Jack Hogan

American actor (1929–2023)

Barbara Bates

Joyce Nizzari

(m. 1967; div. 1980)

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Richard Roland Benson Jr. (November 24, 1929 – December 6, 2023), known professionally as Jack Hogan, was an American actor most notable for the role of PFC William G. Kirby on the 1960s television show Combat!^[1]

Biography

Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan was an architecture student in college before joining the Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he studied drama at the Pasadena Playhouse and in New York. He worked part-time as a lifeguard until he gained the role on Combat.^[2] He portrayed Sgt. Jerry Miller on the NBC-TV crime drama Adam-12.^[3] In addition to acting, he was a casting director for Magnum, P.I. and operated a building business.^[4]

Personal life and death

Hogan married Barbara Bates (not to be confused with actress Barbara Bates).^[2]

Jack Hogan died at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington, on December 6, 2023, at the age of 94.^[5]

Films

Man from Del Rio (1956)
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
Paratroop Command (1959)
The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
The Cat Burglar (1961)

Television

Harbor Command (1957)
Tombstone Territory Episode "Ride Out at Noon" (1957)
“Have Gun Will Travel” Episode “The Teacher” (1958)
Sea Hunt (1958–1959)
Rifleman (1959) (Sea. 1, Ep. 36)
Bat Masterson (1959) (Sea. 1, Ep. 34) as Jack and (Sea. 2, Ep. 1) as Stuart Chancellor
Laramie (1959) (Sea. 1 Ep. 9)
Ripcord, episode "Radar Rescue", (1961)
Lawman (1961) The Juror
Bat Masterson (1961)
Cheyenne, episode "Storm Center", (1961)
Rifleman (1962)
Combat! (1962–1967) (112 ep.)
Garrison's Gorillas (1968)
Adam-12
Hawaii Five-O (1973-1976)
Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974)
Sierra (1974)
The Specialists (1975)
Mobile One (1975)
Jake and the Fatman (1989–1990)

References

^ "Jack Hogan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22.
^ ^a ^b Johnson, Erskine (November 11, 1964). "He Saw Acting As Easy-Buck Job". Philadelphia Daily News. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 25. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ Kotar, S. L.; Gessler, J. E. (2009). Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961. BearManor Media. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^ Zee, Michaela. "Jack Hogan, 'Combat!' Star, Dies at 94". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2023.