[Army Air Corps]

The actor is Thom Christopher. That is a cool “brush with fame” story. It is good to hear about an actor or actress who has not forgotten that they are a human being.

I watched the show dutifully when I was a kid both when it originally aired and when it entered into syndication. Thanks to that show, I still have this thing about women in spandex (especially Erin Grey).

[Calvin Locke]

I heard Erin Grey and Gil whatshisname a while back, talking about the last season. "...and we were told the new director was really good, since he was the director that rode "Gunsmoke" into the sunset, and the last director of [another cancelled series], and he even shut down [yet another cancelled show]...."

"We asked, 'Are trying to tell us something????'"

[Ciexyz]

Thom Christopher went on to perform in one of the TV soap operas, then I lost track of his career. Sometimes I wish The Powers That Be in TV and Movieland would bring back all these fine character actors for even a bit part in some current production, much like Mel Gibson did when he made “Gunsmoke” and hired Robert Fuller from the old Wagon Train series, plus a number of old-time cowboy actors, for a small but memorable poker-playing scene in his film.