Larry Storch, zany Cpl. Agarn on TV's 'F Troop,' dies at 99
Source: AP
By LYNN ELBER
LOS ANGELES (AP) Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his F Troop role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows, died Friday. Storch was 99.
Storch died of natural causes early Friday in his New York City apartment, according to his manager, Matt Beckoff.
Although F Troop lasted only two seasons on ABC, from 1965 to 1967, it became a cult favorite in reruns. Its devoted fans could recite almost all of the adventures of the incredibly incompetent soldiers of Fort Courage and the members of the nearby Native American tribe who only pretended to be at war with them.
As Agarn, Storch was the wild-eyed partner and protege of Forrest Tuckers wily Sgt. ORourke, who often schemed with Frank DeKovas Chief Wild Eagle to fleece unsuspecting visitors. Ken Berrys Capt. Parmenter was Fort Courages clueless commander.
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 1966, file photo, actor Larry Storch, one of the co-stars of "F Troop", poses during the filming of an episode at the Warner Brothers studio in Los Angeles. Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his role as F Troops zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier shows, died Friday in New York. He was 99. (AP Photo/David F. Smith, File)
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(13,614 posts)Drum
(9,197 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,397 posts)Rebl2
(13,555 posts)RIP
Lokilooney
(322 posts)Maeve
(42,288 posts)Just saw that movie the other night...
He had a long run. RIP
LeftInTX
(25,555 posts)Hollywood from the 60s is all dying.
I watched the movie, "The Hospital" (1971) on Saturday night. The cast is all dead, including Diana Rigg.
LudwigPastorius
(9,170 posts)He was a real sweetheart of a guy...and funny.
Rest in peace, Larry.
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(24,338 posts)chowmama
(413 posts)F Troop wasn't one of my shows. But he did a guest shot on Garrison's Gorillas, a Dirty Dozen ripoff for TV that was really a little underrated and should have been renewed. Good writers, good cast. Yeah, maybe derivative, but what on TV isn't?
It wasn't his usual character and he didn't embarrass himself. (My husband will tell you that's pretty high praise from me.) He did a really good job playing an introverted guy who overcomes a natural fear in a dangerous situation. Not bad. Not bad, at all.
It's on Youtube. I plan to watch it again tonight.