Efrem Zimbalist Jr - R.I.P. (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Willis]

Efrem Zimbalist Jr passed Friday 05/02 at his residence. News story is here .

He'll be remembered for his timeless role in "The F.B.I." in addition to his daughter's role in "Remington Steele".

Prayers & condolences to his family as we reflect on his contribution to what many here consider the era of a golden age of American TV entertainment.

 

[telzall]

He did a lot of voice work in animation later in life.
Alfred on the highly acclaimed Animated Batman series comes to mind.
He was the "weak" son in House of Strangers with Edward G. Robinson, Richard Conte, Susan Hayward, Luther Adler. An impressive cast in one of my all time favorite movies.
He will be missed!

 

[Matt Hough]

And for people of my generation, he'll be remembered just as strongly for 77 Sunset Strip as he was for The F.B.I.

 

[Keith Cobby]

He will be remembered by me for Home Before Dark and The Crowded Sky, both also with Rhonda Fleming.

 

[Ockeghem]

Besides watching him for many years on the The F.B.I., I grew fond of him reading scripture on various channels that I watch during the week. I had no idea that he did that until only recently. May he rest in peace.

 

[bujaki]

He was the son of the renowned violinist, Efrem Zimbalist, and the great soprano, Alma Gluck, who recorded with her husband and with, among others, Caruso. Both left many recordings in the acoustic era of 78 rpm recordings. Quite an artistic pedigree! RIP.

 

[FanCollector]

Worlds away from his most famous roles, but I have spent the morning enjoying his work on Maverick and Remington Steele. Twenty-five years of deadly seriousness in between did not dull the rascally charm he had when it was called for. He even used a similar voice for the two roles.

 

[Richard V]

An overlooked role. Sam Hendrix, husband to Audrey Hepburn, in Wait Until Dark.

 

[Jack P]

"The FBI" will always be what I associate him with but I also enjoyed his appearances as Dandy Jim Buckley on "Maverick" and its too bad that he couldn't do more of those guest shots because of his "77 Sunset Strip" obligations (I have to admit I have never seen an episode of that show). A very long and productive life.

 

[John Hermes]

I met Efrem at the Andy Williams golf tournament here in San Diego in about 1980. He was in the celebrity tournament and was very nice. We talked about 77 Sunset Strip and he signed a 77 SS comic book I had. Some years later I got Edd "Kookie" Byrnes' signature on the same. Efrem was a very classy guy and good actor.

 

[hanshotfirst1138]

To me, of course, he'll always be Alfred from Batman: The Animated Series, the definitive interpretation of the Batman character. Had no idea he was so old, RIP.