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SueWalsh · 09-09-2007, 02:39 PM

Hi guys..
I was bored this morning so I browsed the internet movie database and
came across the birthdays for the Barney Miller cast. Some of it
surprised me! Here it is for your amusement...lol

Hal Linden turned 76 years on March 20th. He was 44 when the show
began and 52 when it ended.

Abe Vigoda is 86. He was 54 when the show began.

James Gregory(R.I.P.) was 64 when the show began and 72 when it ended.

Ron Carey (R.I.P.) was 40 when the show started and 48 when it ended (that blew me away...he certainly did not look his age!)

Gregory Sierra is 66. He was 34 when the show began and 36 when he left.

Max Gail is 64. He was 32 when the show began and 40 when it ended.

Steve Landesburg and Ron Glass are both 62 years old. Steve was born
on Nov 23, and Ron was born on July 10th. Ron was 30 when the show began
and 38 when it ended. Steve was 33 when he started the show and 38 when
it ended.

And finally, Jack Soo (may he rest in peace) was born on October 26th.
He was 59 when the show started and 63 when he died. He would have turned 91 this year.

Anyone else amazed that Nick was actually older than Fish? (And that
Levitt was in his 40's?) LOL! Just goes to show you what an amazing actor Abe Vigoda is. All the while he was playing broken down ol' Fish he was running 5 miles a day and playing tennis and raquetball!

Mr. Television · 09-09-2007, 02:53 PM

I'm older than a lot of those actors were when the show was on.

SueWalsh · 09-09-2007, 04:09 PM

I know what you mean...I'm getting there myself! :-)

Mikado · 09-09-2007, 04:54 PM

As mentioned in another thread, Abe Vigoda's brother Bill was a staff artist for Archie comics from the 40s til his death in the 70s

SueWalsh · 09-09-2007, 05:35 PM

That's so cool! I loved Archie comics...still do actually..LOL I even got the Archies cartoon series on DVD when it came out last month...LOL

catlover79 · 11-15-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

As mentioned in another thread, Abe Vigoda's brother Bill was a staff artist for Archie comics from the 40s til his death in the 70s

I never knew that - very cool!!

ComedyGuy · 12-17-2007, 12:11 PM

What happened to Barneys leg in an episode where he was limping and using a cane ???

catlover79 · 12-17-2007, 01:00 PM

According to the storyline, Barney was on a ladder changing a lightbulb at home when he fell off and into the toilet!

So that's how he broke his foot. That occured towards the end of Season 2. I'm guessing Hal Linden hurt himself in real life as well since he was in the cast for 2-3 straight episodes.

SueWalsh · 12-17-2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

According to the storyline, Barney was on a ladder changing a lightbulb at home when he fell off and into the toilet!

So that's how he broke his foot. That occured towards the end of Season 2. I'm guessing Hal Linden hurt himself in real life as well since he was in the cast for 2-3 straight episodes.

Yes he did. If memory serves me correctly, he broke it while doing a dance number for another show. (In case you didn't know, Hal is an amazing singer and dancer too!)

catlover79 · 12-17-2007, 05:30 PM

SUE!!! So great to hear from you. Yes, I know Hal was/is a talented singer and dancer, not to mention he's played clarinet and sax with different orchestras. He was a guest on the Muppet Show once, but that's one episode I've never seen.

LeeBlue · 12-18-2007, 12:33 PM

Those are really interesting facts -- I would never have guessed most of those ages!!

TripperFan · 12-18-2007, 01:23 PM

Abe Vigoda was always that guy that looked a lot older than he was. I would have thought he was in his mid-sixties when the show ran. No wonder there were rumours about his death years ago.

He was like the guy who played Gus the Fireman on Leave It To Beaver and Mr. Gwigley on All In The Family. He played old men for decades.

Ohio8 · 12-18-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

SUE!!! So great to hear from you. Yes, I know Hal was/is a talented singer and dancer, not to mention he's played clarinet and sax with different orchestras. He was a guest on the Muppet Show once, but that's one episode I've never seen.

Hal played in a jazz band with George Segal and Conrad Janis.

treky · 12-20-2007, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Abe Vigoda was always that guy that looked a lot older than he was. I would have thought he was in his mid-sixties when the show ran. No wonder there were rumours about his death years ago.

He was like the guy who played Gus the Fireman on Leave It To Beaver and Mr. Gwigley on All In The Family. He played old men for decades.

his name was Mr. QWIGLEY And his name in real life was Burt Mustin. He also had a small role in some of the early episodes of "THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW".

ComedyGuy · 12-20-2007, 03:21 PM

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his name in real life was Burt Mustin. He also had a small role in some of the early episodes of "THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW

He was also on some episodes of Leave It To beaver as Gus the fire chief.
He was on All in The Family for 1 episode or was that a 2 part episode ?/

09-09-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
SueWalsh Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 05, 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 214	Useless But Interesting Facts About Barney Miller Hi guys.. I was bored this morning so I browsed the internet movie database and came across the birthdays for the Barney Miller cast. Some of it surprised me! Here it is for your amusement...lol Hal Linden turned 76 years on March 20th. He was 44 when the show began and 52 when it ended. Abe Vigoda is 86. He was 54 when the show began. James Gregory(R.I.P.) was 64 when the show began and 72 when it ended. Ron Carey (R.I.P.) was 40 when the show started and 48 when it ended (that blew me away...he certainly did not look his age!) Gregory Sierra is 66. He was 34 when the show began and 36 when he left. Max Gail is 64. He was 32 when the show began and 40 when it ended. Steve Landesburg and Ron Glass are both 62 years old. Steve was born on Nov 23, and Ron was born on July 10th. Ron was 30 when the show began and 38 when it ended. Steve was 33 when he started the show and 38 when it ended. And finally, Jack Soo (may he rest in peace) was born on October 26th. He was 59 when the show started and 63 when he died. He would have turned 91 this year. Anyone else amazed that Nick was actually older than Fish? (And that Levitt was in his 40's?) LOL! Just goes to show you what an amazing actor Abe Vigoda is. All the while he was playing broken down ol' Fish he was running 5 miles a day and playing tennis and raquetball!

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12-18-2007, 01:23 PM	#12
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09-09-2007, 04:09 PM	#3
SueWalsh Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 05, 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 214	I know what you mean...I'm getting there myself! :-)

09-09-2007, 05:35 PM	#5
SueWalsh Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 05, 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 214	That's so cool! I loved Archie comics...still do actually..LOL I even got the Archies cartoon series on DVD when it came out last month...LOL

12-17-2007, 12:11 PM	#7
ComedyGuy King Of TV Trivia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 17, 2007 Location: Eastlake Ohio Posts: 1,255	What happened to Barneys leg in an episode where he was limping and using a cane ???

12-17-2007, 01:00 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	According to the storyline, Barney was on a ladder changing a lightbulb at home when he fell off and into the toilet! So that's how he broke his foot. That occured towards the end of Season 2. I'm guessing Hal Linden hurt himself in real life as well since he was in the cast for 2-3 straight episodes.

12-17-2007, 05:30 PM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	SUE!!! So great to hear from you. Yes, I know Hal was/is a talented singer and dancer, not to mention he's played clarinet and sax with different orchestras. He was a guest on the Muppet Show once, but that's one episode I've never seen.