# RIP George Maharis at Age 94 \[Buz Murdock of Route 66\]

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**Created:** [May 29, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730 "2023-05-29T07:34:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730/1 "2023-05-29T07:34:17Z")

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> **[George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94](https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178696361/george-maharis-route-66-dies)**
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> Maharis, a native New Yorker, was one of seven children born to Greek immigrants. He hoped to be a singer but damaged his vocal cords, so he switched to acting.

> **[Route 66 Season 1 Opening and Closing Credits and Theme Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZEJ5Oc-B9w%2F)**
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> Hey everybody it's Famous Car Week on YouTube! To celebrate, each day this week I'll be uploading the theme song and credits from a television show that fea...

Here is the first episode:

> **[Route 66: Black November | Season 1 Episode 1 (Full Episode)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rrhdye3wmE%2F)**
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> Watch Route 66: The Complete Series: http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/route-66Buy Route 66: The Complete Series: https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/rou...

I remember him from reruns of Route 66, but don’t remember seeing him elsewhere.

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730/2 "2023-05-29T14:43:26Z")

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Looks like he was in a few things after “Route 66” - one reason his career might have stalled a bit was his arrest for ‘cruising’

“Arrested Development” fans will remember the name George Maharis [George Maharis and Perfecto Telles | Arrested Development Wiki | Fandom](https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/George_Maharis_and_Perfecto_Telles)

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**Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730/3 "2023-05-29T23:12:09Z")

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He and Martin Milner were a perfect team in Route 66. You could count on them getting into a fist fight with someone in almost every episode.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730/4 "2023-05-30T01:50:53Z")

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> [@Andy\_L](#):
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> “Arrested Development” fans will remember the name George Maharis [George Maharis and Perfecto Telles | Arrested Development Wiki | Fandom](https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/George_Maharis_and_Perfecto_Telles)

My response to Maharis’ death was, “First George Michael and now this!”