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ALL-AMERICAN FEATURES FOR 1941!

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TELEVISION DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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A 1965 TV commercial for Pillsbury Flaky Biscuits featuring one of the 
first appearances of the Pillsbury Doughboy (Poppin’ Fresh) who was 
voiced by Paul Frees (below).

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Paul Frees (Solomon Hersh Frees)

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CHARACTER ACTOR HAS DIED AT 91

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Ted Beniades (Theodore Cleanthis Beniades)
(November 17, 1922 – October 24, 2014)

Beniades, a veteran actor who as an old-school undercover cop busts Al Pacino’s
Tony Montana for tax evasion in Scarface (1983), has died.

His family announced Beniades, who earlier starred as a detective on the gritty
1967-69 ABC series N.Y.P.D., died peacefully today at his home in Brookville, Pa.

Beniades also appeared with Pacino in Serpico (1973) and was in The Next Man
(1976), starring Sean Connery.

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FROM PDX RETRO ~

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Original television run on CBS: September 24, to May 12, 1966

 

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posted by Bob Karm in Candy,CHILDREN,CLASSIC ADS,CURRENT EVENTS,Food/Drink,HOLIDAY,Hoor/Sci-Fi,Sitcom,TV and have No Comments

FAMOUS SPEECH ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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