Bernard Fox, known for 'Bewitched' and 'Hogan's Heroes,' dies at 89

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Dallas Morning News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A family spokesman says that Bernard Fox, known to TV viewers as Dr. Bombay on Bewitched and Col. Crittendon on Hogan's Heroes, has died. He was 89.

Spokesman Harlan Boll said the actor died Wednesday of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital.

The Welsh-born actor's extensive, wide-ranging film and TV credits included The Mummy, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Dyke Van Dyke Show, McHale's Navy and Columbo.

He appeared in both the 1997 movie Titanic and in the 1958 version of the ship tragedy A Night to Remember.


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[Iggo]

1. "Emergency! Come right away!"

Aw.

BERNARD FOX !!!!

[GP6971]

2. Great Actor

R.I.P.

[liberal N proud]

3. #2

#1 Alan Thick
#2 Bernard Fox
#3 ???

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Donald Trump?

[TexasTowelie]

13. The first two were beloved by much of the country.

I don't think the same can be said about Donald.

[bdamomma]

26. ....................

I hope his "evilness" consumes him.

[KatyMan]

23. Greg Lake n/t

[liberal N proud]

24. Yep, he was #1

Forgot about that too.

[Skittles]

4. Tea and Empathy

Major Ross on M*A*S*H

the perennial Englishman

[TeamPooka]

21. "If it was anything but tea...."

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. I saw him at a party in Santa Barbara in the 80s.....

That laugh of his was unmistakable.

[Bob Loblaw]

6. My favorite was

the character Malcolm Merriwether on the Andy Griffith show.

[kacekwl]

8. +1

A gentleman's gentleman.

[Bob Loblaw]

10. Sounds like

he might just be from Heckmondwike, England.

[TeamPooka]

7. I met Bernard Fox a few times as a young teen. Late 1970's, I was 14 and interning/PA-ing at

my local theater, the Westport Country Playhouse.
Located only an hour train ride outside New York City the legendary summer stock playhouse drew lots of great talent to its mostly repertory productions.
I can't remember what Noel Coward or Neil Simon type show it was but both Bernard Fox and Larry White, who played Larry Tate on BEWITCHED, were in it. So it was a week billed as a witch-y reunion on stage.
Bernard Fox had been and would continue to be on, every damn TV series I had ever watched in my whole life.
Take a look at his IMDB list. He was on Hogan's Heroes, Andy Griffith and about dozens more series. Most of the time more than once, sometimes playing several different characters, just because he was a wonderful person to work with and be around. He was on westerns, comedies, dramas, war shows, literally EVERYTHING. Columbo, Ironside, The Partridge Family, Love Boat, Love American Style, Wild, Wild West, The Monkees, and so many more appearances I can still recall of the top of my head.
The guy was truly a legendary character actor by the time I met him and I was kind of in awe the first time. He was so charmed by the idea that anyone could be the huge fanboy that I was over him.
Mr. Fox was very nice, funny and would answer any question a young kid asked. He kept the atmosphere fun and light but took his work seriously.
The last time I saw him after his show's short run was over I got his autograph on a piece of paper from a pocket-sized notebook I was carrying and I still have it in my collection of everything.
Every now and then I stumble across it while looking for something else and think about what a wonderful man he was.
RIP Mr. Fox, you were an actor's actor.

[byronius]

12. He was great at his job. A true character.

[CBHagman]

19. Thanks for the personal glimpse!

I'm sure I saw him on more than one show, but I'm going to have to get over to IMDB to verify which ones.

[TeamPooka]

20. soo many. even in his later years he was in the film TITANIC in a nice character role.

[niyad]

9. requiescat in pace

[Beartracks]

14. I don't recall The Dyke Van Dyke Show...

... but it sounds more... modern.

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[GreatCaesarsGhost]

27. He played a night scholl literature teacher who hit on Laura.

[longship]

15. Light a candle for the guy.

[cstanleytech]

16. And I just got done watching a Hogans Heroes marathon yesterday

"Good? It's superb. Imagine the morale boost to those young flying chaps, setting down in dear old England between a carpet of crimson geraniums."

[turbinetree]

17. The British also have Ensigns---------1964

[Historic NY]

18. Blimey!!! Col. Crittendon

He played in a couple Andy Griffin episodes too..

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Wow. Didn't realize he was still around

R.I.P. to an iconically-recognizable character actor.

[KittyWampus]

25. Great character actor. He was on a couple of Andy Griffiths too.

RIP

[Raine]

28. San news, another talent gone from us ...R-I-P Bernard