# Classic TV Two-for-One RIP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-two-for-one-rip/569207>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 27, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-two-for-one-rip/569207 "2011-01-27T17:40:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-two-for-one-rip/569207/1 "2011-01-27T17:40:57Z")

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This is just weird. Not big time weird, just a little weird.

I haven’t watched _The Untouchables_ since high school. Recently, I started watching the reruns on ME-TV.

And now, within one week, Paul Picerni, who played agent Lee Hobson dies at 88, and Bruce Gordon, who played gangster Frank Nitti dies at 94.

I guess the shock of seeing me again was too much for the old guys.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-two-for-one-rip/569207/2 "2011-01-27T21:28:33Z")

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So. The two actors who played Henry Blake in the movie (Roger Bowen) and the TV series (Mclean Stevenson) of **MASH** died within 24 hours of each other.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-two-for-one-rip/569207/3 "2011-01-27T21:30:57Z")

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\<David Caruso voice\> Looks like the were, in fact…

\<removes sunglasses\>

Touchable.

\<The Who\> YYYYEEEEOOOOOOOUUUUUUHHHHHH!!!  
RIP