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Just a few days late: Lee Majors April 23, 1939 I have plenty of actors that I follow for various reasons. As you know, I enjoy Westerns. My childhood is full of memories of plopping down in front of the...

A beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon here in the Heart of Georgia (Macon) where I plan to pay tribute to a quality character actor. Bradford Dillman April 14, 1930 Bradford Dillman was born on April 14, 1930, in San Francisco, the son of Dean Dillman, a stockbroker, and...

Kurt Russell March 17, 1951 From Wikipedia: Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney...

Daniel J. Travanti March 6, 1940 As I have stated before, one of my favorite genres of television are the procedural type. I have had a fondness for them since The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Mission: Impossible, Dragnet, Peter Gunn, Hawaii Five-O; you get the drift. I began my work career with DFCS...

Here's a Leap Day Special. James Hong February 22, 1929 Even though his birthday is past, I feel we should not overlook this tremendous character actor who just celebrated his 95th birthday. You may...

John Vernon February 24, 1932 Birthday Tribute From Wikipedia: John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best...

Living in Macon, Georgia - the home of Air Force General Robert L. Scott (formerly Col. Scott), my wife and I have watched the biopic about him. Dane Clark had a co-starring role as the Colonel's wingman - Johnny Petach. We viewed this about a month ago. I also caught him as a former Cop...

Richard Long December 17, 1927 As long as I have watched television, lawyers have been part of the landscape. From tv's premier legal eagle, Perry Mason; Matlock; Petrocelli; McKenzie, Brackman, Cheney, Kuzak, et al; Ben Stone; Jack McCoy; Joyce Davenport; even old West lawyers – Brisco...

One of my favorite episodes. I remembered this episode from its original airing. Very powerful and memorable. I have always enjoyed this character portrayed by Chief Dan George. Wonderful tribute. Great memories.

Well, I certainly appreciated the Jack Elam tribute. He has long been a favorite who I first saw and paid attention to in Gary Busey/Mark Hamill's TV series, The Texas Wheelers. He was at the age where he was more into comedy than drama - his appearance as a drunk doctor in The Cannonball...

Dennis Franz October, 28, 1944 Driving through the town of Griffin, Georgia yesterday, I was stopped by a train and I was positioned right next to this sign. Sure seemed like providence to me. I snapped a pic and decided to use it to preface my comments about the amazing Mr. Franz...

Whit Bissell Where would our favorite shows be without characters to populate them. We see them in so many of our favorites that when they appear, it's almost like “old home week”. One of the joys of watching “classic” television is seeing how many of my favorite characters I can spot. I know...

William Windom September 28, 1923 – August 16, 2012 My first encounter with William Windom was his guest starring role as Commodore Matt Decker in one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, The Doomsday Machine. His portrayal of Decker was realistic as he showed fear, horror, obstinance and...

There's a 24 hour rule on tributes, right ... (like the five second rule for dropped food :D) I was so busy yesterday that I neglected to polish and post my tribute to a ubiquitous actor that seems nearly unknown. Do you ever find yourself watching a movie and you see an actor that you have...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for this item ... John Houseman September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988 In the late 70's, two brokerage houses were burning up the airwaves trying to convince you that your not anybody if you don't “listen to E. F. Hutton!” or a...

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One of my very favorite episodes. "New life..." This one really showcases the opening for me, boldly going. Probably 10 when I viewed this and it left a deep impression on me.

Well, didn't realize that I would be first. From Wikipedia: Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema.[1] In a career spanning six decades, he...

Possibly my favorite episodes of the series. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.

Part 2 I guess that I lost track of him until I heard that was going to star in a television mini-series event based on the huge bestselling novel from Stephen King, It. He was cast as Bill Denbrough. Since that book was a personal favorite, I was very pleased that the movie was going to be...

Birthday Tribute to Richard Thomas Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden...

No, I don't subscribe to HBO. I'm not sure I want watch a modern serialized take this classic series. Maybe one day ... .

Birthday Tribute for Raymond Burr Like most people of the '60's, I grew up in a world of three networks if the sky was clear. As a child, I played outside all day long with the neighborhood kids. Television viewing was in the afternoon (after my mom's soaps and before the evening news)...

A favorite book of mine that I read repeatedly during High School ('71 to '75). I was pleased when I heard it was being turned into a film but wary since Disney was the studio. Upon release, I was amazed at how the book's tone was captured, but felt Grier was probably not the best choice or...

I remember watching Pete & Gladys as a youngster - probably in morning syndication. In my viewing of Gunsmoke, The Witness popped up. Excellent episode with Harry playing a kindly father with a sadistic streak a mile long. If you only know him as Col. Potter or Joe Gannon, prepare to be stunned.

Birthday tribute to David Janssen featuring my musings concerning a two season series called Harry O. Great introduction by Jeff and wonderful memories from Randall, not sure if my small paragraphs are up to the task. As I continue to view “classic” television, David Janssen's name has been...

My selection for Burt's Birthday was Evening Shade - his most successful solo (ensemble) series, but I have taken a rather round about way of getting there. Thanks to tv on dvd as well as film favorites, I will mention performances that are memorable to me as a fan. Here goes: Seems like...

Robert Duvall (Happy 92nd Birthday - 01-05-23) I was asked to contribute to this thread for Mr. Duvall's birthday tribute. I have visited this thread and am awed by the thoughts, pictures and video's that are found here. I am not sure my meager contribution is necessary, but I will attempt to...