Robert Stack died

[TheShrimp]

I always liked him.

Very funny in "1941" .

Of course he'll be remembered for "Americas Most Wanted" which he started as a personal crusade, IIRC, after losing a son.

According to IMDB.com the last project he was on was called "Butt Ugly Martians". Gotta love a guy who doesn't take himself too seriously -- that's kinda why I liked him.

That Eagle on the muppet show always reminded me of Robert Stack.

 

[bjfinste]

John Walsh was the host of America's Most Wanted after his son was kidnapped and killed.

Stack hosted Unsolved Mysteries.

Nonetheless, I always liked the guy, too.

 

[loophole]

his two best tv roles were as elliot ness of the untouchables and as the lead in 'twelve o'clock high', a war series about bomber pilots in ww 2. they were both favorites of mine when i was a kid.

 

[TheShrimp]

Right BJ -- I just read an obit and they didn't mention it. I thought, "that's strange."

I like John Walsh too.

 

[AR182]

loophole,

robert stack was not in twelve o'clock high. the actor who starred in that show was robert lansing.


i loved the untouchables. desi arnez(sp?) was the producer & I remember reading a story where he was getting pressure from a few different parties asking him to cancel the show. i guess the show was considered too violent for it's day, but probably mild in comparison to today's shows.

 

[kosar]

I used to love Hart to Hart.

RIP

 

[gardenweasel]

elliot ness

elliot ness

the untouchables...before there was color t.v....

 

[loophole]

duh! thanks ar182, i swear i still have stack in that pilot outfit in my head. did stack play a similar role in movies or tv?

 

[TheShrimp]

In "1941" he was a commander or something. Probably in a flight suit. He was in "airplane" too. He spent like 30 years building up the image of "granite man" and then started goofing on it for laughs.

 

[taoist]

One of the funniest movies ever!!!!

One of the funniest movies ever!!!!

A few of Stack's quotable quotes from Airplane:

Capt. Rex Kramer (Stack): Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked, in the head, by an iron boot? Of course you don't--no one does--that never happens. Sorry Ted, that's a dumb question. Skip that.

Capt. Rex Kramer (Stack): Get that finger out of your ear! You don't know where that finger's been!

Capt. Rex Kramer (Stack): Some of us here, particularly me, would like to buy you a drink and shake your hand.

R.I.P.

 

[gardenweasel]

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lansing and stack used to always be mistaken for one another...