Gary Collins, actor and TV host, dies at 74

LA Times ^

[Perdogg]

Gary Collins, an actor who was the longtime host of the syndicated TV show “Hour Magazine” and a former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died early Saturday in Biloxi, Miss. He was 74.

Collins died of natural causes soon after arriving at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove told the Associated Press

[Not A Snowbird]

Sad. Loved him in Hangar 18. Cheesiest movie ever, but he made it worthwhile. :-)

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Served in the Army, too. RIP, and thanks for your service.

[vladimir998]

R.I.P. There goes someone else I used to see on TV in my youth.

[Tupelo]

Actually Mr Collins and his wife lived in Mississippi for many years. She being a native of the state. Like Morgan Freeman, (who lives in the Mississippi Delta) when some bigot asked, "You can afford to live anywhere you want, why would you live in Clarksdale, Mississippi?" Freeman eplied "Because I can afford to live where I want to."

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

I recall him hosting the Miss America Pageant.

Great host and actor.

RIP.

[rusty millet]

First face that popped into my mind was Gary Coleman!

[ReformationFan]

RIP, Mr. Collins. He played one of Dean Martin’s co-pilots in the original “Airport” film. I also remember seeing him say that he and his wife Mary Ann were Republicans, rare for Hollywood.