RIP Dennis Weaver and Darren McGavin and Don Knotts by Misstressahara

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RIP Dennis Weaver and Darren McGavin and Don Knotts

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Monday, February 27, 2006 7:19 PM

Two more greats are lost:

Prolific Actor Darren McGavin Dies at 83
Feb 26, 1:02 PM EST

Associated Press

The husky, tough-talking performer went on to become one of the busiest actors in television and film, starring in five TV series, including "Mike Hammer," and endearing holiday audiences with his role as the grouchy dad in the 1983 comedy classic "A Christmas Story."

McGavin also had leading roles in TV's "Riverboat" and cult favorite "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." Among his memorable portrayals was Gen. George Patton in the 1979 TV biography "Ike."

McGavin, 83, died Saturday of natural causes at a Los Angeles-area hospital with his family at his side, said his son Bogart McGavin.

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'Gunsmoke' Actor Dennis Weaver Dies
Feb 27, 12:40 PM EST

Associated Press

Dennis Weaver, the slow-witted deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic Western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud," has died, his publicist said Monday. The actor was 81.

Weaver died of complications from cancer on Feb. 24 at his home in Ridgway, in southwestern Colorado, publicist Julian Myers said.

A struggling actor in Hollywood in 1955, Weaver was earning $60 a week delivering flowers when he was offered $300 a week for a role in a new CBS television series, "Gunsmoke." He learned that another actor had turned down the same role at $400 a week. Weaver summoned his courage and asked for and got $400. By the end of his nine years with "Gunsmoke," he was earning $9,000 a week.

Next came the character Sam McCloud, which Weaver called "the most satisfying role of my career."

The "McCloud" series, 1970-1977, juxtaposed a no-nonsense lawman from Taos, N.M., onto the crime-ridden streets of New York City. His wild-west tactics, such as riding his horse through Manhattan traffic, drove local policemen crazy, but he always solved the case.
Giant," "Seven Angry Men," "Dragnet," "Way ... Way Out" and "The Bridges at Toko-Ri."

Full story for both at http://entertainment.msn.com

Both great men who will be missed.

If I'm a bitch, then life just got interesting

Had to edit and show respect for this other man. Mr Furley was such a cool dude. And hey, he loved his hawaiian shirsts too.

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Monday, February 27, 2006 9:13 PM

GRIFFIN

Sadly we lost Don Knotts last Friday as well.

You've got the light...from the console...keep you, lift you up. They shine like...little angels...zzzzzzzzzzzz.

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Monday, February 27, 2006 9:54 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

Yes, I knew about him, but it was a shock to find out about these two today. *sigh* Time passes. God bless to all three.

If I'm a bitch, then life just got interesting

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