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Johnny Crawford, RIP

Actor Johnny Crawford, known for playing Chuck Connors’ son in ABC series “The Rifleman” from 1958-63, died at a care facility on April 29. He was 75.

MSTies will remember him as Horsey in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and as Ken Brewster in the movie in episode […]

RIP Michael Collins

NAPLES, Fla. — Astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in orbit 60 miles above the moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to walk on the lunar surface, died at a hospice facility here on April 28. He was 90.

He […]

Shunsuke Kikuchi, RIP

TOKYO, Japan — Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi died of pneumonia at a medical facility here on April 24. He was 89.

Kikuchi made his professional debut as a soundtrack composer in the 1961 film “Hachininme” and composed for numerous anime, live-action series and films, particularly for Toei and Shochiku. He may be […]

RIP James Hampton

Fort Worth, Texas–Character actor James Hampton, perhaps best remembered as untalented bugler Hannibal Dobbs in 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” died April 7, at his home here of Parkinson’s disease complications. He was 84.

Hampton had a long career in film and television before retiring to his native Texas, including roles in “The […]

RIP Roger Mudd

MCLEAN, VA — Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS, who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, died at his home here March 9 of complications of kidney failure. He was 93.

MSTies will remember that he was mentioned […]