One of his most memorable roles was as the villainous manager of a Little League baseball team in 'The Bad News Bears.
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Chip Saunders in 'Combat' that brought the actor his greatest fame.Morrow began acting after a hitch in the Navy as a student at Florida Southern College, then moved to New York to study with Paul Mann's Actors' Workshop, supporting himself by driving a cab.British Foreign Office's 'Chief Mouser' announces retirement Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Palmerston, the British Foreign Office's famous feline "Chief Mouser," announced he is retiring to "spend more time relaxing away from the limelight. Authorities said two men were using a power cart to jumpstart a helicopter when, for an unknown reason, the chopper suddenly jerked up and came down.The helicopter's motion caused the main rotor blades to strike one of the men in the head, killing him instantly, the At a news conference, Sheriff Al Nienhuis said there was no immediate sign of foul play. At the trial, the defense claimed that the explosions were detonated at the wrong time. 21 people shot, including one fatally, at large Washington, D.C. gathering
Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Obviously a death that is a little bit unusual ... and we want to make sure we have all the answers," said Nienhuis, © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. VERNON SCOTT, UPI Hollywood Reporter HOLLYWOOD -- Actor Vic Morrow and two Vietnamese child actors - possibly working illegally -- were killed Friday by the blades of a helicopter … Spielberg and Joe Dante were also scheduled to direct half-hour segments of the feature film due for release in theaters this Christmas.Morrow, who co-starred with Rick Jason in 'Combat' from 1962-67 was a veteran of more than a dozen movies and scores of television shows.
'In 1966 he directed the movie 'Deathwatch' in which he had starred on Broadway, but it was the role of Army Platoon Sgt. 'We're investigating the circumstances,' a Warner Bros. spokesman said.Director John Landis, who directed 'Animal House,' and was reported in shock. U.S. Crime A man has died as a helicopter crash in Florida caused a rotor blade to strike the vehicle he was traveling in. "Wandering monitor lizard ejected from hospital in Philippines Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Medical staff members at a hospital in the Philippines found themselves dealing with an unusual non-medical emergency Friday morning -- a large lizard loose in the building.Las Vegas family reunited with lost cat after 10 years Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A cat brought into a Las Vegas shelter as a stray was reunited with his family 10 years after going missing from a friend's house.
Morrow and Le were decapitated by the helicopter's main rotor blades, while Chen was crushed to death by the helicopter's right landing skid; all three died instantaneously. He added that his office had contacted the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
He never achieved major stardom but was considered a solid character actor whose forte was action pictures, often as the heavy.He made his movie debut as a juvenile delinquent in 'The Blackboard Jungle' with Sidney Poitier in 1955, later playing key roles in 'God's Little Acre,' 'Cimarron,' 'Portrait of a Mobster' and the TV films 'Roots,' 'The Glass House' and 'The Captains and the Kings' among others.A native of New York City, the stocky blond actor guest starred in such TV shows as 'Bonanza,' 'The New Breed,' 'The Untouchables' and 'The Rifleman. He said the child actors were probably working illegally when the accident occurred.Bacon said state labor law permits child actors under the age of 16, but 'not at those hours. He said penalties for breaking the hour regulation would be a fine totaling $5,000.Neither Warner Bros. nor Spielberg's office would comment on the official's remarks. Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A Utah angler broke a 32-year-old state record when he reeled in a lake trout that weighed in at a staggering 53 pounds.
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