Johnny Podres, Series Star, Dies at 75
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Johnny Podres became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955 when he pitched them to their only World Series championship.
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Jerry Orbach, acclaimed as a  quintessential New York actor for his work on Broadway, in  films and as the star of television's "Law & Order," has died  from cancer. He was 69.
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Law and Order and Dirty Dancing actor Jerry Orbach dies of prostate cancer at the age of 69.
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Actor Stan Richards, who starred as  gamekeeper Seth Armstrong in the British soap opera "Emmerdale"  for 27 years, has died at the age of 74, the show's producers  said on Saturday.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as New York police detective Lennie Briscoe on &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; has died.
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New York lost one of its signature artists Tuesday night when Broadway, movie and TV actor Jerry Orbach, who played hard-bitten Detective Lenny Briscoe in the NBC series &quot;Law and Order,&quot; died
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Daniel Petrie, who directed "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Fort Apache, The Bronx" and won Emmy awards during a half-century career in movies and television, has died. He was 83.
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Fans waiting outside NBC Studios for Monday's taping of "The Tonight Show" fondly remembered Johnny Carson, who ruled the program for three decades before turning it over to Jay Leno. The show was to pay tribute to Carson, who died Sunday at 79 after nearly 13 years in retirement.
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Playbill - Griffith Jones, the British actor whose long-lived career included two Noel Coward premieres and a quarter century at the Royal Shakespeare Company, died Jan. 30 at the age of 96.
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(andPOP) - Jerry Orbach, the man who played Detective Lennie Briscoe for 12 years on Law &amp; Order, died Tuesday. He was 69. Orbach revealed earlier this month that he was being treated for prostate cancer.
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Allan Melvin, a character actor  known for appearances in such TV staples as "The Phil Silvers  Show," "All in the Family" and "The Brady Bunch," has died, the  Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
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Spanish actor Jose Luis de Villalonga, who appeared in over 60 movies including the 1961 classic &quot;Breakfast at Tiffany&#39;s&quot; has died at his home on the island of Mallorca, Spanish media reported Thursday. He was 87.
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Texas Rangers manager Johnny Oates answers questions at a news conference in Arlington, Texas, in this Oct. 8, 1999 file photo. Oates, 58, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years -- and the last face millions of Americans  saw before drifting off to sleep -- died on Sunday at age 79  after a long battle with emphysema.
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Gustavo Arcos Bergnes, who fought alongside Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution but was later imprisoned for counterrevolutionary activities, died Tuesday, according to a neighbor and the mortuary handling arrangements. He was 79.
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Johnny Grant, Hollywood's honorary mayor, was found dead Wednesday night, Los Angeles police said. Grant, 84, appeared to have died of natural causes.
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Actor Stan Richards, who starred as gamekeeper Seth Armstrong in the British soap opera "Emmerdale" for 27 years, has died at the age of 74, the show's producers said on Saturday.