The final episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,” which featured guest stars Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams, aired on CBS in 1960. Two daytime dramas, ABC’s “General Hospital” and NBC’s “The Doctors,” debuted in 1963. “The Doctors” aired through Dec. 31, 1982. ”The Andy Griffith Show” concluded its eight season run on CBS in 1968. […]
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Character Actor Bill Daily Dies at 91
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Bill Daily, who is remembered for his roles on sitcoms “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” died on Sept. 4 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born William Edward Daily on Aug. 30, 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa. Daily grew up in Chicago where he eventually would hire a CPA named Bob Newhart […]
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Ron Glass, who is remembered for playing Det. Ron Harris on 1975-82 ABC sitcom “Barney Miller,” passed away Friday evening of respiratory failure. He was 71. Born on July 10, 1945 in Evansville, Indiana, Glass made his stage debut at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to Hollywood. His early TV appearances included guest […]
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Jack Riley, who is remembered for playing neurotic Elliot Carlin on 1972-78 CBS sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show,” died on Saturday after succumbing to pneumonia and infection following a long illness. He was 80. Born December 30, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, Riley switched his career interest from baseball to acting after obtaining a radio job, […]
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