Sheridan Comerate (April 11, 1928 – April 16, 1973) was an American actor famous for his film roles in '' 3:10 to Yuma'' and '' Live Fast, Die Young''. In television, some memorable appearances came in episodes in series like ''Twilight Zone'' (as gas station attendant in "Walking Distance"), and in "The Millionaire" where Comerate portrays a man who survives horrific plane crash. In life, he died in a plane crash near

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, in 1973 at the age of 45.

Death

At about 4:20 a.m. on April 16, 1973, Comerate and five other people died when the

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they were riding in disintegrated in midair over

. The pilot of the plane was reportedly flying stunts before the crash. The

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of the pilots was over the legal limit for driving a car.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (TV series, episode "Miller's Millions") * ''

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'' (uncredited, 1957) * '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (1957) * '' Operation Mad Ball'' (1957) * ''

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'' (TV series, episode "Death Rides the Tender") * ''

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'' (TV series, episode " Project Immortality") * ''Not One Shall Die'' (short film, 1957) * '' Live Fast, Die Young'' (1958) * '' Crash Landing'' (1958) * '' Schlitz Playhouse'' (TV series, episode "Way of the West") * '' The Millionaire'' (TV series, episode "The Ellen Curry Story") * ''

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'' (TV series, episode "The Big Greeny Story") * ''

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'' (TV series, episode " Walking Distance") * '' The Story on Page One'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' The Detectives'' (TV series, episode "The Old Gang")

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comerate, Sheridan 1928 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American male actors Accidental deaths in New Jersey Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1973 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Place of birth missing