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M*A*S*H ACTOR HAS DIED AT 95!

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               Allan Arbus
(February 15, 1918 – April 19, 2013)

(TV Guide) – Allan Arbus, who played psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on
"
M*A*S*H”, died Friday, April 19, at home in Los Angeles, his daughter Amy
confirmed to The New York Times.

Abrus, who had served as a military photography in the Army and ran a
fashion photography business before becoming an actor, was so convincing
in his role as Maj. Freedman, that co-star Alan Alda often found himself
opening up to Arbus.

"I was so convinced that he was a psychiatrist I used to sit and talk with him
between scenes," Alda said in an interview with the Archive of American
Television. "After a couple months of that I noticed he was giving me these
strange looks, like ‘How would I know the answer to that?’"

In addition to "M*A*S*H," Arbus also appeared in "Starsky and Hutch,"
"Cagney and Lacy" and "Judging Amy." His last television appearance was
on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" in 2000.

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FRANK BANK HAS DIED AT 71

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Frank Bank attends the 2005 TV Land Awards held at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on March 13, 2005
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            Frank Bank
(April 12, 1942 – April 13, 2013)

Bank was known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the 
CBS/ABC television sitcom series Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to
1963.
He died this morning, one day after turning 71. He had been
a bond broker in Los Angeles. 

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Clarence ‘Lumpy’ Rutherford (Frank Bank), Edward ‘Eddie’ Haskell
(Ken Osmond) and Wallace ‘Wally’ Cleaver (Tony Dow) from an
episode of Leave It To Beaver.

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Leave It to Beaver cast in 1998

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TONY DOW TURNED 68 TODAY

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Tony Dow

Tony Lee Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom
Leave It to Beaver (CBS/ABC) ,
which ran in primetime from 1957 to
1963. He played big brother Wally Cleaver. Before his acting career,
Dow was a Junior Olympics diving champion
.

 

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DAVID CASSIDY TURNED 63

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David Bruce Cassidy is a former teen idol, best known for his role as 
Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom
The Partridge Family on
ABC (1970 to 1974). He still performs today.

 


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NEW TO DVD THIS WEEK!

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Season six consists of 28 episodes (Sep.13, 1987 – May 1, 1988) 

The sitcom Family Ties aired on NBC from September 22, 1982 until
May 14, 1989 for a total of seven seasons. It won multiple awards,
including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Michael J. Fox as
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.


 

 

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