Posted on 03/19/2008 7:22:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ivan Dixon, best known for his role as Staff Sgt. James Kinchloe on the '60s television classic, "Hogan Heroes," has died.
He was 76.
His daughter said Dixon died Sunday at a hospital in Charlotte after a hemorrhage and of complications from kidney failure.
In addition to acting, Dixon directed hundreds of episodes of television shows, including "The Waltons," "The Rockford Files," "Magnum, P.I." and "In the Heat of the Night."
Dixon's acting credits predate "Hogan Heroes." He was a stunt double for Sidney Poitier in the 1958 movie "The Defiant Ones."
Poitier said in a statement that you had to be careful working with Dixon because he "was quite likely to walk off with the scene."
Dixon began his acting career on Broadway in plays including "A Raisin in the Sun."
On film, his credits include "Something of Value," "Nothing But a Man" and the cult favorite "Car Wash."
Mark
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