All you Monk fans.

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Do you know that Stanley Kamel died today?

http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/tv/main4004527.shtml

[tammywammy]

1. Ahhh, really?!?!?!

He was great on that show.

I remember he was also in that Six Feet Under episode where he played death.

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2. He was relatively young.

No indication there was a long term illness involved.

How do you think they're going to handle his absence on the show?

[tammywammy]

3. This article says heart attack

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/e3i68da3335ae1b7128a04e4d8680145025

Yeah he was young, only 65. How sad.

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6. Didn't he play a psychiatrist on Mash, too?

[devilgrrl]

10. No. That was Alan Arbus

ex-husband of famed photographer Diane Arbus.

[Mojambo]

4. Not sure. It would be tempting to write it in as a murder for Monk to solve

But I think that could be seen as quite inappropriate, depending on how his family felt about it.

They did do a storyline a while back about Dr Kroger wanting to retire. It was the one where Monk goes to the one armed therapist, which was a damn funny scene.

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5. I'm sure it will be with the family's approval.

The worst thing they can do, is not acknowledge him at all.

[tammywammy]

7. That was pretty damn funny

I love Monk

[Bennyboy]

11. I think it will make the show more interesting....

having Monk deal with another shrink or nine, getting to know that person etc.

[AteAlien]

8. NO!

damn. RIP

[myrna minx]

9. Oh no. RIP. n/t

[emilyg]

12. RIP.