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Scott Brady
Nov 7, 2011, 11:57:06 PM11/7/11
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Character actor Alan Fudge, best known for recurring roles in TV
series including "Man From Atlantis," "Eischied" "Paper Dolls" and,
most recently, "7th Heaven," died Oct. 10 in Los Angeles of lung and
liver cancer, which he had been fighting for about a year. He was 67.
Fudge amassed almost 140 smallscreen credits over the course of 37
years in addition to roles in 17 films including "Capricorn One,"
"Chapter Two," "The Border," "Brainstorm," "The Natural" (he played
Robert Redford's father but had no lines) and "Edward Scissorhands."
Writer-producer Graham Yost said of Fudge: "Personally, Alan was one
of the most generous, kind and caring men I have ever known. Many of
the roles he played over the years reflected that side of him. And
then there were the roles where he got to go really dark and twisted
-- those were the roles that made all of us who knew him smile and
applaud. He was a great actor and a great man."
Fudge was born in Wichita, Kan., and moved to Tucson, Ariz., with his
family at age 5. He graduated from the U. of Arizona, where he was a
theater major. In 1962-63 he was a member of Tucson folk music group
the Ash Alley Singers. Later he moved to New York and became a member
of the APA repertory troupe, appearing in a number of mostly small
roles on Broadway from 1967-69, including in productions of "You Can't
Take It With You," "The Cherry Orchard" and "Hamlet."
The actor made his smallscreen debut in a 1972 episode of "Gunsmoke"
and worked steadily in the medium for the better part of four decades.
Fudge guest starred in a memorable 1975 episode of "MASH" as a wounded
captain who believes he is Jesus Christ.
In NBC's 1977-78 sci-fi series "Man From Atlantis," starring Patrick
Duffy, Fudge played C.W. Crawford; he played Det. Commissioner
Kimbrough on NBC crime drama "Eischied" (1979), starring Joe Don
Baker. In another recurring stint, he played Dr. Van Adams in ABC's
fashion-industry sudser "Paper Dolls" (1984). In the 1992-93 CBS crime
drama "Bodies of Evidence," which starred Lee Horsley and George
Clooney, Fudge played Chief Frank Leland. None of these proved to be
long-running series, however.
Fudge had recurring roles on "Dynasty" and "L.A. Law," but the actor
appeared so frequently on television that it was not uncommon for him
to appear multiple times on a series in different roles, as he did on
"Hawaii Five-O," "Lou Grant," "The A-Team," "Columbo" and "Murder, She
Wrote."
Fudge also appeared in many telepics, including "The Blue Knight,"
"Children of An Lac" and "I Know My First Name Is Steven."
He made his last bigscreen appearance in the Coen brothers' 2001 film
"The Man Who Wasn't There."
Fudge continued to work steadily until 2009, a year in which he
guested in episodes of "Big Love," "The Closer" and "The Office" and
appeared in the Hallmark Channel telepic "Relative Stranger."
He is survived by his wife, Kathy; a son and two daughters; and a
grandson.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045786?refCatId=14
series including "Man From Atlantis," "Eischied" "Paper Dolls" and,
most recently, "7th Heaven," died Oct. 10 in Los Angeles of lung and
liver cancer, which he had been fighting for about a year. He was 67.
Fudge amassed almost 140 smallscreen credits over the course of 37
years in addition to roles in 17 films including "Capricorn One,"
"Chapter Two," "The Border," "Brainstorm," "The Natural" (he played
Robert Redford's father but had no lines) and "Edward Scissorhands."
Writer-producer Graham Yost said of Fudge: "Personally, Alan was one
of the most generous, kind and caring men I have ever known. Many of
the roles he played over the years reflected that side of him. And
then there were the roles where he got to go really dark and twisted
-- those were the roles that made all of us who knew him smile and
applaud. He was a great actor and a great man."
Fudge was born in Wichita, Kan., and moved to Tucson, Ariz., with his
family at age 5. He graduated from the U. of Arizona, where he was a
theater major. In 1962-63 he was a member of Tucson folk music group
the Ash Alley Singers. Later he moved to New York and became a member
of the APA repertory troupe, appearing in a number of mostly small
roles on Broadway from 1967-69, including in productions of "You Can't
Take It With You," "The Cherry Orchard" and "Hamlet."
The actor made his smallscreen debut in a 1972 episode of "Gunsmoke"
and worked steadily in the medium for the better part of four decades.
Fudge guest starred in a memorable 1975 episode of "MASH" as a wounded
captain who believes he is Jesus Christ.
In NBC's 1977-78 sci-fi series "Man From Atlantis," starring Patrick
Duffy, Fudge played C.W. Crawford; he played Det. Commissioner
Kimbrough on NBC crime drama "Eischied" (1979), starring Joe Don
Baker. In another recurring stint, he played Dr. Van Adams in ABC's
fashion-industry sudser "Paper Dolls" (1984). In the 1992-93 CBS crime
drama "Bodies of Evidence," which starred Lee Horsley and George
Clooney, Fudge played Chief Frank Leland. None of these proved to be
long-running series, however.
Fudge had recurring roles on "Dynasty" and "L.A. Law," but the actor
appeared so frequently on television that it was not uncommon for him
to appear multiple times on a series in different roles, as he did on
"Hawaii Five-O," "Lou Grant," "The A-Team," "Columbo" and "Murder, She
Wrote."
Fudge also appeared in many telepics, including "The Blue Knight,"
"Children of An Lac" and "I Know My First Name Is Steven."
He made his last bigscreen appearance in the Coen brothers' 2001 film
"The Man Who Wasn't There."
Fudge continued to work steadily until 2009, a year in which he
guested in episodes of "Big Love," "The Closer" and "The Office" and
appeared in the Hallmark Channel telepic "Relative Stranger."
He is survived by his wife, Kathy; a son and two daughters; and a
grandson.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045786?refCatId=14
BobF
Nov 8, 2011, 12:36:59 AM11/8/11
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:57:06 -0800 (PST), Scott Brady
<sbra...@hotmail.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>Character actor Alan Fudge, best known for recurring roles in TV
>series including "Man From Atlantis," "Eischied" "Paper Dolls" and,
>most recently, "7th Heaven," died Oct. 10 in Los Angeles of lung and
>liver cancer, which he had been fighting for about a year. He was 67.
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aadavid
Nov 8, 2011, 3:01:14 AM11/8/11
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> Fudge was born in Wichita, Kan., and moved to Tucson, Ariz., with his
> family at age 5. He graduated from the U. of Arizona, where he was a
> theater major. In 1962-63 he was a member of Tucson folk music group
> the Ash Alley Singers.
Trivia: He was in the "Ash Alley Singers", a folk music group in
Tucson, AZ, in 1962-63. Another member of the group, Bob Kimmel, went
on to form The Stone Poneys (without Alan, who was a theater major at
the University of Arizona and not out of school yet), Linda Ronstadt's
first group. They had one hit, "Different Drum", and put out two
albums.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297322/
Ash Alley Singers - Old Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnk-R3gdm34&feature=related
R H Draney
Nov 8, 2011, 5:02:36 AM11/8/11
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Scott Brady filted:
eight times on "The Andy Griffith Show", as a different character each time?...r
--
Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
>
>Fudge had recurring roles on "Dynasty" and "L.A. Law," but the actor
>appeared so frequently on television that it was not uncommon for him
>to appear multiple times on a series in different roles, as he did on
>"Hawaii Five-O," "Lou Grant," "The A-Team," "Columbo" and "Murder, She
>Wrote."
When Allan Melvin passed away, did any of the obits mention that he appeared
>Fudge had recurring roles on "Dynasty" and "L.A. Law," but the actor
>appeared so frequently on television that it was not uncommon for him
>to appear multiple times on a series in different roles, as he did on
>"Hawaii Five-O," "Lou Grant," "The A-Team," "Columbo" and "Murder, She
>Wrote."
eight times on "The Andy Griffith Show", as a different character each time?...r
--
Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
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