Associate of Jeff MacKay passes away

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Associate of Jeff MacKay passes away

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:59 pm

Character actor Jay Robinson, who played the title role in Jeff ("The, uh, female cadets?") MacKay's Sid and Marty Krofft series "Dr. Shrinker," died on September 27.

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Re: Associate of Jeff MacKay passes away

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:58 pm

Well, okay, that's a pretty tenuous BSG connection, isn't it...? :oops:
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Re: Associate of Jeff MacKay passes away

Post by Cylon-Knight » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:50 pm

Still, sad news. :(

Thinking of family and friends of Mr. Robinson.
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Re: Associate of Jeff MacKay passes away

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:51 am

He had quite a varied career, including some Shakespeare. Actually you could say he started "at the top" for a character actor, playing Caligula in The Robe.
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