Julie Payne obit

Julie Payne has died

 

She was not on the list.

Beloved mother and wife, Julie Payne, passed away at 78 years old on June 7 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A lifelong Los Angeleno, Payne was born to actors John Payne and Anne Shirley and raised in Beverly Hills. After her parents divorced, she lived for a brief time in France with Shirley and her second husband, blacklisted screenwriter Adrian Scott, before returning to Beverly Hills to live with her mother at the home of Shirley's third husband, screenwriter Charles Lederer, where she came of age in the company of Lederer's friends and associates, Ben Hecht, Billy Wilder, Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, Lew and Edie Wasserman and Doris Day.

Endowed with a photographic memory, a forensic mind and a passion for literature and history, Payne, as a girl, showed the precocious ability to read and retain most every work in Lederer's library, but loving above all else the books she read about Los Angeles's strangest murders. Though her interests were in legal research and interior design, it was as an actress that she first began to work, appearing in small parts in film and television, including "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," The Manchurian Candidate and The Best of Everything. She married actor Skip Ward in 1964; they divorced in 1965.

Starting an eight-year television and film career, she made her debut at the age of 18 as the sole female in "The Pawn", the April 6, 1959 installment of her father's 1957–59 NBC western series, The Restless Gun, and subsequently appeared in episodes of One Step Beyond ("Premonition", seen on March 10, 1959, one month before the broadcast of her Restless Gun performance), Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Graduating Class", December 27, 1959), The Tab Hunter Show ("I Love a Marine", October 30, 1960) and Dobie Gillis ("Goodbye, Mr. Pomfritt, Hello, Mr. Chips", June 13, 1961).

Her final two television performances were broadcast two days apart in 1965. On October 6 she was seen in "The Young Marauders", the fourth episode of ABC's new color western series, The Big Valley, playing the Southern-accented companion of the handsome head marauder, and, on October 8, in "The Night of Sudden Death", the fourth episode of CBS' new black-and-white (in color, starting with the 1966–67 season) western/spy/fantasy series, The Wild Wild West. Playing a fiery and seductive member of a mysterious troupe of traveling circus performers, she was prominently featured amidst the supporting cast and left the small screen on a high note.

Following a two-year break from acting, her one remaining credit, Don't Make Waves, a comedic satire on southern California beach lifestyle, which starred Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, and Sharon Tate, spotlighted her in a brief bit as a beach beauty.

Payne met screenwriter Robert Towne in 1969, and they married in 1977. Their daughter, Katharine, was born in 1978. In 1999, Payne reconnected with her high school sweetheart, Steve Luckman, beginning again the love story that would last to the end of her life. Payne will be remembered for the vastness of her intellect and knowledge, her love of entertaining, and her uncompromising devotion to her friends and family.

Shortly after Julie Payne retired from her acting career, another actress named Julie Payne, born in 1946, who, in a 1976 interview, gave her birthplace as Sweet Home, Oregon, but has also been erroneously listed as being born in 1940 in Terre Haute, Indiana, began her own acting career, with an appearance in the 1970 film The Strawberry Statement. Subsequent references have frequently combined the credits of the two actresses.

Another Julie Payne (1951–2016) was a producer and miscellaneous crew, who often worked with director Ridley Scott. She died on 15 June 2016, and was mentioned in the ending credits of Scott's Alien: Covenant (2017)

Filmography

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1962      The Manchurian Candidate          Party Guest        Uncredited

1964      Honeymoon Hotel           Mrs. Harrison     Uncredited

1964      Island of the Blue Dolphins           Lurai     

1965      Girl Happy           Girl #1   Uncredited

1967      Don't Make Waves          Helen    (final film role)

Tony Rodham obit

Hillary Clinton's youngest brother, Tony Rodham, dies

"It’s hard to find words, my mind is flooded with memories of him today," Clinton wrote in a post on Saturday morning. 

He was not on the list.

Tony Rodham, the youngest brother of Hillary Clinton, died Friday night, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said in a tweet, calling him "kind" and "generous."

"It’s hard to find words, my mind is flooded with memories of him today," Clinton wrote in a post on Saturday morning. "When he walked into a room he’d light it up with laughter."

A cause of death is not known.

Rodham, born in 1954, was the youngest of three children, with Clinton, 71, and brother Hugh Rodham his older siblings.

He was married to Megan Madden, whom he wed in 2005 following a divorce from his first wife, Nicole Boxer. Rodham was the father to three children: Zachary Boxer Rodham, Simon Rodham and Fiona Rodham.

"He was kind, generous, & a wonderful husband to Megan & father to Zach, Simon, & Fiona. We’ll miss him very much," Clinton tweeted.

Rodham had several jobs, including stints as a prison guard and private detective, according to the The New York Times. After Bill Clinton became president, Rodham became a consultant and a deal broker, the outlet reports.

Born in Chicago on August 8, 1954, Rodham was raised in a United Methodist family in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois. His father, Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911–1993), was of Welsh and English descent. He managed a successful small business in the textile industry. His mother, Dorothy Emma Howell (1919–2011), was a homemaker of English, Scottish, French Canadian, and Welsh descent. He was the younger brother of Hillary and Hugh.

Attending Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Rodham was known as what one writer later termed a "fun-loving jock" and was not as academically oriented as his sister had been.

Rodham subsequently attended Iowa Wesleyan College and the University of Arkansas, although he never received a degree from either school.

Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. obit

Remembering Dr. John, Who Changed the Sound of New Orleans

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Dr. John left this world on June 6, 2019 as a paragon of American musical authenticity, but for a good portion of his 60-year career, purity seemed a secondary consideration. The pianist born Mac Rebennack wasn’t interested in merely keeping the old ways alive, he wanted them to grow and expand. Rebennack borrowed and built upon the work of other musicians, underscoring the rich, complicated musical heritage of his hometown of New Orleans but also slyly weaving new sounds into the Crescent City’s heady brew of jazz, blues, and rock’n’roll. His own innovations of incorporating psychedelia and slick funk into New Orleans music became part of the Big Easy tradition, which eventually gave him the air of an elder statesman—an ambassador, even. It was enough to convey an air of respectability for a musician who, like so many great American artists, came from disreputable beginnings.

The very creation of the Dr. John persona was a bit of a ruse. Rebennack thought up the hippie voodoo priest character alongside producer and pianist Harold Battiste, while the pair were playing high-profile session gigs in the late 1960s. Neither expected Rebennack to step into the role: Dr. John was made with Mac’s old high school pal Ronnie Barron in mind, but Barron couldn’t free himself from a record contract. For once, Rebennack and Barron found a constraint they couldn’t conquer. Growing up in New Orleans, they treated laws and conventions as mere suggestions.

Barron and Rebennack cut their teeth in the greasy clubs and strip joints that littered New Orleans in the 1950s, releasing a few singles under a variety of names. One of those monikers, Ronnie & the Delinquents, summed up the duo’s degenerate ways—a lifestyle that led to Rebennack severely injuring his left ring finger in a pistol accident while protecting Ronnie in a 1961 fight. Undaunted, Mac swapped his guitar for the piano. He played recording sessions all day and bars all night, worked as a talent scout for the Mississippi label Ace Records, and nursed a heroin addiction all the while. His taste for dope led him to prison and once his time ended in 1965, he jetted out to Los Angeles, where he resumed playing sessions.

Among the records graced by Rebennack’s presence were several sides by Sonny & Cher. The Hollywood duo were hip enough to make Battiste their musical director—a sign of how even mainstream stars were seeking to broaden their horizons in the late ’60s—but the producer had his designs on more far out sounds. When it came time to record 1968’s Gris-Gris, Rebennack and Battiste drew upon the traditions and myths of New Orleans—the one American city where African, European, and Native North American cultures intermingle in a meaningful way—while also embracing the psychedelia emerging from the rock’n’roll underground. Billed to Dr. John, The Night Tripper (an extended appellation riffing on the slang for acid-assisted voyages), Gris-Gris sounds funky and free in a way that no other mind-bending LP of the era does. The album seems conjured as much as created.

Dave Marshall obit

Obituary: Dave Marshall (1943-2019)

 

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R.I.P. to Dave Marshall, a backup outfielder who played in parts of seven seasons in the major leagues. He died on June 6 at the age of 76, less than 48 hours after his wife of 25 years died. Carol Marshall, 82, had been suffering from multiple sclerosis and passed away on June 4. During his playing career, Marshall played for the San Francisco Giants (1967-1969), New York Mets (1970-1972) and San Diego Padres (1973).

Dave Marshall was born in Artesia, Calif., on January 14, 1943. He attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood He was an all-star outfielder there and was signed by the Los Angeles Angels in 1963, after a year at Long Beach City College. He spent three years in the Angels organization, and he had some decent seasons there. He batted .252 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs for the Hawaii Islanders and Tri-City Angels in 1964. He did have his struggles, though, and part of that stemmed from a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. His obituary notes that the injury bothered him for the rest of his playing career.

Marshall was traded to the Giants in April 1966 for infielder Hector Torres. Assigned to the AA Waterbury Giants, he had his best year at the plate to that point, with a .287 average and 67 RBIs in 122 games. He moved up to AAA with the Phoenix Giants in 1967, and he hit .294 with 8 home runs, as well as 13 doubles and 12 triples. He earned a call to the majors that fall, but he appeared in just one game as a pinch runner before hurting his shoulder.

Marshall hit .400 during Spring Training in 1968 and made the Opening Day roster as a backup in left and right field, as well as a pinch-hitter. He had 27 pinch-hitting appearances in 1968, and that was a career low for him. He had 50 pinch-hitting appearances in 1970 and a total of 207 in his career. One of his pinch hits on June 26, 1968, broke up a no-hitter in the 8th inning by the Dodgers’ Don Drysdale and drove in the Giants only run in a 2-1 loss. It was Drysdale’s 200th career win.

“I don’t mind pinch-hitting at all,” Marshall said in 1968. “When you go up there you’re pretty sure they won’t walk you. You’ll get a chance to hit.”

Marshall credited the Giants’ hitting coach Hank Sauer with turning him from a middling prospect to a major-leaguer. The two worked together every spring after Marshall joined the Giants, and Sauer taught him to wait longer on pitches and to hit for power.

Marshall hit .264 for the Giants in 76 games, with 1 home run and 16 RBIs that year. He played in 110 games for San Francisco in 1969, but his batting average dropped to .232. Both of his home runs that year broke ties in games that the Giants went on to win. Marshall had a knack for clutch home runs. Though he hit only 16 in the majors, 6 came with the score tied, 3 tied a game and 2 more gave his team the lead.

The Giants traded Marshall to the defending World Champ Mets in December 1969. He made quite the impression with his new team, His first Mets home run (on April 28, 1970) was a grand slam off the Giants’ Gaylord Perry, as he helped beat his old team 5-2.

“I just don’t hit home runs,” he said afterward. “In fact, I’d never hit a grand slam before in my life, not even in high school or junior high or the little leagues. I was looking for a fastball inside, but Gaylord Perry got it high and up.”

By his own admission, Marshall wasn’t going to get much playing time, considering the other Mets outfielders included Cleon Jones, Tommee Agee, Art Shamsky and Ron Swoboda. Still, in the time he had, he homered 6 times and drove in 29, ending the year with a .243 average and .402 slugging percentage. He hit .238 in 100 games in 1971 and improved to .250 in ’72.

Marshall was traded to San Diego for pitcher Al Severinsen prior to the 1973 season. He hit .345 in April 1973 and started 7 of the team’s first 16 games. After that month, he was used primarily as a pinch-hitter and didn’t have much success in the role. After 3 hits in May and 1 in June dropped his average to .286, the Padres sent him to the Hawaii Islanders, which by then was the Padres’ AAA team. The White Sox acquired his contract at the end of the season. He failed to make the White Sox in Spring Training in 1974 and was given his release, ending his career.

In 490 games across seven seasons, Marshall had a slash line of /.246/.333/.338. Along with the 16 long balls, he had 41 doubles and 4 triples among his 258 career hits.

Upon his retirement, Marshall was involved in the ownership of three restaurant bars in Manhattan. He moved back to the West Coast in 1985 and worked in security, first for the operator of the famed Queen Mary ship and later for the ship itself. He spent many years working at the Long Beach Convention Center as the parking manager; his obituary called him the downtown Long Beach “parking czar.” He was said to be a familiar figure downtown, driving his orange golf cart and chatting with passersby. He sustained several injuries, including a fractured skull, in 2018 in a golf cart accident and never fully recovered. When his wife, Carol, came back to their home to be placed on hospice care, they were in adjoining hospital beds.

“They are in a better place, and they are together. They are happy together and that’s the best thing,” Marshall’s son, Dave, told the Press-Telegram.

Alexander Kuznetsov obit

“Jack Vosmerkin” no more: actor Alexander Kuznetsov

 

He was not on the list.

At the age of 59 years died a famous Russian actor Alexander Kuznetsov, love and recognition of the public who took roles in the films “Primorsky Boulevard” and “Jack Vosmerkin — the American”. On the death of the actor who in recent years lived in the United States, reported on his page in Facebook Emmanuel Vitorgan.

“Today at 9 am. Sasha Kuznetsov! Thank you for being with us! You fought so hard for life! Today at the close of the season we say about you, you are our dear!!! Earth you down”, wrote Emmanuel Vitorgan.

In 2014, Kuznetsov fought cancer. Officially the cause of death is not yet known.

Kuznetsov was born in the USSR in Petrovka, a small village in Primorsky Krai on the Sea of Japan. He graduated from Schukin Theatrical College. Alexander Kuznetsov made his first appearance in a movie in 1983. He starred in many Russian movies and TV series. Kuznetsov also had a starring role as the titular character in Jack Vosmyorkin, American.

Aleksander Kuznetsov was a key member of the Malaya Bronnaya Theater (1985–1989). He worked in Russia as well as in the United States. He had roles in a number of American television shows, including Nikolai Kossoff in NYPD Blue, as Victor in Crossing Jordan, Capt. Alex Volkonov in JAG and Kazimir Shcherbakov in Alias. Another of his notable roles was the terrorist Ostroff on the thriller series 24.

In 2000 he starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in Agent Red.

In 2014, the actor was diagnosed with cancer.

Selected filmography

Believe It or Not (1983) as Neznam

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men! (1988) as Fedya Sidorov

Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective (1989) as Eared

Frenzied Bus (1990) as flight engineer

The Alaska Kid (1993) as Stine

The Ice Runner (1993) as Petrov

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993) as Russian Man

JAG (TV, 1997-2001) as Capt. Alex Volkonov / Pilot / Commander Yuri Kretchiak

The Peacemaker (1997) as Russian Controller

Seven Days (1999) as Yuri Grigorievich

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV, 2000) as Igor the Terrible

Space Cowboys (2000) as Russian Engineer

Agent Red (2000) as Dr. Nikolai Kretz

Crossing Jordan (TV, 2001) as Viktor

Alias (2001-2005) as Assault Team Leader / Kazimir Shcherbakov

NYPD Blue (TV, 2001) as Nikolai Kossoff

The D.A. (2004) as Sergius Kovinsky

Shadow Boxing (2005) as Zmey

Into the West (TV, 2005) as Kurchenko

Mirror Wars: Reflection One (2005) as Agent Sea

24 (2006) as Ostroff

Lucky You (2007) as Russian Player

Spy (2012) as Yepanchin

John O'Leary obit

John O'Leary Obituary

 

He was not on the list.

May 5, 1926 - June 5, 2019 John Garret O'Leary passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 5th, 2019 in his home in Hollywood, California. John was born May 5th, 1926 in Newton, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Joseph and Marion O'Leary. He is survived by his brother Joseph Gerald O'Leary of Santa Fe, New Mexico. John's passion for acting carried him from the Newton Playhouse to the stages of New York, and finally to Hollywood. Through his long career he touched the lives of everyone around him with his easy laugh, wonderful sense of humor, and a sincere caring for everyone he befriended. He was a kind and generous soul with a gift for comedic timing who loved and respected his craft. John took care of the people around him and left this world just a little better than he found it. He will be missed and remembered with love.

John O'Leary was born on May 5, 1926 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), Airplane! (1980) and Mr. Mom (1983). He died on June 5, 2019 in Hollywood, California, USA.

(August 21 to 25, 1962) He played Peter in Shelagh Delaney's play, "A Taste of Honey, " in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Helen Draper (Jo); Sue Ann Gilfillan (Helen); Bobby Dean Hooks (Sailor) and Walter Reed (Geoffrey) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Theodore Mann was director. Robert E. Darling was scenery designer. Lloyd Evans was costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. Frank Geraci was stage manager.

(August 14 to 18, 1962) He played Eugene Sergeyevich in Anton Chekov's play, "The Seagull," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Margaret Barker (Pauline Andreyevna); Tom Brennan (Simon Medvyedenko); Walter Brown (Workman); Carolyn Coates (Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina); Alex Courtney (Yakov); John Cunningham (Boris Trigorin); Joyce Ebert (Nina Zaryechnaya); Michael Ebert (Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplyov); Sue Ann Gilfillan (Masha); William Hansen (Peter Nikoayevich Sorin); Robert Mathews (Shamrayev); Etain O'Malley (Maid); Walter Pharr (Workman) and Jane Robbins (Cook) in the cast. Tom Brennan was associate director. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director and director. Robert E. Darling was scenery designer. Lloyd Evans was costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. Frank Geraci was stage manager.

(July 31 to August 4, 1962) He played Theseus in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Shari Berne (Mustardseed); Alex Courtney (Philostrate); John Cunningham (Peter Quince); Robert Darling (Francis Flute); Mary Douglas (Peaseblossom); Joyce Ebert (Titania); Michael Ebert (Oberon); Lloyd Evans (Egeus); Frank Geraci (Puck); Marjorie Hirschberg (Court); Peter Hunt (Tom Snout); Jane Lyman (Moth); Bill Mintzer (Snug); Etain O'Malley (Court); Alexandra Pekelis (Court); Clelia Pinza (Hippolyta); Walter Reed (Demetrius); Jane Robbins (Servant); Rex Robbins (Nick Bottom); Jennifer Salt (Cobweb); Louise Shaffer (Servant); Joe Shaver (Robin Starveling); Hy Silverman (Court); Robin Strasser (Hermia); Roger Swaybill (Court); Jack Temchin (Court); Toby Tompkins (Lysander) and Mary Louise Wilson (Helena) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Tom Brennan was director. Robert E. Darling was scenery designer. Lloyd Evans was costume designer. Peter Hunt was also lighting designer. Frank Geraci was also stage manager.

(July 17 to 21, 1962) He played Captain Keller in William Gibson's play, "The Miracle Worker," in a Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Margaret Barker (Kate Keller); Sandra Becker (Woman's Voice); Walter Brown (A doctor); Linda Chesbro (Blind Girl); Alexander Courtney (Dr. Anagnos); Donna Denelli (Blind Girl); Joyce Ebert (Annie Sullivan); Annie Greenberg (Blind girl); Joan Krizack (Blind Girl); Miriam Piper (Aunt Ev); Vicki Piper (Blind Girl); Walter Reed (James Keller); Maggie Renzi (Helen Keller); Jane Robbins (Woman's Voice); Stu Sherman (Jimmy's Voice); Mary Susan Talarico (Blind Girl); Arlene Wynn (Viney): Dennis Wynn (Percy) and Patricia Wynn (Martha); and in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Tom Brennan was director. Lloyd Evans was scenery and costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. Tom Griswolf was music arranger and conductor. Frank Geraci was stage manager.

(July 6 to 14, 1962) He played Dudard in Eugene Ionesco's play, "Rhinoceros," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Margaret Barker (The Housewife, Mrs. Boeuf); Sandra Becker (Little Old Man's Wife); Susan Bel Geddes (Townsperson); Shari Berne (Town person); Tom Brennan (Mr. Papillon); Walter Brown (Town person); Alexander Courtney (A Fireman); John Cunningham (Jean); Mary Douglas (town person); Joan Krizack (town person); Jane Lyman (town person); Adelaide Matteson (town person); Bill Mintzer (town person); Etain O'Malley (town person); Mike Pharr (town person); Clelia Pinza (The Grocer's Wife); Walter Reed (Beranger); Jane Robbins (town person); Rex Robbins (The Logician, Little Old Man); Jennifer Salt (Waitress); Joe Shaver (The Café Proprietor, Bodard); Stu Sherman (town person) Lee Starnes (The Old Gentleman); Roger Swaybill (Priest); Tony Tompkins (The Grocer) and Mary Louise Wilson (Daisy) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director and director. Robert E. Darling was set designer. Lloyd Evans was costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. Frank Geraci was stage manager.

 

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Charlotte Newhouse in Idiotsitter (2014)

Idiotsitter

6.4

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2017

1 episode

 

Baskets (2016)

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Justin Baldoni, Gina Rodriguez, and Brett Dier in Jane the Virgin (2014)

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2016

1 episode

 

Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

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8.4

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2016

1 episode

 

Lucky Numbers (2015)

Lucky Numbers

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2015

 

Alex Borstein, Laurie Metcalf, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez in Getting On (2013)

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7.8

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Mr. Wymann

2014

1 episode

 

Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)

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7.7

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Terry

2014

1 episode

 

Maria Bello in Prime Suspect (2011)

Prime Suspect

7.3

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Malachi

2011

2 episodes

 

Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.8

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Jim O'Malley

2011

1 episode

 

Desperate Housewives (2004)

Desperate Housewives

7.6

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Mr. Scully

2010

1 episode

 

Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.7

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Cranky Old Man

2010

1 episode

 

Saving Grace (2007)

Saving Grace

7.6

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Victor Eli

2009

1 episode

 

Cold Case (2003)

Cold Case

7.6

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Lew Thurston '08

2008

1 episode

 

David Arquette, Jonathan Silverman, Kelly Hu, Greg Germann, and Lori Loughlin in In Case of Emergency (2007)

In Case of Emergency

7.0

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2007

1 episode

 

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My Name Is Earl

7.8

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Doctor in Hall

2007

1 episode

 

Comedy Central Thanksgiving Wiikend: Thanksgiving Island

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Grandpa Bixby

2006

 

Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

Dexter

8.6

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Bishop

2006

1 episode

 

Fossil

7.5

Albert Tisdale

2004

 

Teri Polo and David Sutcliffe in I'm with Her (2003)

I'm with Her

6.9

TV Series

Gabe

2004

1 episode

 

Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Mark Derwin, Marianne Muellerleile, Anthony Russell, Holly Wortell, Charlie Stewart, Samantha Browne-Walters, and Chris Barnes in Life with Bonnie (2002)

Life with Bonnie

6.4

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Older gentleman

2003

1 episode

 

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Frasier

8.2

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2003

1 episode

 

Sean Patrick Flanery and Amanda Detmer in Kiss the Bride (2002)

Kiss the Bride

5.2

Father Gregory

2002

 

American Dreams (2002)

American Dreams

7.7

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2002

1 episode

 

The Gene Pool

6.2

TV Movie

Maxwell

2001

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8.3

TV Series

KaltenbachCouncil Member #5

2001

2 episodes

 

NYPD Blue (1993)

NYPD Blue

7.8

TV Series

Uniform #2Officer Burk

2001

2 episodes

 

Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)

Ally McBeal

6.9

TV Series

Walter

2000

1 episode

 

Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)

Soccer Dog: The Movie

3.2

Mr. Kremp

1999

 

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

7.9

TV Series

Minister (segment "The Bridesmaid")

1998

1 episode

 

Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

7.8

TV Series

Ronny Napoli

1998

1 episode

 

Sunset Beach (1997)

Sunset Beach

6.9

TV Series

Charles Dunwoody (uncredited)

1997

1 episode

 

Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, and James Garner in My Fellow Americans (1996)

My Fellow Americans

6.5

Ben, Caretaker

1996

 

The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995)

The Jeff Foxworthy Show

5.7

TV Series

Reverend

1996

1 episode

 

Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson, Bill Fagerbakke, Kenneth Kimmins, and Jerry Van Dyke in Coach (1989)

Coach

7.0

TV Series

Mr. Porter

1996

1 episode

 

Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

Xena: Warrior Princess

6.8

TV Series

Antonius

1995

1 episode

 

Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)

Mad About You

6.8

TV Series

Mr. Howard

1995

1 episode

 

Jane Seymour, Chad Allen, Joe Lando, and Shawn Toovey in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

6.8

TV Series

Judge

1995

2 episodes

 

Cynthia Rothrock in Guardian Angel (1994)

Guardian Angel

4.9

Clayton

1994

 

Angela Goethals, Ashley Johnson, Judith Light, and Todd Louiso in Phenom (1993)

Phenom

6.7

TV Series

Sid

1994

1 episode

 

Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)

Dark Justice

7.2

TV Series

O'Hurley

1993

1 episode

 

Distant Cousins (1993)

Distant Cousins

5.3

Mr. Williams

1993

 

Majority Rule (1992)

Majority Rule

5.4

TV Movie

Farmer Freyberger

1992

 

Alexander Godunov in Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

5.4

Herr Vogel

1992

 

Bette Midler and James Caan in For the Boys (1991)

For the Boys

6.4

T.V. Censor, New York

1991

 

Kevin Pollak and Bob Amaral in Morton & Hayes (1991)

Morton & Hayes

7.2

TV Series

Minister

1991

1 episode

 

The Haunted (1991)

The Haunted

6.2

TV Movie

Father Larson

1991

 

Monsters (1988)

Monsters

7.3

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Mr. Innes

1990

1 episode

 

Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)

The Wonder Years

8.4

TV Series

Jeweler

1990

1 episode

 

Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

Dear John

6.8

TV Series

Minister

1990

1 episode

 

Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)

Matlock

7.1

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1987–1990

2 episodes

 

Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)

The Golden Girls

8.2

TV Series

Mr. Ninervini

1990

1 episode

 

A Family for Joe (1990)

A Family for Joe

6.4

TV Series

Pangborn

1990

1 episode

 

The Haunting of Morella (1990)

The Haunting of Morella

4.5

Quintis

1990

 

Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989)

Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy

5.6

Sam Watkins

1989

 

Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)

Night Court

7.7

TV Series

Father RyanGynecologist

1984–1989

2 episodes

 

Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)

Knots Landing

7.0

TV Series

Professor Kromkowski

1989

2 episodes

 

Anything But Love (1989)

Anything But Love

6.9

TV Series

Father Madigan

1989

1 episode

 

Laura Banks and Eb Lottimer in Retreads (1988)

Retreads

3.1

Monsignor

1988

 

A Time of Destiny (1988)

A Time of Destiny

5.2

Father Basil

1988

 

We Got It Made (1983)

We Got It Made

5.6

TV Series

Mr. Foley

1987

1 episode

 

Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)

Santa Barbara

5.7

TV Series

Ralph Kennedy

1987

1 episode

 

Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)

The Law and Harry McGraw

7.4

TV Series

Mr. Fred W. Purdy

1987

1 episode

 

The Bronx Zoo (1987)

The Bronx Zoo

7.4

TV Series

Mr. Larkspur

1987

1 episode

 

Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)

The Facts of Life

6.8

TV Series

Elmore Rusk

1987

1 episode

 

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987)

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

5.9

TV Movie

Father Karsey

1987

 

Inside Out (1986)

Inside Out

6.2

Arthur Harris

1986

 

Sandahl Bergman, Corinne Bohrer, Mary Cadorette, Brett Cullen, Vicki Frederick, Sherman Hemsley, Julia Montgomery, Don Most, and Wendie Jo Sperber in Stewardess School (1986)

Stewardess School

4.3

Older Man

1986

 

My Chauffeur (1986)

My Chauffeur

5.5

Giles

1986

 

George Burns Comedy Week (1985)

George Burns Comedy Week

8.0

TV Series

Dr. Engle

1985

1 episode

 

Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)

Hotel

6.4

TV Series

Dr. Korchek

1985

1 episode

 

It's Your Move (1984)

It's Your Move

8.2

TV Series

Guard

1985

1 episode

 

Cagney & Lacey (1981)

Cagney & Lacey

6.9

TV Series

Arnold Wilcox

1985

1 episode

 

James Coburn, Glynnis O'Connor, and Ted Wass in Sins of the Father (1985)

Sins of the Father

5.9

TV Movie

Bodell

1985

 

Dynasty (1981)

Dynasty

6.4

TV Series

Minister

1984

1 episode

 

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

7.2

TV Series

Minister

1984

1 episode

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

6.9

TV Series

Mr. Haskins

1984

2 episodes

 

Lance Guest in The Last Starfighter (1984)

The Last Starfighter

6.7

Rylan Bursar

1984

 

Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)

General Hospital

6.6

TV Series

Parks Commissioner Wheeler

1983

1 episode

 

Oh Madeline (1983)

Oh Madeline

7.8

TV Series

1983

1 episode

 

Mr. Mom (1983)

Mr. Mom

6.6

Norman Young

1983

 

Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)

Simon & Simon

7.0

TV Series

Night Clerk

1983

1 episode

 

Benson (1979)

Benson

7.1

TV Series

Al Tobias

1983

1 episode

 

Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Charles Frank, Jerry Hardin, Michael Lombard, Nedra Volz, and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)

Filthy Rich

7.5

TV Series

Dr. Fincher

1983

1 episode

 

Confessions of a Married Man (1983)

Confessions of a Married Man

6.4

TV Movie

Dean

1983

 

Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)

CHiPs

6.5

TV Series

Kovak

1983

1 episode

 

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Hill Street Blues

8.2

TV Series

Jewelry Salesman

1982

1 episode

 

Rock Hudson and Jack Scalia in The Devlin Connection (1982)

The Devlin Connection

7.0

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)

Too Close for Comfort

6.6

TV Series

Terrence Chapman

1982

1 episode

 

The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)

The Day the Bubble Burst

7.2

TV Movie

1982

 

Catalina C-Lab

TV Movie

Hallet

1982

 

Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies (1980)

Bosom Buddies

6.8

TV Series

The Reverend

1981

1 episode

 

Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)

Barney Miller

8.3

TV Series

Leo Hadden, KGBMr. Levant

1978–1981

2 episodes

 

Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman, and Judd Hirsch in Taxi (1978)

Taxi

7.7

TV Series

The Priest

1981

1 episode

 

Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)

One Day at a Time

6.6

TV Series

JudgeHarold

1976–1981

2 episodes

 

Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980)

Father Damien: The Leper Priest

6.7

TV Movie

1980

 

Stockard Channing in The Stockard Channing Show (1980)

The Stockard Channing Show

6.7

TV Series

Earnest Balmain

1980

1 episode

 

Shelley Long, Archie Hahn, and Barry Van Dyke in Ghost of a Chance (1980)

Ghost of a Chance

5.5

TV Movie

Minister

1980

 

Airplane! (1980)

Airplane!

7.7

Reporter #2

1980

 

The Island (1980)

The Island

5.3

Doctor #1

1980

 

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1980)

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

6.6

TV Movie

Hibber

1980

 

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (1980)

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger

5.6

TV Movie

Dr. Jessup

1980

 

Me and Maxx (1980)

Me and Maxx

6.0

TV Series

Maitre d'

1980

1 episode

 

House Calls (1979)

House Calls

6.5

TV Series

Mr. Brattle

1980

1 episode

 

Thayer David and Tom Mason in Nero Wolfe (1979)

Nero Wolfe

7.0

TV Movie

Theodore Horstmann

1979

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

Dr. Freilich

1979

1 episode

 

No Other Love (1979)

No Other Love

6.7

TV Movie

Optician

1979

 

Wonder Woman (1975)

Wonder Woman

7.0

TV Series

Dr. Roberts

1979

1 episode

 

John Travolta and Lily Tomlin in Moment by Moment (1978)

Moment by Moment

3.2

Pharmacist

1978

 

Lassie: A New Beginning (1978)

Lassie: A New Beginning

6.0

TV Movie

Jerry Bergan

1978

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Steinmetz

1978

1 episode

 

Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)

The Jeffersons

7.5

TV Series

Mr. Fox

1978

1 episode

 

Forever Fernwood (1977)

Forever Fernwood

7.4

TV Series

Roscoe Feeney

1977

2 episodes

 

Sally Field and Henry Winkler in Heroes (1977)

Heroes

6.1

Ticket Clerk

1977

 

Susan Dey and William Katt in First Love (1977)

First Love

5.9

Waiter (uncredited)

1977

 

Demon Seed (1977)

Demon Seed

6.3

Royce

1977

 

Once an Eagle (1976)

Once an Eagle

8.0

TV Mini Series

Head Judge

1976

1 episode

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

Dr. Bowden

1976

1 episode

 

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976)

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

6.2

TV Movie

Mr. Creed

1976

 

Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)

All the President's Men

7.9

Attorney #1

1976

 

Harry O (1973)

Harry O

7.5

TV Series

Businessman

1975

1 episode

 

Robert Mitchum in Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

Farewell, My Lovely

7.0

Marriott

1975

 

Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst in A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975)

A Moon for the Misbegotten

8.0

TV Movie

Harder

1975

 

The Underground Movie (1972)

The Underground Movie

6.6

Short

(voice)

1972

 

Walter Matthau and Elaine May in A New Leaf (1971)

A New Leaf

7.3

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1971

 

Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

7.6

Beaudine

1968

 

Tax Is Not a Four-letter Word

Short

(voice)

1967

 

Candice Bergen, Shirley Knight, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Joanna Pettet, Mary-Robin Redd, Jessica Walter, and Kathleen Widdoes in The Group (1966)

The Group

6.5

Put Blake

1966

 

Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

7.7

TV Series

Georgie Carmody

1961

1 episode

 

Julius Caesar (1950)

Julius Caesar

6.2

Marullus

1950

Brian Doherty obit

• RIP Big Wreck guitarist Brian Doherty

 

He was not on the list.

Brian Doherty, guitarist with Big Wreck, had battled cancer for the better part of the year. A few months ago, he learned that it had turned terminal.

His friend, James Bukowiec, set up a GoFundMe campaign to help out with the financial burden Brian’s illness placed on his and especially his mom. The $25,000 goal was exceeded by a thousand dollars.

But last night at 11:30, Brian died. James posted this message.

“I am sad to announce that Brian passed away at 11:30 last night June 5th 2019. Your donations and comments touched his heart and lifted his spirits. Your care for him and his family brought him an appreciation and a peace in his last days. Your donations will make a difference.

“He is in a better place. No more pain. No more struggle. Just pure joy, face to face with Our Lord Jesus, creator and lover of his soul. Thank you all again.

Lloyd John Ogilvie obit

In Memoriam: Lloyd John Ogilvie

 

He was not on the list.

Fuller Seminary mourns the loss of Lloyd John Ogilvie, who passed away on June 5, 2019, at the age of 88. A widely respected longtime pastor, speaker, author, former Chaplain of the US Senate, and founder of Fuller’s Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching. Dr. Ogilvie impacted millions with guidance that was spiritually empowering, ethically grounded, and always deeply rooted in his Christian faith.

“Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie was a lover of God and people, a leader of leaders, a friend in ministry to countless, ever a Scot, a prolific writer and editor, a knee-worn man of prayer, a joyful encourager, and renowned as a meticulously prepared, vocally remarkable, and spiritually expectant preacher,” says President Mark Labberton. “To have been the first to occupy the Ogilvie Chair of Preaching and to lead the Ogilvie Institute of Preaching at Fuller was a true honor to me. I join the many who will miss him. Let’s pray for his widow, Doris, and his whole family.”

Throughout his ministry Ogilvie was known as a “leader of leaders,” devotedly offering care, encouragement, and support to leaders in ways that multiplied exponentially. “Lloyd Ogilvie welcomed me as a pastor on his church staff and believed in me when I had little more than brash enthusiasm,” says Tod Bolsinger, now vice president and chief of leadership formation at Fuller. “His words were the prayer that ordained me to the gospel ministry. He gave me the charge that shaped my entire vocation: to combine scholarship and church ministry in raising up the next generation of Christian leaders. My life and vocation were unmistakably formed by the words, example, life, and faithfulness of this pastor-preacher.”

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Ogilvie earned his BA at Lake Forest College and ThM at Garrett Theological Seminary, both in Illinois, and pursued postgraduate studies at New College of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Beginning with his ministry as pastor of Winnetka Presbyterian Church in the Chicago area (1956-1962), he developed a deep appreciation for the impact of leaders on society and their need for sensitive pastoral care, cultivating a small group strategy to support them and their families. This emphasis continued in his next pastorate, of First Presbyterian Church in the steel industry town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1962-1972), and then in his 23 years (1972-1995) as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, in California. During his years at that church Ogilvie also offered a nationally syndicated radio and television ministry called “Let God Love You”—a popular weekly television broadcast that ran for 17 years and daily radio broadcast for 10 years.

In 1995 Ogilvie was elected the 61st Chaplain of the United States Senate, a responsibility he carried out with excellence for eight years. In addition to opening the Senate each day in prayer, he counseled senators and their families, met with them about spiritual and moral issues, led and participated in multiple Bible study and prayer groups, and encouraged the weekly Senate Prayer Breakfast. “I saw my role,” he said, “to be an intercessor for the members of the Senate family, a trusted prayer partner, and a faithful counselor to them as they sought to know and do God’s will in the monumental responsibilities entrusted to them.”

From 2003 on, as president of Leadership Unlimited, Ogilvie was often called upon to serve as a speaker, writer, and resource consultant. He was a motivational speaker at many business and professional gatherings, led “Preaching with Passion” clergy conferences, and frequently preached or spoke at churches, retreats, and other events.

“He walked with kings and never lost the common touch,” says Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, senior pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, California. “He taught with the intellect of a scholar and prayed with the passion of a pastor. He was my mentor, my colleague, my dear friend. Lloyd John Ogilvie was a gift to the world.”

In 2006, with Ogilvie’s support, Fuller established the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching, offering resources that empower preachers to seek justice and lead others to join God’s mission in the world. Along with conferences and online resources, the institute launched Micah Groups—small, interdenominational groups in which ministry leaders can receive mutual support and encouragement to work toward justice and reconciliation in their communities. As of today, more than 1,000 leaders have been part of a Micah Group.

A prolific writer, Ogilvie authored over 50 books and was general editor of the 33-volume Communicators Commentary of the Bible. His numerous accolades include being recognized by Baylor University as one of the “Twelve Most Effective Preachers in the English-Speaking World,” as well as receiving nearly 20 honorary degrees from distinguished institutions.

“Lloyd was truly a man of God,” says Tim Dearborn, former director of Fuller’s Ogilvie Institute. “He exemplified bold humility and rich wisdom, and was always an evangelist for the whole gospel—calling people to deeper trust in God and greater pursuit of justice in the world. Lloyd’s warm love, humble graciousness, and prophetic insight were inspiring to me as they were to countless others.”

Says Jennifer Ackerman, current director of the Ogilvie Institute: “Lloyd John Ogilvie’s ministry reach has been boundless, and will no doubt continue to live on through the countless lives touched by God through his voice, heart, and spirit. A highlight in my work has been meeting many of these very lives who recount with shining eyes the baptisms, marriages, personal conversations, and other treasured moments with Dr. Ogilvie that have continued to resonate even decades later. They would surely join me in affirming, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant, well done.’”

Robert Earle obit

Robert Earle, 93, Moderator of TV’s ‘College Bowl,’ Is Dead

 

He was not on the list.

He was a host of G.E. College Bowl, an American game show that was broadcast first by CBS, later by NBC. Earle was the second host of the show, succeeding Allen Ludden, who left the show in 1962 to host Password. Earle hosted College Bowl during the first NBC run, from 1962 to 1970.

In the early 1950s, Earle was an announcer and news anchor for Utica, New York television station WKTV. After he left the station, he was replaced at the anchor desk by Dick Clark, another up-and-coming television personality. Earle then joined the staff of Ithaca College.

Earle was working in General Electric's public-relations office when he heard that Allen Ludden would be leaving College Bowl, and that the producers were seeking a replacement. Earle wanted the job, and his competition consisted of game-show hosts who were unfamiliar with the show's format. Earle prepared for his audition by recording the soundtrack of a College Bowl telecast, retaining the students' answers but removing Allen Ludden's questions. With the help of Ithaca College's audio-visual department, Earle had himself recorded, reading the questions and controlling the recorded answers with a foot pedal. Earle's clever demonstration tape won him the job.

Robert Earle had the same coloring and well-spoken manner as Allen Ludden. Columnist Bob Stahl wrote in TV Guide (Jan. 25, 1964), "When Earle first took over the show... a number of viewers noted his physical resemblance to Ludden. Both are fairly short, have sandy hair, wear horn-rimmed glasses, and sound almost alike." According to Ludden's wife Betty White (from her memoir Here We Go Again), the College Bowl producers deliberately emphasized the resemblance: "They took [Robert] to Allen's optometrist and ordered the same tortoiseshell frames that Allen wore at the time." The pleasant, unflappable Earle projected a calmer, more academic demeanor than Ludden had, which served the tone of the series well until 1970, when the series lapsed. (The sponsor thought it unwise to continue the series while student unrest was in the news.)

After College Bowl, Robert Earle became a familiar face and voice in television commercials. On the weekly Gadabout Gaddis program The Flying Fisherman, Earle represented the sponsor, Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Earle hosted a game show pilot for ABC in 1975 called King of the Hill. The pilot did not sell, but the premise of its endgame was adopted in 1978 as Card Sharks.

Earle served in the United States Navy. In 1951 he graduated from Utica College, then part of Syracuse University, with a bachelor's degree in English. He settled in Ithaca, New York, where he was a media lecturer at Ithaca College.

Earle married Marion Hanna in 1948 and remained married until he died of cancer on June 5, 2019, at age 93.

Keith Birdsong obit

Muskogee art legend Keith Birdsong dies

 

He was not on the list.

Keith Birdsong, 59, born and raised in Muskogee, died today from injuries sustained in a car wreck. He had spent the last year recovering from a massive brain bleed.

Birdsong was an in-demand artist whose work graced TV shows, book covers and even US Postal stamps. He is most famous for his work with TV and movie property Star Trek, for which he created photo-realistic renditions of space ships and cast members ranging from William Shatner to Chris Pine. He used a technique that blended colored pencils and a concoction he called “acrylic wash” to create his works of art.

Using local models, Birdsong also created ethereal works of art depicting complex themes.

Services are scheduled at 2 p.m. June 14 — a month before what would have been his 60th birthday — at Christian Chapel in Muskogee, 4043, Chandler Road.

A self-taught artist, Birdsong grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, until the age of 15. He subsequently moved to California and later to Texas, spending a year in each state. He then moved to Missouri, where he finished school and got married before joining the United States Army. He served in the 82nd Airborne Division. He completed several illustration projects for the Army during this time. He self-identified as being of Cherokee and Muscogee descent.

Birdsong worked as a journalist before becoming a professional illustrator. His chosen medium was acrylic paint and colored pencil. He did illustration work for Star Trek, books of the cyberpunk role-playing game Shadowrun, and children's books such as The Halloween Hex: Hi-Tech Howard.

In addition to book covers, Birdsong's work has appeared in films, on collectors' plates for the Hamilton Collection and the Bradford Exchange, and on U.S. postage stamps, including an issuance honoring American Indian dance and six "Celebrate the Century" stamps that commemorated the 1960s.

 

Birdsong's family includes Sheila Corley, his sister DeeJay Gaugh, his daughter Candice Jordan, and two granddaughters.

Notable clients

United States Post Office

Paramount Studios

NASA

Lucasfilm

Simon & Schuster

Pocket Books

New American Library

Berkley Books

Bradford Exchange

Random House

Prentice Hall

Harlequin

Ace Books

De Laurentiis Studios

Penguin

Roc Books