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R.I.P. Steve Landesberg, Barney Miller actor
A.V. Club ^
| December 20, 2010
| A.V. Club
Posted on 12/20/2010 5:15:13 PM PST by John W
Steve Landesberg, a comic actor known for playing wry, bookish types and most widely recognized as Barney Miller’s Arthur P. Dietrich, has died of cancer, according to TMZ. He was 65. Landesberg joined the cast of Barney Miller full time in its second season, playing the highly intellectual, unflappably deadpan detective, the breadth of whose impressive knowledge on a wide variety of obscure subjects both amazes and baffles his fellow officers. Dietrich was a mainstay of the show throughout its run, even making an appearance on Fish, the spinoff starring Abe Vigoda (who is still alive).
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barneymiller; dietrich; stevelandesberg
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:15:15 PM PST
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John W
To: John W
Abe Vigoda is still alive??
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:16:00 PM PST
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: John W
Dietrich was by far and away my favorite character on the show. RIP, and thanks for the laughs.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:16:30 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: John W
He was great in that part...RIP Det Detrich!
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:16:50 PM PST
by
gimme1ibertee
("In a time of universal deceit,telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"-George Orwell)
To: pissant
To: pissant
He was funny as hell on that show.
To: John W
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:17:24 PM PST
by
DrNo
("Facts are stubborn things..." John Adams)
To: John W
Damn Cancer To Hell... RIP Steve.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:17:54 PM PST
by
devane617
(NEVER feed your cats canned Tuna fish. Mercury poisoning.)
To: Joe 6-pack
I loved the lie detector episode where Deitrick claims to have come from another planet.
Barney Miller was the best of the best.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:18:48 PM PST
by
blackdog
To: John W
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:19:23 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.)
To: Joe 6-pack
He was my favorite too. Great dry wit.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:19:58 PM PST
by
Huck
(Antifederalist BRUTUS should be required reading.)
To: John W
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:23:22 PM PST
by
BufordP
("Drink me if you can't take a joke." -- Kool-aid)
To: John W
Oh my. Rest In Peace, Steve, and prayers up for your loved ones.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:23:26 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:23:56 PM PST
by
John W
(Natural-born US citizen since 1955)
To: BufordP
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:24:52 PM PST
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: John W
As popular as Barney Miller was, most of those guys really never went on to other shows.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:25:23 PM PST
by
Lazlo in PA
(Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
To: pissant
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:26:31 PM PST
by
dhs12345
To: John W
Sorry to hear this. He definately kept me watching that show!
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:29:28 PM PST
by
Huskrrrr
To: John W
I still remember lying on the living room floor watching the show with my dad...and seeing the WTC towers in the opening credits.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:29:50 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: blackdog
How about when the “time traveler” hears his name and asks to shake his hand? It was a wonderful show.
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posted on
12/20/2010 5:30:39 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
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