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September anniversaries
This past Thursday, 8 September 2022, marked the 48th anniversary of the final ABC broadcast of The FBI, a rerun of “The Animal.” September has always been an important month for the series, as it has also been the times for series premieres as well. Here are the dates for the beginning of each season:…
William Reynolds (1931-2022)
Last surviving lead actor was 90 Sad news was announced tonight: William Reynolds, the last surviving lead actor of The FBI, passed away on Wednesday, 24 August at age 90. Born William DeClerq Regnolds in Los Angeles on 9 December 1931, Mr. Reynolds passed away from non-COVID pneumonia complications. Mr. Reynolds had a longer association…
Remembering Shelly Novack
Friday, 27 May 2022 marked the 44th anniversary of Shelly Novack’s passing, a result of a heart attack. Known for playing SAC Chris Daniels in the ninth and final season of The FBI, Mr. Novack began his acting career in 1967. His association with Quinn Martin began with a guest role on the ABC series…
Quinn Martin: An appreciation at 100
One hundred years ago on Sunday, 22 May, a certain Irwin Martin Cohn was born in New York City. We all know him as powerhouse television producer Quinn Martin, who produced The FBI. Mr. Martin began his show business career as a scriptwriter in the early 1950s, and in the sound department. He started work…
More anniversaries …
J. Edgar Hoover Today, 2 May, marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of J. Edgar Hoover, at age 77. For better or worse, he was the one who created the modern bureau, and brought it to international prominence as a law enforcement agency. Born on 1 January 1895 in Washington, DC, he lived his…
On this night in 1966 …
Monday night on 28 March 1966. ABC was trying to recompose itself after a disastrous fall season in 1965 with what it called The Second Season. Leading the slate of new shows was a superhero show, Batman, which had debuted two months earlier. Other new shows were introduced at that time as well, including one…
Philip Abbott: An appreciation!
He, too, appeared in all 241 episodes! Had Philip Abbott lived, he would have turned 98 on Sunday, 20 March. The OTHER regular actor besides Efrem Zimbalist Jr. who appeared in all 241 episodes seems to get a little overlooked. But his background shows that he did fine work indeed. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska as…
Happy 90th, William Reynolds!!!
Leading man from 1967 to 1973, he was in all nine seasons William Reynolds, who played Special Agent Tom Colby from 1967 to 1973, and was in all nine seasons of the series, has a special birthday today. Born 9 December 1931 in Los Angeles, he turns 90, and is the last male lead actor…
Remembering Efrem …
Also, we have over 1000 likes on Facebook! Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the lead actor on The FBI for all of its nine seasons. It’s hard to believe how the time has passed by, but it has. And it’s also amazing that it was only seven years…