart to Hart, The A-Team, Nine to Five, Stowaway to the Moon, Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas, Baywatch, Doogie Howser M.D., Centennial and The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story.

He also became an accomplished author, releasing the coffee-table book Actors As Artists, which was "a tribute to 77 stars of stage and screen who are gifted visual artists."

McMillan said that his old friend Jimmy Stewart was the inspiration for the book, seeing as how he had also earned an Architecture degree before transitioning into acting.

McMillan did not have any children. He is survived by his wife.

Filmography:

The Raiders (1963) – William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

    Shenandoah (1965) – John

    The Happiest Millionaire (1967) – Lt. Powell

    Downhill Racer (1969) – Creech

    The Windsplitter (1971) – Bobby Joe

    Pursuit (1972, TV Movie) – Lewis

    Extreme Close-Up (1973) – John Norman

    The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) – Lyle Parks

    Assassination (1987) – The Zipper

    Life Flight: The Movie (1987) – C.J. Reynolds

    Judicial Consent (1994) – Trenton Clarkson

    Strategic Command (1997) – The President

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) – American UN Representative

    Batman & Robin (1997) – Party Guest

    The Eighteenth Angel (1997) – Priest #4

    Shadow of Doubt (1998) – Moderator Pundit

    The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000) – Surgeon

 

Thad Cochran obit

Longtime Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran dead at 81

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Former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who served in Congress for more than 45 years and chaired the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, died Thursday. He was 81.

Cochran resigned from the Senate in April 2018, citing health reasons.

According to a statement from the office of his successor, Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Cochran “passed away peacefully early Thursday morning in Oxford.” Services for Cochran are pending, the office said.

On Capitol Hill, Cochran, a Navy veteran, rose through the ranks of the Senate to chair both the appropriations and agriculture committees. In 2014, Cochran was nearly ousted from office during a brutal Republican primary fight with tea party challenger Chris McDaniel.

“Cochran’s family extends its gratitude for the support shown to the Senator by Mississippians over the years," Hyde-Smith's office said in the statement.


Tributes poured in for Cochran on Thursday.

"Very sad to hear the news on the passing of my friend, Senator Thad Cochran," President Trump tweeted. "He was a real Senator with incredible values - even flew back to Senate from Mississippi for important Healthcare Vote when he was desperately ill. Thad never let our Country (or me) down!"


"When I became a member of the Senate, Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran was who I watched," tweeted Georgia GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson. "He taught me and so many others a great deal about effective service in the U.S. Senate."


The University of Mississippi tweeted: "The Ole Miss Family has lost a legend with the passing of a great Mississippian and UM alumnus in former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran. His unwavering service and contributions to the university and the state are part of the lasting legacy he leaves behind."


Cochran was first elected to the Senate in 1978, becoming the first Republican in more than 100 years to win a statewide election in Mississippi. When he retired, he was the tenth-longest serving senator in U.S. history.

Prior to joining the Senate, Cochran served three terms in the House of Representatives.

At the time of his retirement, Cochran said, "It has been a great honor to serve the people of Mississippi and our country. I’ve done my best to make decision in the best interests of our nation, and my beloved state. My top concern has always been my constituents in Mississippi."

Peggy Stewart obit

Actress Peggy Stewart Dies at 95. From “Wells Fargo” (1937) to Seinfeld to Adam’s Sandler’s grandmother in “That’s My Boy” Over 80 years in film. Was married to Don “Red” Barry

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Stewart was an American actress known for her roles in Western B movies and televisionStewart was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she was raised. She distinguished herself as a swimming champion in high school; In the 1930s, her family moved to California, where she met character actor Henry O’Neill. He recommended her to Paramount Pictures executives who were looking for a new actress for the part of Joel McCrea’s teenage daughter in Wells Fargo (1937). Her work in the film led to numerous other film roles.

In April 1944, Stewart signed a contract with Republic Pictures and began starring in Western B moviesopposite such actors as Allan Lane, Sunset Carson, and Wild Bill Elliott.During that time she played in several episodes of Adventures of Red Ryder. She usually played the part of the tough heroine, rather than a passive girl needing to be saved.From 1944 to 1951 she starred in 35 films, most of which were Westerns and film serials. She also starred with Gene Autry several times during that period as well as appearing on several episodes of The Cisco Kid, including “Oil Land”, which first aired on October 10, 1950.

In 1949, she played alongside Jim Bannon in Ride, Ryder, Ride. She again played the part of heroine to Bannon in 1949, starring in The Fighting Redhead. In 1952 she starred with Bill Elliott in Kansas Territory. In 1957, she had a minor role on CBS’s Have Gun-Will Travel episode “The Outlaw”. In 1958, she was cast as Etta Jackson, the romantic interest of the painter Hurley Abbott, played by Brad Johnson, in the episode “The Underdog” of the ABC/Desilu western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O’Brian in the title role

Her career slowed in the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was residing in Studio City, California. Stewart won the Golden Boot Awards in 1984. Semi-retired, Stewart still continued to act on occasion. She played a minor part in a 1990 episode of Seinfeld titled “The Implant”, in which she portrayed the aunt of George Costanza‘s girlfriend.

Stewart played Pam Beesly‘s grandmother, Mee-Maw, in a 2009 episode of The Office and reprised the role in a 2010 episode. In 2012, she played Grandma Delores in Adam Sandler‘s comedy film, That’s My Boy

In recent decades, Stewart has appeared regularly as a guest speaker at Western film festivals.Since 1993, Stewart has appeared as a special guest at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival.

Stewart was married twice. In 1940 she married actor Don “Red” Barry; the marriage ended in divorce in 1944.She was married to actor Buck Young from 1953 until his death on February 9, 2000.

Her sister, Patricia Ann O’Rourke, was married to the actor Wayne Morris

Wells Fargo (1937) as Alice MacKay

White Banners (1938) as Sally’s friend

Little Tough Guy (1938) Rita Belle

That Certain Age (1938) as Mary Lee

Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) as Jane

Man About Town (1939) as Mary, chorus girl

5th Ave Girl (1939) as Katherine’s girlfriend

Everybody’s Hobby (1939) as Bunny

Star Dust (1940) as College girl

All This, and Heaven Too (1940) as Helen Lexington

Back Street (1941) as Freda Smith

Sleepytime Gal (1942) as Dancer

Girls in Chains (1943) as Terry, convict

Tucson Raiders (1944) as Beth Rogers

Silver City Kid (1944) as Ruth Clayton

Stagecoach to Monterey (1944) as Jessie Wade

Cheyenne Wildcat (1944) as Betty Lou Hopkins

Code of the Prairie (1944) as Helen Matson

Firebrands of Arizona (1944) as Poppy Calhoun

Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944) as Ann Carter

Utah (1945) as Jackie

The Vampire’s Ghost (1945) as Julia Vance

Oregon Trail (film) (1945) as Jill Layton

Bandits of the Badlands (1945) as Hallie Wayne

Marshal of Laredo (1945) as Judy Bowers

Rough Riders of Cheyenne (1945) as Melinda Sterling

The Tiger Woman (1945 film) (1945) as Phyllis Carrington

The Phantom Rider (1946) as Doris Shannon

Days of Buffalo Bill (1946) as Molly Owens

California Gold Rush (film) (1946) as Hazel Parker

Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946) as Molly

Alias Billy the Kid (1946) as Ann Marshall

Red River Renegades (1946) as Julia Bennett

Conquest of Cheyenne (1946) as Cheyenne Jackson

The Invisible Informer (1946) as Rosalind Baylor

Stagecoach to Denver (1946) as ‘Beautiful’

Son of Zorro (1947) as Kate Wells

Trail to San Antone (1947) as Kit Barlow

Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947) as Molly McVey

Rustlers of Devil’s Canyon (1947) as Bess

Messenger of Peace (1947) as Evangeline Lockley

Tex Granger (1948) as Helen Kent

Dead Man’s Gold (1948) as June Thornton

Frontier Revenge (1948) as Joan De Lysa

Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1948) as Libby Brooks

Desert Vigilance (1949) as Betty Long

The Fighting Redhead (1949) as Sheila O’Connor

Cody of the Pony Express (1950) as Linda Graham

The Cisco Kid (1950) (TV)

The Gene Autry Show (1950) (TV) as Ellie March

Pride of Maryland (1951) as Christine Loomis

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok(1951) (TV) as Jane

The Black Lash (1952) as Joan De Lysa

The Roy Rogers Show (1952) (TV, 2 episodes) as Eileen Barton/Myra Fuller

Kansas Territory (1952 film) (1952) as Kay Collins

Montana Incident (1952) as Clara Martin

Gang Busters (1952) (TV) as Violet Fairchild

The Living Bible (TV series) (1952)

The Range Rider (1953) (TV) as Mrs. Brant

The Millionaire (1956) (TV) as Mary

The Silent Service (1957) (TV) as First nurse

Have Gun-Will Travel (1958) (TV, 2 episodes) as Edna Raleigh/Sarah Holt

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp(1958) (TV)

Gunsmoke (1959) (TV)

Peter Gunn (1959) (TV) as Wilma Baxter

Yancy Derringer (1959) (TV) as Karen Ogilvie

Not for Hire (TV series) (1959) as Nadine

National Velvet (1960) as Mrs. Anderson

Hotel de Paree (1960) (TV) as Martha Holcombe

Pony Express (1960) (TV)

Gunsmoke 1961 TV The Long, Long Trail played Fan Hacker

The Rebel (1961) (TV) as Sarah Wallace

The Smith Family (1961) (TV) as Mrs. Dennison

The Americans (1961) (TV) as Mrs. Gilroy

Lassie (1961) (TV) as Mrs. Johnson

When the Clock Strikes (1961) as Mrs. Pierce

The Twilight Zone (1961) (TV) as Grace Stockton

Gun Street (1961) as Mrs. Knudson

The Clown and the Kid (1961) as Sister Grace

The Fugitive (1964) (TV) as Mrs. Franklin

Daniel Boone (1965) (TV) as Ida Morgan

The Way West (1967) as Mrs. Turley

Hondo (1967) (TV) as Mrs. Malcolm

The Mod Squad (TV series) (1969) (TV) as Mrs. Kane

Ironside (1970) (TV) as Mrs. Knudson

The Animals (1970 film) (1970) as Mrs. Emily Perkins

Sarge (1972) (TV) as Mrs. Whitman

Pickup on 101 (1972)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors(1972) (TV) as Mrs. Norman

The Stranger (1973) as Inner council member

Terror in the Wax Museum (1973) as Second chairwoman

Emergency! (1974) (TV, 2 episodes) as Martha Felt/Claire Freeman

Baretta (1975) (TV) as Teacher

White House Madness (1975) as Rosemary Woods

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976) as Hattie Baker

Black Oak Conspiracy (1977) as Virginia Metcalf

The Fall of the House of Usher(1979) as Barmaid

Taxi (1980) (TV) as Buyer

Beyond Evil (1980) as Lady patient

Quincy M.E. (1980) (TV) as Mrs. Ethel Sullivan

The Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981) (TV) as Mrs. Long

Seinfeld (1993) as Aunt May

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1999) (TV) as Mrs. Fike

Norm Show (2001) (TV) as Tippi

Popular (2001) (TV) as Old lady

Yes, Dear (2001) (TV) as Old lady

Big Chuck, Little Chuck (2004) as Liz

My Name Is Earl (2007) (TV) as Dotty Lake

The Riches (2007) (TV) as Cherien’s mother

NCIS (2008) (TV) as Elderly lady

Weeds (2009) (TV)

FlashForward (2009) (TV) as Secretary

Operating Instructions (2009) as Older lady

The Office (2009) (TV) as Pam’s Nana Sylvia

The Runaways (2010) Grandma Oni

Justified (2010) (TV) as Mrs. Inez Davis

Community (2010) (TV) as Agnes

Dadgum, Texas (2011) (TV) as Pearl Ruth Anna ‘MiMa’ Magee

That’s My Boy (2012) as Grandma Delores

Getting On (2014) as Mrs. Decker

She co-starred with all of the studios top stars of the 1940s and continued into the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and beyond with an array of solid performances.

She really never stopped working and even appeared on the modern western, “Justified.”

Always smiling and happy to talk with fans, Peg (June 5, 1923-May 29, 2019) grew up in Atlanta with her older sister, Pat.