PASSAGES 2012 - TV

Robert Hegyes [1/26]
Juan Epstein on “Welcome Back Kotter” (1975-79)

Ian Abercrombie [1/26]
Mr. Pitt on “Seinfeld” (1994-95)
Alfred on “Birds of Prey” (2002-03)

John Rich [1/29]
Director:
“The Dick Van Dyke Show” (41 eps, 1961-66)
“Gomer Pyle, USMC” (26 eps, 1967-69)
"All in the Family” (86 eps, 1971-74)
“Benson” (43 eps, 1980-82)
“Mr. Sunshine” (11 eps, 1986)

Phil Bruns, 80 [2/8]
TV character guest actor from 1960s – 1990s
4 different “Barney Miller” episodes playing different characters
George Shumay on “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” (1976)
The original Morty Seinfeld on "Seinfeld" (1 episode, 1990)

Davy Jones, 66 [2/29]
Davy on “The Monkees” (1966-68)

Joan Taylor, 82 [3/4]
Milly Scott on “The Rifleman” (1960-62)

Dennis Bowen, 61 [3/9]
Todd Ludlow on “Welcome Back, Kotter” (1975-77)

Jim Duffy [3/23]
Animator:
“Super Friends” (1981)
“The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang” (1981)
“The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show” (1983)
“Smurfs” (1983-84)
Producer on “G.I. Joe” (1985-86)

Warren Stevens, 92 [3/27]

Rojan on the “Star Trek” episode “By Any Other Name” (1968)

Col. Chaffey on the “MASH” episode “The Gun” (1975)

Garry Walberg, 90 [3/27]
Speed on “The Odd Couple” (1970-74)
Lt. Frank Monahan on “Quincy M.E.” (1976-83)

Mike Wallace, 93 [4/7]
“60 Minutes” founding correspondent (1968-08)

Paul Bogart, 92 [4/15]
Director:
“All in the Family” (97 eps, 1975-79)
“Archie Bunker’s Place” (9 eps, 1979-82)

Dick Clark, 82 [4/18]

Host:
“American Bandstand” (1956-87)
“Pyramid” [$10K, $25K and $100K] (1973-88)
“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” (1979-2011)
“TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes” (1984-88)

George Murdock, 81 [4/30]
Dr. Salik on “Battlestar Galactica” (1978-79)
Lt. Scanlon on “Barney Miller” (1976-82)
Testikov on “The Marine Bioligist” episode of “Seinfeld” (1994)

Bob Stewart, 91 [5/4]
Creator of “The Price is Right”, “To Tell the Truth”, “Password” and “Pyramid”

George Lindsey, 83 [5/6]
Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” (1964-68) and “Mayberry R.F.D.” (1968-71)

5/8 Maurice Sendak, 83
character designs for “Little Bear” [1995-2001]

Janet Carroll, 71 [5/22]
Carol Danzig on “Bronx Zoo” (1987-88)
Doris Dial on “Murphy Brown” (1990-96)
Gary on “Married with Children” (1994-97)

Dee Caruso, 83 [5/27]
Writer, “The Monkees” (1966-68), “Get Smart” (1965-68)

Dick Beals, 85 [5/29]
voice of "Speedy," the Alka Seltzer mascot

Kathryn Joosten, 72 [6/2]
Mrs. Landingham on “The West Wing”(1999-2002)

Richard Dawson, 79 [6/2]
Cpl. Newkirk on “Hogan’s Heroes” (1965-71)
Panelist on “Match Game” (1973-78)
Host of “Family Feud” (1976-85)

Caroline John, 71 [6/5]
Liz Shaw on “Doctor Who” (1970)

Frank Cady, 96 [6/8]
Sam Drucker on “Green Acres”, “Petticoat Junction” and “Beverly Hillbillies” (1965-71)

Doris Singleton, 92 [6/26]
Caroline Appleby in “I Love Lucy” (1953-57)

Don Grady, 68 [6/27]
Robbie Douglas on “My Three Sons” (1960-71)

Andy Griffith, 86 [7/3]
Sheriff Andy Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show” (1960-68)
Benjamin Matlock on “Matlock” (1986-95)

Ernest Borgnine, 95 [7/8]
Quinton McHale on “McHale’s Navy” (1962-66)

Ginny Tyler, 86
Jan on “Space Ghost” (1966)
Invisible Girl on “The Fantastic Four” (1978)

Don Brinkley, 91 [7/14]
Created the TV series “Trapper John, M.D.”

Bill Asher, 90
 Director:
“Bewitched” (131 eps, 1964-72)
“Gidget” (7 eps, 1965-66)
“Alice” (27 eps, 1977-79)
Producer: "Bewitched” (147 eps, 1967-72)

Tom Davis, 59 [7/19]
Writer, “Saturday Night Live” (1975-81, ’85-’95, ’02-’03)

Sherman Hemsley, 74 [7/24]
George Jefferson on “All in the Family” (1973-75) and “The Jeffersons” (1975-85)
Deacon Earnest Frye on “Amen” (1986-91)

Mary Tamm, 62 [7/26]
Romana on “Doctor Who” (1978-79)

Norman Alden, 87 [7/27]
Actor, 2 episodes of “Steve Canyon” (1958-59)
Aquaman on “Super Friends” (1973) and “The All-New Super Friends Hour” (1977)
Frank Heflin on “Electra Woman and Dyna Girl” (1976)

R.G. Armstrong, 95 [7/27]
Actor, first two episodes of “The Rifleman”

Russ Mayberry, 27 [7/27]
Director:
 “That Girl” (1969-70)
 “The Brady Bunch” (1970-71)
“Search” (1972-73)

Irving Fein, 101 [8/10]
Producer, “The Jack Benny Program” (1952-65)

Ron Palillo, 63 [8/14]
Arnold Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter” (1975-79)
Sgt. Squealy on “Laverne & Shirley in the Army” (1981-82)

Biff Elliot, 89 [8/15]
Schmitter on “The Devil in the Dark” episode of “Star Trek” (1967)

William Windom, 88 [8/16]
Commodore Decker on “The Doomsday Machine” episode of “Star Trek” (1967)

Phyllis Diller, 95 [8/20]
Regular panelist on “Hollywood Squares” in its many permutations

Jerry Nelson [8/23]
Count von Count, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Herbert Birdsfoot, Herry Monster, the Amazing
Mumford,  half of Two-Headed Monster on “Sesame Street” (1970-2009)
Scred on "Saturday Night Live" (1975-76)
Robin the Frog, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Camilla the Chicken and Crazy Harry on “The
Muppet Show” (1976-81)
Gobo Fraggle on “Fraggle Rock” (1983-87)
Statler on "Muppets Tonight" (1996-97)

Claire Malis, 69 [8/24]
Rose Polniaczek on “The Facts of Life” (6 episodes, 1983-88)

 Michael Rye, 94 [9/21]
Green Lantern & Apache Chief on “Challenge of the Super Friends” (1978), “Super Friends”
(1980-83), “SuperFriends” (1984) & “The Super Powers Team” (1985)
Narrator & Basketball Announcer on “The Super Globetrotters” (1979)
Duke Igthorn & King Gregor on “Adventures of the Gummi Bears” (1985-91)

Ken Sansom, 85 [10/8]
voice of Winnie the Pooh’s Rabbit in TV, film & home video (1988-2009)

Alex Karras, 77 [10/10]
George Papadapolis on “Webster” (1983-89)

Gary Collins, 74 [10/13]
Host, “Hour Magazine” (1980-88)

Bob Brunner, 78 [10/28]
Writer:
“The Odd Couple” (1972-73)
“Happy Days” (1974-78)
“Diff’rent Strokes” (1984-85)
Originated the “Fonzie” nickname, the catchphrase “Sit on it” and wrote the infamous “jump the
shark” episode

Leonard Termo, 77 [10/30]
Joe in “The Mango” episode of “Seinfeld” (1993)

Margaret Nichols, 82 [11/5]
Animator:
“The Scooby Doo/Dynomutt Hour” (1976)
3 separate “Super Friends” series (1977-79)
3 separate “Scooby Doo” series (1977-83)
“Smurfs” (1981-84)
Sequence director for “G.I. Joe” (1985-86)
“Transformers” (1986-87)
Animation director for “Muppet Babies” (1985-88)

Lucille Bliss, 96 [11/8]
Smurfette on “The Smurfs” (1981-90)

Emily Squires, 71 [11/21]
Director, “Sesame Street” (1982-2007)

Larry Hagman, 81 [11/23]
Major Tony Nelson on “I Dream of Jeannie”(1965-70)
J.R. Ewing on “Dallas” (1978-91, 2012-13)

12/1 Reinhold Weege, 62
Writer:
“Barney Miller” (1976-79)
“Night Court” (1984-90)
Creator/Executive Producer -  “Night Court”

Don Medford, 95 [12/12]
Director:
“The Rifleman” (1959-60)
“Twilight Zone” (1960-63)
“Airwolf” (1985)

Charles Durning, 89 [12/24]
Father Hubley on “Everybody Loves Raymond” (1998-2002)
Michael Gavin on “Rescue Me” (2004-11)

Jack Klugman, 90 [12/24]
Oscar Madison on “The Odd Couple” (1970-75)
Dr. Quincy on “Quincy M.E.” (1976-83)
Henry Willows on “You Again?” (1986-87)