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Joe Epperson, Camera Operator on ‘The Tonight Show’ and ‘Full House,’ Dies at 80
The three-time Emmy nominee also worked on ‘All in the Family,’ ‘The Jeffersons,’ ‘The Pee-wee Herman Show’ and music projects featuring Liza Minnelli, Glen Campbell and Whitney Houston.
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Rick Hurst, Actor on ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 79
He played Deputy Cletus Hogg for five seasons on the CBS show, a big hit on Friday nights, before leaving for an ABC version of 'Fawlty Towers' that didn't last long.
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Lalo Schifrin, Acclaimed Composer of ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Mannix’ Themes, Dies at 93
The Argentine native blended jazz and classical music, earned six Oscar noms and four Grammys and inspired a martial-arts legend.
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Bill Moyers, Longtime PBS and CBS Journalist and Documentarian, Dies at 91
Before he came to public television in 1971, he was Lyndon Johnson's press secretary and the publisher of Newsday.
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Thomas H. Brodek, Former Film Producer and ABC Executive, Dies at 86
During five decades in the business, he worked on the Showtime series ‘The Tudors’ and with Stephen King on four TV projects.
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Joe Marinelli, the Cross-Dressing Bunny Tagliatti on ‘Santa Barbara,’ Dies at 68
The former carpenter, who discovered that “pants are a lot more comfortable than nylons,” also recurred as director Donny Spagnoli on ‘The Morning Show.’ Mark Duplass, Alexander Payne and Finneas pay tribute.
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Bobby Sherman, Teen Idol and ‘Here Come the Brides’ Actor, Dies at 81
He came to fame as a singer on 'Shindig!' and had top 10 hits with "Little Woman," "La La La (If I Had You)," "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" and "Easy Come, Easy Go."
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Aki Aleong, Actor in ‘Braddock: Missing in Action III’ and ‘V,’ Dies at 90
He also was in ‘Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story,’ ‘The Quest’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and worked as a singer, music producer, promoter and executive.
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Lynn Hamilton, Actress on ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘The Waltons,’ Dies at 95
She also appeared four times on Broadway and on the soap operas 'Generations' and 'Dangerous Women.'
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Jack Betts, Actor in Spaghetti Westerns and ‘Spider-Man,’ Dies at 96
The Actors Studio alum, billed as Hunt Powers when he was working in those Italian films, also did lots of soap operas.
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Gailard Sartain, Actor in ‘Hee Haw’ and ‘Mississippi Burning,’ Dies at 81
The pride of Tulsa also showed up in three Ernest movies, played The Big Bopper in ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ and did nine films with Alan Rudolph.
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Lou Christie, “Lightnin’ Strikes” and “Rhapsody in the Rain” Singer, Dies at 82
The Pittsburgh native, famed for his distinctive falsetto, also had hits with “The Gypsy Cried,” “Two Faces Have I,” “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” and more.
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