Rest In Peace, Classic TV Friends

Time marches on and we continue to lose members of our classic tv “family.” We recently said farewell to:

  • Programming executive Douglas S. Cramer, who worked on such classic shows as The Brady Bunch, The Odd Couple, Star Trek and Wonder Woman
  • Actress Arlene Golonka, best known for her roles as Millie Hutchins (The Andy Griffith Show) and Millie Swanson (Mayberry R.F.D.)
  • Actor Charles Grodin, who guested on such classic series as The Big Valley, The F.B.I. and The Virginian. He was probably remembered most for his movie roles and frequent appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  • Actor Robert Hogan, who appeared on such shows as Alice, Barnaby Jones, The F.B.I., Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and The Rockford Files over his six-decade career
  • Actor Gavin MacLeod, remembered for his roles on The Love Boat, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and McHale’s Navy, along with numerous guest shots on classics like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Hawaii Five-O, The Munsters and Perry Mason
  • Actor Doug Mossman, Detective Frank Kamana on the original Hawaii Five-O
  • Actress Erin O’Brien, who guested on numerous 1950s-60s shows like 77 Sunset Strip, Bat Masterson, Maverick, Perry Mason and Sugarfoot
  • Paul Soles, remembered for voicing Spider-Man (1967-70) and Hermey the Misfit Elf (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
  • Actor Clarence Williams III, who portrayed Linc Hayes on The Mod Squad