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Larry Storch whose career was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl. in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows died Friday at the age of 99, The Associated Press reports. The rubber faced comic reportedly died of natural causes early Friday in his New York City apartment, The Associated Press quoted his manager Matt Beckoff.
The
Associated Press reported that “F Troop” lasted only two seasons on ABC from
1965 to 1967 but it became a cult favorite in reruns.
Storch was
the wild eyed partner and protégé of Forrest Tucker’s wily Sgt. O’Rourke, who
often schemed with Frank DeKova’s Chief Wild Eagle to fleece unsuspecting
visitors. Ken Berry’s Capt. Parmenter was Fort Courage’s clueless commander.
The Associated Press said.
Storch
appeared in scores of films and TV shows both before and after the show and
also enjoyed a long career in theater and as a comic of resorts in New York
State’s Catskill Mountains area.
His manager
said he never regretted being best known for the series.
“He embraced it. He loved being Agarn” and
relished working with his co-stars, said Beckoff. Storch was the “kindest,
sweetest person,” who always had time for autograph-seekers and was generous to
people in need, he said, The Associated Press reported.
Storch’s
credits included “Funny Valentine,” “Sweet 16,” “Sex and the Single Girl,”
“S.O.B.,” “Airport,” “Treasure Island” and “Oliver Twist.” On TV, he
guest-starred on such shows as “Married... With Children,” “Archie Bunker’s
Place,” “Trapper John, M.D.,” “Fantasy Island,” CHiPS,” “The Love Boat,” “Get
Smart,” “Love American Style,” “Gilligan’s Island” and “Car 54 Where Are You?.”
According to The Associated Press.