Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Robert Culp, R. I. P.

Actor Robert Culp Dies at Age 79 - Robert Culp : People.com: "Robert Culp, best known as Kelly Robinson in the '60s TV show I Spy and more recently as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond, has died.

The 79-year-old actor was rushed to Queen of Angels Hospital on Wednesday morning after falling outside his Hollywood home, authorities said. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Culp suffered a blow to the head after falling while taking a walk and was found by a jogger who called 911."

11 comments:

David Cranmer said...
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David Cranmer said...

RIP Mr. Culp.

Ed Gorman said...

I always thought he was a pretty cool guy. Crazy in a good way,

August West said...

The man sure had a charismatic charm that he projected well. Besides the fine Kelly Robinson portrayal, he played a murderous Private eye in one of the best "Columbo" episodes from the early 70s. It's one of his finest performances. I also liked what he did in The Outer Limits "Demon with a Glass Hand" episode and in the movie "Houston, We've Got a Problem."

Farewell Friend...

Jerry House said...

Bill Maxwell eating dog biscuits on Greatest American Hero. Gotta love it.

Tom said...

Rest in peace.

Todd Mason said...

Did a lot of good and interesting work, by most if not all accounts that have reached me was a generous and helpful guy, and France Nuyen married him. Should've had a happier end.

I suspect he'll be remembered.

Todd Mason said...

Hard to believe that it's been more than a year since that other notable tv spy, interesting-film vet and COLUMBO villain Patrick MacGoohan also passed.

Randy Johnson said...

Though ISpy was a favorite, I also like him in Trackdown

Toby O'B said...

In the TV Universe, his character of Trent, the "Demon With A Glass Hand" will live forever. In the real world, his work will keep him alive in memory.

Another one of my faves gone....

Tom K Mason said...

He had a very different way of delivering his lines - it came across as conversational to me, with odd pauses and "ums" and "ahs" tossed in. I liked him in I Spy and in other projects mentioned here, but I also liked him in the very gritty and downbeat Hickey And Boggs.