"H.R. Pufnstuf" Actor Jack Wild dies~

by FlyingHighNow 6 Replies latest jw friends

  • FlyingHighNow
    FlyingHighNow


    I also loved him in a little known, but cherished by me personally, movie called Melody. He starred in it with Mark Lester, his co-star from Oliver!.

  • under74
    under74

    WOW...I had no idea he was that old. I guess because I watched syndicated HR Puff as a kid in the late 70s, early 80s I assumed he was younger..............................even though his age was way too young to go that way.

    I need to stop smoking soon.....

  • FlyingHighNow
    FlyingHighNow

    He was adoreable. In Melody, he was a little older and such a cute cockney kid.

  • TresHappy
    TresHappy

    I loved watching Pufnstuf. That was a great show; strange but great.

  • blondie
    blondie

    Too bad, too sad. I watch PuffnStuff but I remember him in Oliver most.

    Cancer seems to be bringing down a lot of people lately. Two co-workers died this year already and one co-worker's husband. Maybe it just I'm getting old.

    Blondie

  • jukief
    jukief

    Very sad. And a good lesson about the dangers of smoking. :-(

  • FlyingHighNow
    FlyingHighNow
    Very sad. And a good lesson about the dangers of smoking. :-(

    Yes. Did you read about how he had to have part of his tongue removed and some of his vocal cord? He still acted in plays in mime. Got to admire his moxey.

    This also shows how stardom can affect kids. They said he drank heavily from an early age.

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