Richard Roland Benson Jr. (November 24, 1929 – December 6, 2023), known professionally as Jack Hogan, was an American actor most notable for the role of PFC William G. Kirby on the 1960s television show '' Combat!''

Biography

Born in

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, Hogan was an architecture student in college before joining the Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he studied drama at the Pasadena Playhouse and in New York. He worked part-time as a lifeguard until he gained the role on ''Combat''. He portrayed Sgt. Jerry Miller on the NBC-TV crime drama ''

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''. In addition to acting, he was a casting director for '' Magnum, P.I.'' and operated a building business.

Personal life and death

Hogan married Barbara Bates (not to be confused with actress Barbara Bates). Jack Hogan died at his home in

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, on December 6, 2023, at the age of 94.

Films

* '' Man from Del Rio'' (1956) * '' The Bonnie Parker Story'' (1958) * '' Paratroop Command'' (1959) * '' The Legend of Tom Dooley'' (1959) * '' The Cat Burglar'' (1961)

Television

* '' Harbor Command'' (1957) * ''

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'' Episode "Ride Out at Noon" (1957) * “ Have Gun Will Travel” Episode “The Teacher” (1958) * ''

Sea Hunt ''Sea Hunt'' is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges ...

'' (1958–1959) * ''

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'' (1959) (Sea. 1, Ep. 36) * ''

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'' (1959) (Sea. 1, Ep. 34) as Jack and (Sea. 2, Ep. 1) as Stuart Chancellor * '' Laramie'' (1959) (Sea. 1 Ep. 9) * '' Ripcord'', episode "Radar Rescue", (1961) * '' Lawman'' (1961) The Juror * ''

'' (1961) * ''

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'', episode "Storm Center", (1961) * ''

'' (1962) * '' Combat!'' (1962–1967) (112 ep.) * '' Garrison's Gorillas'' (1968) * ''

'' * '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1973-1976) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Sierra'' (1974) * ''The Specialists'' (1975) * '' Mobile One'' (1975) * '' The Oregon Trail'' (1977) (Episode 7) as Henry Bowman * ''

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'' (1989–1990)

References

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* 1929 births 2023 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from North Carolina People from Chapel Hill, North Carolina 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1920s-stub