Ken Berry, star of ‘F Troop,’ dead at 85

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[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.

[lizma2]

We had PC back then?

You don’t notice a lot when you are in grade school other than the USSR and the nuclear bomb? I remember the anti-Goldwater commercial LBJ ran. I was 6 and it scared the crap out of me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbIfVEboAzg

Back then we had 4 stations and every night kids spent the evening with their parents watching TV. No computers, no phone. We pay a price for progress.

Anyway.. Remember F troop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS-Sv_Mthok