Barry Morse, Who Played the Dogged Detective in "The Fugitive," Is Dead at 89

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I never saw this mentioned here, so I'll post this.

Barry Morse, Who Played the Dogged Detective in ‘The Fugitive,’ Is Dead at 89

Barry Morse, famous for his portrayal of the cold-hearted detective who relentlessly pursues the wrongly convicted Richard Kimble for four seasons in "The Fugitive," one of the biggest TV hits of the 1960s, died Saturday in London. He was 89.

His death was confirmed by Robert E. Wood, a friend and a co-author of Mr. Morse’s autobiography, "Remember With Advantages: Chasing 'The Fugitive' and Other Stories From an Actor’s Life," (McFarland & Company, 2007).

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Gerard actually appeared in only 37 of the episodes, but his image was used in the opening credits, and the threat of his sudden appearance was never far from the mind of the fugitive or the audience.

For years after the series ended, Mr. Morse joked that "he was the most hated man in America," Mr. Wood said of his friend on Monday. "Little old ladies would come up to him in airports and whack at him with their purses, screaming, 'Why didn’t you leave that man alone?' "


more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/arts/05morse.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin


The actor Barry Morse. (Associated Press, 1964)

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[apocalypsehow]

1. This was a show my family followed in the 1960's

I was pretty young, but I remember it fondly. RIP.

[onehandle]

2. I mostly remember him from a season or two of "Space 1999."

A fine actor.

[reprehensor]

4. Yeah.

Commander Koenig never had a better doctor.

[calimary]

3. He was a really terrific onscreen villain.

Just the best. I vaguely remember "The Fugitive" with David Janssen and Barry Morse from when I was much younger. And I remember that anecdote he told about being swatted by insensed little old ladies out in civilian land. He made people hate him. The classic signal of a GREAT actor.

[Liberal In Texas]

5. Another little chunk from my past gone. RIP Mr. Morse. n/t

[MisterP]

6. President Cyclops! such a long career n/t