danno is dead

[niyad]

Actor who played Danno on 'Hawaii Five-O' dies


Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-O," died Thursday at age 72. MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of "natural causes," but no direct cause was specified.

In a career that spanned more than four decades, MacArthur was most recognized for his role as detective Danny "Danno" Williams on "Hawaii Five-O," which aired from 1968 to 1980. Episodes often ended with detective Steve McGarrett, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catch phrase: "Book 'em, Danno."

Jack Lord, who starred as McGarrett, died in 1998.

MacArthur quit the role of McGarrett's sidekick a year before the program's final season.

"Quite frankly, I grew bored," he explained on his website. "The stories became more bland and predictable and presented less and less challenge to me as an actor."

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[emilyg]

1. rip - to the person(s) who unrec'd - why?

[razorman]

2. I remember MacArthur's role as a young officer in "Battle Of The Bulge",

in which he survived the Malmedy Massacre. He will always be remembered as Danno, though. Interesting tidbit: The actor, Charles Durning, is an actual survivor of that massacre, as well as the Omaha Beach landings.