James Farentino Dead; Actor Dies Of Heart Failure At 73
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/james-farentino-dead-acto_n_1229750.html
LOS ANGELES Actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman. He was 73.
Farentino died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after a long illness, said the spokesman, Bob Palmer.
Farentino starred alongside Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in the 1980 science fiction film "The Final Countdown." The movie featured a modern aircraft carrier that travels back in time to Pearl Harbor hours before the Japanese attack.
Farentino also starred opposite Patty Duke in 1969's "Me, Natalie."
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Many of you know Marta and I have many friends from the classic or golden era of TV. We never met Mr Farentino. We do have several friends in common that spoke well of him.
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Samantha
(9,314 posts)I really enjoyed his work. 73 is still young. RIP.
Sam
davidwparker
(5,397 posts)RIP
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,804 posts)So sorry to hear this. I have the miniseries on tape when it reaired in the 80s.
R.I.P. I enjoyed his appearances very much.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Farentino starred alongside Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in the 1980 science fiction film "The Final Countdown." The movie featured a modern aircraft carrier that travels back in time to Pearl Harbor hours before the Japanese attack.
The same modern aircraft carrier was used to go back and time and plant Obama's birth announcements in the Honolulu newspapers.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)FarPoint
(12,472 posts)Thanks for the giggles. (((hug)))
lunatica
(53,410 posts)They must have gone forward in time to see he'd be President first though. It's the only logical explanation left.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I had it on "VHS tape" and it wasn't cheap, either!
RIP, Mister Farentino.
Way too young to go.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,350 posts)As an aviation buff/student, it was quite a joy to see the workings of an aircraft carrier. Scifi, WW2 and big loud jet airplanes. What more could you ask for?
You could tell some of those extras were real live sailors.
I think I'll go watch it on NF instant.
RIP, James Farentino.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)That's something that a lot of people would not have done.
MADem
(135,425 posts)AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)hlthe2b
(102,468 posts)I always liked him. RIP, Mr. Farentino... Ahh, all the actors of my early childhood seem to be leaving us. sigh....
calimary
(81,557 posts)And the guy who voiced the Robot in "Lost in Space," Dick Tufeld, died Sunday. Dang.
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