Ken Berry has died.

[Mrs. Overall]

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Ken Berry, the rubber-legged actor who delighted TV viewers as the blundering Capt. Wilton Parmenter on F Troop and as the accident-prone Vinton Harper on Mama's Family, has died. He was 85.

Berry, an agile song-and-dance man who was encouraged in show business by his U.S. Army sergeant, future Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy, died Saturday, his ex-wife, Jackie Joseph-Lawrence, reported.

The amiable Berry also was known for starring as town councilor Sam Jones on Mayberry R.F.D., the spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show that was created by CBS after Griffith exited the series — then the No. 1 show in the ratings — after its eighth and final season.

Berry came to fame for portraying the greenhorn Captain Parmenter on ABC's F Troop, which aired for only two seasons (65 episodes from September 1965 through April 1967) but lived on in syndication for decades.

[Lunabell]

1. RIP

He seemed a gentle soul.

[Kaleva]

2. RIP Ken. You entertained me for decades and for more years to come.

[customerserviceguy]

5. In "Once Upon a Mattress"

with Carole Burnett, he was exquisitely entertaining.

[TheCatQueen]

3. We lost another good one. I loved him!

RIP, good sir.

[Solly Mack]

4. ...

RIP

[yuiyoshida]

6. F troop

[StarryNite]

7. Awww not another one...

R.I.P. Ken Berry.

[oswaldactedalone]

8. I loved F Troop

as a kid. After that, he transitioned over to Mayberry RFD, and as unwatchable as I find that show today, I never missed an episode during its original run. RIP, Mr. Berry.

[edbermac]

10. Loved F Troop. Amazed that Larry Storch is still alive.

[Princess Turandot]

13. The last time that I saw Larry Storch, he was on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC...

...decades ago, and yes, in an opera. He played the evil 'Detective' in the Met's 50th anniversary production of Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess.'' It's a non-singing role, the only white character in the opera. I think he was good-naturedly booed at the curtain, as he remained in character as he came out.

[Raine]

11. Sad news ... I always really liked him

R-I-P Ken

[OnDoutside]

12. RIP. Can't believe there were only two series of F Troop. I'd always

run home after school when the reruns were on

[livetohike]

14. R.I.P. and thanks for all of the laughs. I loved all iof

his characters.

[WePurrsevere]

15. He seemed like a truly decent human being and...

Was very talented too. Like others I remember him from F Troop but he seemed to pop up in all sorts of roles over the years.

One thing I enjoyed watching him in was singing and dancing in Kinney Shoes commercials for a few years. Here's one of, if not the, earliest:

[Mrs. Overall]

18. Oh wow! I'd forgotten about the Kinney Shoes commercials!

[Aristus]

20. I remember the one in which he explained to a group of kids that the proper name for

a foot-measure was a Brannock Device.

I thought it was kind of cool to know the name of something like that.

Every time I was taken shopping for new shoes after that, I would look at the foot-measure, and sure enough, it said Brannock Device right on it.

[The Genealogist]

16. Very sad

Mama's Family is one of my favorite shows, and he played Vinton Harper to the hilt. It always seemed like he was enjoying himself playing that numbskull. There was a few times he got to show off his singing and dancing skills. You will be missed, Ken Berry!

[whistler162]

17. A excellent dancer born to late

and a really fun actor.

[Liberal In Texas]

19. RIP Mr. Berry. "F Troop" was one of the greats with you and the ensemble

of actors that looked like they actually liked each other. And the show was actually funny.