THE SOUND THAT MADE LORETTA SWIT FREEZE FORTY YEARS LATER
Loretta and Gary sat in the shade of a small porch, the California sun casting long, orange shadows across the dry grass. It was a quiet afternoon, the…
HARRY MORGAN REVEALS THE NIGHT HE FELL ASLEEP DURING SURGERY
It is funny how a single question can just crack open a vault of memories you haven’t touched in decades. I was sitting there on that stage for…
THE LEGENDARY LONG CON PRANK THAT NEARLY BROKE LARRY LINVILLE
I was sitting across from a young actor a few years ago. He was one of those kids who grew up watching the reruns with his father. He…
JAMIE FARR REVEALS THE HILARIOUS WARDROBE DISASTER THAT BROKE COLONEL POTTER
The headphones are settled over his ears, and Jamie Farr leans back in the studio chair with that familiar, mischievous glint in his eyes. He is guesting on…
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED LORETTA SWIT COLD IN THE MALIBU SUN
The sun was dipping low over the jagged peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains, casting long, amber shadows across the dry brush. It was a quiet afternoon in…
THE FLYING MONOCLE THAT BROKE STALAG 13
Werner Klemperer sat across from the host in a dimly lit radio studio, his voice carrying that familiar, refined cadence that fans loved. It was a late-career interview,…
THE MONOCLE THAT NEARLY RUINED COLONEL KLINK’S DIGNITY
Werner is sitting in a comfortable, library-style set for a retrospective documentary. The interviewer reaches into a small wooden box on the coffee table and pulls out a…
THE DAY THE DOGS ALMOST ENDED SERGEANT SCHULTZ’S ACTING CAREER
It is 1971, and the air in the television studio is thick with the scent of hairspray and stale coffee. John Banner sits comfortably in a low-slung velvet…
THE DAY NEWKIRK ALMOST WENT TO JAIL FOR REAL
The interviewer leans forward, holding a glossy 8×10 black-and-white photograph from the mid-sixties. Richard Dawson leans back in his chair, a rascal’s glint returning to his eyes as…
THE SECRET WEIGHT OF SERGEANT SCHULTZ AND THE STAGE FOUR PRANK
The interviewer leaned across the small mahogany table, his face illuminated by the soft, warm glow of the studio lights. It was one of those late-career retrospectives, the…