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| Dobie Gillis dead at 87 |
| 2022-01-10 |
| [Fox] Actor Dwayne Hickman, best known as the star of the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," has died at age 87. Hickman’s publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed his death to Fox News Digital on behalf of the late actor’s family. Boll noted that he died on Jan. 9 in Los Angeles, Calif. due to complications caused by Parkinson's disease. In addition to his best-known TV hit, Hickman was also on "The Bob Cummings Show" before starring as the titular Dobie Gillis, which ran for 147 episodes between 1959 and 1963. The series saw the crew-cut sporting Hickman as a 25-year-old student always trying to court the best-looking, unattainable girls from around town. His friend and co-star, Bob Denber of "Gilligan’s Island," played his best friend, Maynard G. Krebs. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #7 complications caused by Parkinson's disease. Thanks God he didn't die of Covid! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-01-10 23:26 |
| #6 I still have the books. |
| Posted by: bman 2022-01-10 15:40 |
| #5 He was also Robert Cummings' nephew on "Love That Bob". |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2022-01-10 13:18 |
| #4 Mrs. Warthog and I met him once in Carmel, CA. We were in front of an art gallery admiring some paintings. Turns out he was the artist and we chatted for a bit with him and his wife. He invited us to the opening but we couldn't make it. A nice guy and a pretty good painter.. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-01-10 09:26 |
| #3 I thought Tuesday Weld was really pretty (played Thalia in Dobie G) even into the 1980s. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-01-10 09:03 |
| #2 WATCH The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/... |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2022-01-10 00:18 |
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| Posted by: Woodrow 2022-01-10 00:16 |