Tony Randall dead at 84.

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Tony Randall dead at 84.
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Tue, 05-18-2004 - 11:06am

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/18/obit.randall/index.html


Tony Randall, the Emmy-winning actor who made the role of fussy neatnik Felix Unger his own in TV's "The Odd Couple," has died. Randall was 84.


The actor died in his sleep Monday evening at NYU Medical Center in New York, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause of death was "complications from a prolonged illness," the statement said.


Randall starred in a number of movies -- he performed in the Rock Hudson-Doris Day films "Pillow Talk" (1959), "Lover Come Back" (1961) and "Send Me No Flowers (1964) as well as the Jayne Mansfield comedy "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1957) -- but he was probably best known for his television roles.


Besides "The Odd Couple," his series included "Mr. Peepers," "The Tony Randall Show" and "Love, Sidney" -- the latter the first show featuring an openly gay lead character.


Randall, an expert raconteur, was also a frequent guest on "The Tonight Show."


The actor was born Leonard Rosenberg in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 26, 1920.







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Photobucket&nbs

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Tue, 05-18-2004 - 1:01pm
Man, I will always remember Felix Unger one of my favorite TV characters of all time.
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Registered: 03-31-2003
Wed, 05-19-2004 - 3:17pm
Thanks for posting this...I was so sad to hear this news yesterday. He was a funny, classy, exuberant man. In honor of his classic character Felix Unger, I've taken care to clean up my spelling in this post.
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Registered: 03-18-2000
Wed, 05-19-2004 - 3:33pm
I'm sure Felix would appreciate that. ;) I loved the original movie too

 


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Wed, 05-19-2004 - 3:57pm

What a truly gifted actor he was.