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Daniel Patrick Harrington, Jr., (August 13, 1929 – January 6, 2016), known as Pat Harrington, Jr. or simply Pat Harrington, a voice, stage, and television actor, best known for his role as building superintendent “Schneider” on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time.
Harrington became famous in the 1950s as a member of Steve Allen’s television comedy troupe, the “Men on the Street” (which also included Don Knotts, Tom Poston and Louis Nye). Harrington also gained considerable recognition for his many appearances as the comedic Italian immigrant “Guido Panzini” on The Jack Paar Show in the mid-1950s. In the 1959-1960 season, he played the recurring role of Pat Hannigan in eleven episodes of Danny Thomas’s CBS sitcom, Make Room for Daddy.
Hannigan is the pending son-in-law of Thomas’ character of Danny
Williams; he is engaged to older daughter Terry Williams, played by
Penny Parker after Sherry Jackson, who originally filled the role, vacated the series in 1958. Just a few weeks before Harrington’s passing, Marjorie Lord, another alumnus of The Danny Thomas Show who played Thomas’ second wife in the series, died on November 28, 2015.In the 1964–1965 television season, he guest-starred on numerous programs, including ABC’s sitcom The Bing Crosby Show and NBC’s Kentucky Jones (starring Dennis Weaver). In a 1965 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (“The Bow-Wow Affair”), Harrington reprised his role as “Guido Panzini” (who he also played in the February 8, 1966 episode of McHale’s Navy and in the May 2, 1983 episode of One Day At A Time). (Wikipedia)
Jim Perry Dead: Game Show Host Was 82

Jack Edward Larson (February 8, 1928 – September 20, 2015) Actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the TV series Adventures of Superman.
His other TV credits include
- 1955 Navy Log
- 1960 The Millionaire
- 1965 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- 1991 Superboy
- 1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
L.I.M. Mr. Larson
Martin Milner Dead: ‘Adam 12, ‘Route 66’ Star Was 83
Such sad news. He was a great actor. Thanks for all the hours of enjoyment. L.I.M. Mr. Milner.
We Love Soaps: Randolph Mantooth Reveals Cancer Battle: “I Am Feeling Stronger Every Day”

Yvonne Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015)
A true icon. Rest in peace.

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Jack Carter (June 24, 1922 – June 28, 2015) Comedian, actor and host.
He hosted an early television variety program called “Cavalcade of Stars" on the DuMont Network. He was lured to NBC to host his own program titled The “Jack Carter Show. Carter” recommended Jackie Gleason take his place as host of “Cavalcade of Stars”. The “Jack Carter Show” appeared under the banner of the “Saturday Night Revue“,
NBC’s two and a half hour Saturday night programming slot. Carter
hosted his show for one hour each week followed by the ninety minute “Your Show of Shows“ starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris. Carter remained friends with Sid Caesar his entire life and delivered the eulogy at his funeral.He made appearances on many television series, including “Diagnosis: Unknown“, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, “The Rockford Files“, “The Wild Wild West“, “The Kallikaks”, “7th Heaven”, “The Road West“, “Sanford and Son”, “Tattletales“, “Monk“, “Desperate Housewives“ and “Shameless“. His last round of work included a cameo on “New Girl“ and a voice on “Family Guy“. He was also a frequent panelist on the game show “Match Game“ – Wikipedia
Just watched him in an odd episode of Tales From The Darkside this morning.

Dick Van Patten (December 9, 1928 – June 23, 2015) Actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the television comedy-drama “Eight is Enough“.
He was featured in the role of Nels Hansen in the 1949 TV series “Mama“, which ran from 1949 to 1957. He also appeared in episodes of “Sanford and Son“, “Banacek“, “Arrested Development”, “The Brian Keith Show“, “Cannon”, “The Streets of San Francisco”, “Adam-12“, “Emergency!“, and “Happy Days“.
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