Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:04 AM
Cooley Hurd (20,662 posts)
'Green Acres' actor Frank Cady dies at 96
Source: LA Times
By Claire Noland June 10, 2012, 1:22 p.m. Frank Cady, 96, a character actor who played Hooterville general-store proprietor Sam Drucker on the TV sitcoms “Green Acres” and “Petticoat Junction,” died Friday at his home in Wilsonville, Ore., said his daughter, Catherine Turk. No specific cause was given. Like Mr. Haney, Eb Dawson, Hank Kimball and Arnold the Pig, Cady’s Sam Drucker was a supporting cast member on “Green Acres” to lawyer Oliver Wendell Douglas and his socialite wife, Lisa, played by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor, who had ditched the high life in New York City for the charms of a farm in Hooterville. Cady played Drucker for the entire run of “Green Acres” on CBS, from 1965 to 1971, when it was canceled. The show continued to air for years in syndication. He also portrayed Drucker on “Petticoat Junction” and “The Beverly Hillbillies,” programs that shared some secondary characters. He reprised the role for the 1990 TV movie “Return to Green Acres.” </snip> Read more: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-green-acres-frank-cady-dead-20120610,0,5690819.story Wow! I didn't know he was still alive! 
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 'Green Acres' actor Frank Cady dies at 96 (Original post) |
Cooley Hurd | Jun 2012 | OP |
| no_hypocrisy | Jun 2012 | #1 | |
| rateyes | Jun 2012 | #2 | |
| drm604 | Jun 2012 | #3 | |
| Ishoutandscream2 | Jun 2012 | #4 | |
| KansDem | Jun 2012 | #13 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Jun 2012 | #5 | |
| tabasco | Jun 2012 | #30 | |
| wendylaroux | Jun 2012 | #6 | |
| ChazII | Jun 2012 | #15 | |
| yurbud | Jun 2012 | #21 | |
| ChazII | Jun 2012 | #26 | |
| yurbud | Jun 2012 | #27 | |
| hamsterjill | Jun 2012 | #7 | |
| drm604 | Jun 2012 | #8 | |
| Gidney N Cloyd | Jun 2012 | #9 | |
| lastlib | Jun 2012 | #10 | |
| David__77 | Jun 2012 | #11 | |
| PlanetBev | Jun 2012 | #12 | |
| Ferretherder | Jun 2012 | #22 | |
| Vidar | Jun 2012 | #14 | |
| twogunsid | Jun 2012 | #16 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #17 | |
| Towlie | Jun 2012 | #18 | |
| wendylaroux | Jun 2012 | #20 | |
| Festivito | Jun 2012 | #19 | |
| revolution breeze | Jun 2012 | #23 | |
| MightyOkie | Jun 2012 | #24 | |
| Kingofalldems | Jun 2012 | #25 | |
| Mean Gene | Jun 2012 | #28 | |
| hrmjustin | Jun 2012 | #29 |
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:15 AM
1. To me, character actors like Frank Cady are far more interesting than "stars".
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:17 AM
drm604 (13,962 posts)
3. I also didn't know he was still alive.
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:17 AM
4. I believe of the original cast
Response to Ishoutandscream2 (Reply #4)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 12:01 PM
KansDem (24,343 posts)
13. Mary Grace Canfield
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:21 AM
5. He was in many things. Rear Window.
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:26 AM
6. RIP Mr. Drucker
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All of my childhood tv friends are passing away. I want this to stop now. This getting older sucks.
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Response to ChazII (Reply #15)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 06:53 PM
yurbud (31,406 posts)
21. he played Mr. Drucker on Petticoat Junction too
Response to ChazII (Reply #26)
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:33 AM
yurbud (31,406 posts)
27. Petticoat Junction had more of the Brady Bunch/Andy Griffith feel
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:35 AM
hamsterjill (4,303 posts)
7. Thanks for the entertainment, Sam
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:43 AM
drm604 (13,962 posts)
8. Hulu has free episodes of Green Acres available.
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:45 AM
Gidney N Cloyd (10,449 posts)
9. Sheesh, he was only about 50 when he did that part?
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:47 AM
lastlib (3,787 posts)
10. So long, Sam...
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Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:50 AM
David__77 (14,120 posts)
11. I went through a Green Acres craze recently, and was surprised he was still alive...
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 12:01 PM
PlanetBev (2,461 posts)
12. He was also my parent's Real Estate agent
Response to PlanetBev (Reply #12)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 07:06 PM
22. That's cool....him selling your parents that house and all.
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 12:57 PM
twogunsid (444 posts)
16. " Oh, raise a glass to Clarkwell...."
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Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 01:14 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,379 posts)
17. I have often used Green Acres to illustrate our current political problem
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 01:29 PM
18. In other news, the actress who played Lisa Douglas went on to found the Huffington Post.
Response to Towlie (Reply #18)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 05:30 PM
20. LOL!
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This has been a Filmways presentation dawling.
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Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 02:13 PM
19. Sam Drucker was also postmaster for Hooterville.
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Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:04 PM
Kingofalldems (11,081 posts)
25. He played Ozzie and Harriet's neighbor 'Doc'
Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 05:55 PM
28. RIP Sam. Gonna miss your talent.
