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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: urth on December 20, 2010, 05:50:50 PM

Title: RIP Steve Landesberg, 74
Post by: urth on December 20, 2010, 05:50:50 PM

The comedian, best known for playing Detective Dietrich on Barney Miller, reportedly from cancer.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40759069/ns/today-entertainment/

Turns out he was 74, not 65, as originally reported:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/12/steve-landesberg-and-the-question-of-age.html

Title: Re: RIP Steve Landesberg, 65
Post by: Wayback on December 20, 2010, 06:11:14 PM

A 36-sec Barney Miller clip with Landesberg and the late Jack Soo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGv_7VgFgeg

And enjoy this 1-min 20-sec Barney Miller outtake (esp the 2nd half):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSFCyb8lqBc