Posted on 12/02/2018 8:13:15 AM PST by BenLurkin
Berry was also known for roles on “Mayberry RFD,” the spinoff of “The Andy Griffith Show,” and “Mama’s Family,” a spinoff of “The Carol Burnett Show.”
But he first achieved fame on “F Troop,” which ran on ABC from 1965 to 1967. Berry’s character was the ill-prepared commanding officer of the fictional Fort Courage during the 1800s, and dealt with scheming subordinate officers as well as a local Indian tribe called the Hekawis.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Berry was born Nov. 3, 1933, in Moline, Ill., and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
His turn toward show business received a boost when actor Leonard Nimoy, of “Star Trek” fame, helped him find work entertaining troops as part of the Special Services Corps, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Aside from his former wife, Berry is survived by their daughter, Jennifer, according to ExtraTV.com.
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I can picture the corporal?..hitting everyone with his hat lol
Agarn.
“Where the Hekawis?”
And Larry Storch is still kicking.
THAT’S IT!
He was on Married With Children and he ran the Larry Stock School of Acting and was hysterical in his fun of parodying himself! :)
i love a good sport.
Storch!!! :)
RIP, Captain Parmenter. Hopefully, you and “Wrangler Jane” can be reunited on the other side.
Agarn: “How did the Hekawis get their name?”
Wild Eagle: “Glad you asked. Many moons ago, tribe leave Massachussetts because Pilgrims ruin neighborhood. Tribe travel west, over stream, over river, over mountain, over mountain, over river, over stream. Then come big day. Tribe fall over cliff. That when Hekawi get name. Medicine man say to my ancestor, ‘I think we lost. Where the heck are we?’”
RIP. He was a heckuva dancer, too. Wonderful entertainer.
Starred with Eva Gabor in WAKE ME UP WHEN THE WAR IS OVER.
Ken Berry on doing pratfalls on “F Troop” - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJYJGPjPwg
Spock was his sergeant when he was in the army, and encouraged him to do comedic acting. How paths cross.
The first season of F Troop (black and white) was a brilliant example of Borscht Belt slapstick and burlesque, heavy on the Yiddish humor.
Then it got hit with a double whammy. First was that everybody loved the idea of a romantic relationship between Ken “Captain Parmenter” Barry and exceptionally beautiful Melody “Wrangler Jane” Patterson, except she had just turned 16.
The second was that political correctness reared its ugly, misshapen and evil head, that depicting Indians in any way was offensive. And, as you might expect, it didn’t matter what actual Native Americans, many of whom loved the show, thought. The Nasty Nellies were still going to be offended on their behalf.
So, the second and last season (color) of the show was softened so much that it died.
Spock??? Leonard Nimoy? Or did you mean Larry Storch?
Larry Storch was the star of F Troop..... and still alive at 95. Amazing!
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