Old Yeller’ star Kevin Corcoran dies of cancer at 66

AP ^ | October 7, 2015 | Lynn Elber

[Dacula]

Kevin Corcoran, who starred as a child actor in the classic movie "Old Yeller" and switched to behind-the-camera work as a producer on "The Shield" and other TV series, has died. He was 66.

[Darren McCarty]

Old Yeller. Toughest movie for me to watch. I love labs.

Although I'm sure every duck, squirrel, and chipmunk cheers at the ending.

[patriot08]

Awww...RIP, sir.

[yarddog]

Disney made an absolute gem of a movie in the late 50s.

“Darby O’Gill and the Little People”. It gets good ratings but one hardly ever hears anything about it. It even had Sean Connery singing and he was pretty good too.

[Hot Tabasco]

In retrospect, when I look back on when I first saw Old Yeller, it had the profound effect on me that the friendships of dogs and other animals are to be cherished.........

I know, that sounds corny........

[brivette]

indeed..

[Gator113]

It’s not at all corny.

[eyedigress]

RIP

[stylecouncilor]

I watch it every St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a classic!

[Pappy Smear]

Here is Bill Murray talking about Old Yeller in the movie Stripes.

C'mon, who cried when they shot Old Yeller?

Stripes and Old Yeller

[EveningStar]

Yep! Saw them all first run. :)

[LottieDah]

“I do so miss the original Disney Channel of the 1980s. I have to believe the shows as aired then would be moneymakers.”

Disney is sitting on a gold mine. They can create a Disney Boomer Channel and show all the old programs that us boomers would enjoy. Imagine being able to watch the Wonderful World of Color, Elfego Baca, The Scarecrow of Romeny Marsh ad a host of other programs.

[Starstruck]

Yep! Saw them all first run. :)

Me too. Elfego Baca. Texas John Slaughter. Mike Fink.

[EveningStar]

I saw those too. :)

[JohnnyP]

Mike Fink, King of the River?

[yarddog]

Also “Rob Roy”, “Swamp Fox”, and “Davy Crockett”.

[Publius]

Played by the unique Jeff York.

[Starstruck]

I saw those too. :)

Paladin. Wanted Dead or Alive. Johnny Yuma. We are getting old.

[Starstruck]

Mike Fink, King of the River?

Of course. "Texas John Slaughter made them do what the ought"r because if they didn't they'd die."

[CAluvdubya]

Yeah, I watched it once...never again.

I couldn't even handle the Lassie TV show without bawling . Once I heard what happened to Old Yeller at the end, I never watched it. I still have no desire to see it.

[LottieDah]

All those old Disney shows were great. Way better than the crap that is on now. As I said, Disney is sitting on a gold mine and they don’t even know it.