Pat Harrington, Jr., dies at 86 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

bweir · 01-07-2016, 09:04 AM

Pat Harrington, Jr., has died at 86, according to friends of the family.

robyrob · 01-07-2016, 09:38 AM

Schneider

Adamantium · 01-07-2016, 10:32 AM

I remember hearing the news he didn't have long to live and just last night at work, I was thinking about him and how he's still hanging in there. Then I come home and read this.

Rest in Peace, Pat Harrington, Jr.

liane60 · 01-07-2016, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bweir

Pat Harrington, Jr., has died at 86, according to friends of the family.

What was the cause of death?

mets82 · 01-07-2016, 11:27 AM

Very sad. RIP Schneider.

Retro4Life · 01-07-2016, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by liane60

What was the cause of death?

The report I read said that he had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and that his health was deteriorating.

RIP Pat Harrington.

I know he was in other things, but besides some Love Boat, etc. guest stars, I don't think I ever saw him in another TV series or film. Weird. He was great on ODAAT, though.

OH Nuts! · 01-07-2016, 02:09 PM

May he RIP. He was great on ODAAT.

Torgo · 01-07-2016, 02:10 PM

Two movies I remember him in is The President's Analyst (1967), and the Disney Kurt Russell film The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. Though I will admit, I almost forget it's him because he's not wearing his iconic Schneider outfit.
He did a lot of voice over work, including the voice of Moe Howard in the New Scooby Doo Movies.

Bonniegirl · 01-07-2016, 02:17 PM

RIP Pat!! Sad, I read on another thread that he died on Bonnie Franklin's birthday too!

Penny Lane · 01-07-2016, 02:30 PM

I loved his character Schneider! His C B handle was "Super Stud"!

May he rest in peace.

opus · 01-07-2016, 02:40 PM

CNN is my homepage, so I knew it wasn't good when One Day at a Time was right up front

May he always have a passkey to heavens door. The lodge brothers raise a toast in his memory.

Marvo301 · 01-07-2016, 03:12 PM

I remember him on an episode of The Partridge Family in which he played a Las Vegas gangster who mistakenly thought Danny was trying to steal his girl. He was so good in the episode.

Pat Harrington Jr.

Mr. Television · 01-07-2016, 03:20 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/t...dies/78409300/

Pat Harrington Jr., Emmy-winning super on 'One Day at a Time,' dies

Pat Harrington Jr, who won acclaim as the buttinsky building superintendent who rarely fixed anything on the long-running 1970s sitcom, One Day at a Time, has died, according to his family. He was 86.

His daughters Tresa and Terry posted a message on Facebook Thursday announcing his death on Wednesday evening. It included a picture of him as the swaggering, cluttered keychain-wielding Dwayne Schneider from One Day.

"Dear Friends, it is with the most unimaginable pain and sadness, that I tell you my father, Pat Harrington, Jr. passed away at 11:09 PM this evening," Tresa Harrington wrote. "We were all with him today and tonight: crying, laughing and loving him.

"My heart is broken to pieces and I will cry and cry until I just won't," she concluded. "Love to you all! And as we head into this year, never be afraid to tell the people you love, that you love them."

The sitcom, which ran from 1975-1984 on CBS, was a Norman Lear production about a newly single mom, Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin), who moves back to her hometown of Indianapolis with two teen daughters, Barbara (Valerie Bertinelli), and Julie (MacKenzie Phillips) after her divorce. It was one of the first portrayals of a divorced mom on American TV.

Harrington played Dwayne Schneider, their building super who thinks he's a ladies man, who swaggers into their lives and becomes part of the family. “The ladies in this building don’t call me ‘super’ for nothing," was one of his lines.

(Franklin died in 2013. Bertinelli and Phillips are still close and still working in Hollywood. Bertinelli paid tribute.

Harrington, in his costume of white T-shirt, blue vest, cigarette pack rolled up in his sleeve, and tool belt that he never seemed to use, regularly stole scenes, Lear once said. "He turned out to be the comic strength of the show,” Lear said.

The role won Harrington an Emmy and a Golden Globe, plus multiple nominations of each.

Although the show ended in the mid-1980s, there was a reunion special in February 2005, and Harrington took part.

In 2012, Harrington made his final onscreen appearance, appearing as the manager of an apartment building on Bertinelli’s Hot in Cleveland sitcom on TV Land until June 2015.

But his list of TV credits was huge, dating back to 1949 and the Ford Theatre Hour. Make Room for Daddy, The Munsters and The Beverly Hillbillies are only some of the famous series he appeared in. More recently, he appeared in shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm and The King of Queens.

Pat Harrington Jr. was born on August 13, 1929 in New York City, as Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr.

Mr. Television · 01-07-2016, 03:22 PM

R.I.P. Pat. You'll never be forgotten.

Mickey4ever · 01-07-2016, 03:32 PM

Another from my generation of memorable television actors/actresses that are leaving us.

He was so handsome on Make Room for Daddy as Terry's love interest and husband to be.

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01-07-2016, 10:32 AM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	I remember hearing the news he didn't have long to live and just last night at work, I was thinking about him and how he's still hanging in there. Then I come home and read this. Rest in Peace, Pat Harrington, Jr.

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01-07-2016, 02:17 PM	#9
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01-07-2016, 03:20 PM	#13
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,145	http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/t...dies/78409300/ Pat Harrington Jr., Emmy-winning super on 'One Day at a Time,' dies Pat Harrington Jr, who won acclaim as the buttinsky building superintendent who rarely fixed anything on the long-running 1970s sitcom, One Day at a Time, has died, according to his family. He was 86. His daughters Tresa and Terry posted a message on Facebook Thursday announcing his death on Wednesday evening. It included a picture of him as the swaggering, cluttered keychain-wielding Dwayne Schneider from One Day. "Dear Friends, it is with the most unimaginable pain and sadness, that I tell you my father, Pat Harrington, Jr. passed away at 11:09 PM this evening," Tresa Harrington wrote. "We were all with him today and tonight: crying, laughing and loving him. "My heart is broken to pieces and I will cry and cry until I just won't," she concluded. "Love to you all! And as we head into this year, never be afraid to tell the people you love, that you love them." The sitcom, which ran from 1975-1984 on CBS, was a Norman Lear production about a newly single mom, Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin), who moves back to her hometown of Indianapolis with two teen daughters, Barbara (Valerie Bertinelli), and Julie (MacKenzie Phillips) after her divorce. It was one of the first portrayals of a divorced mom on American TV. Harrington played Dwayne Schneider, their building super who thinks he's a ladies man, who swaggers into their lives and becomes part of the family. “The ladies in this building don’t call me ‘super’ for nothing," was one of his lines. (Franklin died in 2013. Bertinelli and Phillips are still close and still working in Hollywood. Bertinelli paid tribute. Harrington, in his costume of white T-shirt, blue vest, cigarette pack rolled up in his sleeve, and tool belt that he never seemed to use, regularly stole scenes, Lear once said. "He turned out to be the comic strength of the show,” Lear said. The role won Harrington an Emmy and a Golden Globe, plus multiple nominations of each. Although the show ended in the mid-1980s, there was a reunion special in February 2005, and Harrington took part. In 2012, Harrington made his final onscreen appearance, appearing as the manager of an apartment building on Bertinelli’s Hot in Cleveland sitcom on TV Land until June 2015. But his list of TV credits was huge, dating back to 1949 and the Ford Theatre Hour. Make Room for Daddy, The Munsters and The Beverly Hillbillies are only some of the famous series he appeared in. More recently, he appeared in shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm and The King of Queens. Pat Harrington Jr. was born on August 13, 1929 in New York City, as Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr. Attached Images
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