Did you all know the man who played Cousin Edgar died?

[Ireneparalegal]

Here is a link that was posted on the general sitcoms forum talking abt his death:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ercy+rodriguez

A site called The Shark Is Still Working is reporting the death of
veteran film, TV and stage actor Percy Rodriguez at the age of 83.
According to the site, Rodriguez died of kidney problems on the
morning of September 6th.

Born in Montreal, Canada and of Afro-Latin American descent, Rodriguez
is known to "Star Trek" fans for his role as Commodore Stone, the
portmaster of Starbase 11 in the original Trek series episode "Court
Martial." He was the first black actor to play a flag officer (an
officer of high authority with a rank of commodore/rear admiral or
above) in the entire franchise.


Rodriguez was a regular on the series "Peyton Place" during its final
season and was part of the cast of the acclaimed mini-series "Roots:
The Next Generation." He also had recurring roles on the short-lived
"Sanford and Son" spin-off, "Sanford", and the longer-lasting "Soap"
spin-off, "Benson." He made guest appearances on shows like "Wild,
Wild West," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The Fugitive," "Mission:
Impossible," "Then Came Bronson," "Ironside," "The Jeffersons," and
"The Fall Guy."


In addition to his television work, Rodriguez had supporting roles in
such films as "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," "Come Back, Charleston
Blue," "Rhinoceros," "Invisible Strangler," and "BrainWaves." Besides
these, his rich, authoritative voice can be heard in a number of movie
trailers and even a few films (such as "Galaxina" and "Heavy Metal").
He also performed on stage, appearing in two Tony Award-nominated
Broadway plays -- "Toys in the Attic" in 1960 and 1961 and "Blues for
Mister Charlie" in 1964.

Rodriguez had apparently been retired for some twenty years when he
died. Thus far, no "major" news source has reported his death.

[hatwink]

I remember him from working with Redd Foxx on the Sanford and Son show; he was a major player when Redd came back to do another installment of Sanford.

[ThomasE]

When you said "Edgar", I thought to myself, "On no Winston died from Sanford". That is how I discovered him. My condolences to the family.

[catlover79]

[Ireneparalegal]

I had the privilege and honor of meeting this man and his wife. A long time ago my former husband and I were eating at an outdoor restaurant in Malibu, not too far from our city and lo and behold I seen this man who I instantly recognized from Good Times. I approached him and told him I knew him from his appearance from GT. He was very nice and cordial, very pleasant and easy to talk to. His wife was very sweet and they both seemed so down to earth. He gave me an autograph that to this day I cherish.

[ThomasE]

That is great, Irene. I think that he also made an appearance on "Arsenio" one time as a special guest.

[Ireneparalegal]

Man, I miss Arsenio. That was one damn good show. I actually went to a taping of Arsenio. I had a blast. Arsenio is right up there with Soul Train.

[ThomasE]

I never went to a taping. I was too young and in Florida but it sounded exciting. Woo Woo!

[TVFactFan]

Know didn't hear anything about this, sad to hear. I remember him most from Sanford

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

I never went to a taping. I was too young and in Florida but it sounded exciting. Woo Woo!

Yeah, at the time that we went to the taping, that is when Arsenio had just started doing that "Woo Woo" thingy. My then husband stood up and was doing it ...and doing it REAL LOUD, Arsenio walked to the section where we were at, he looked at my then husband and he pointed at him and gave him a thumbs up. Ahhhh the memories.

[ThomasE]

That is so cool. My mother would let me stay up and let me watch the show along with programming from Nick at Nite. The early ninties were a great way of escape for me when it came to tv.