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Retired actor Jack Hogan, best known for his role in the World War II series “Combat!”, has died at the age of 94.
Hogan died of natural causes at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on December 6, his son West confirmed to Variety today.
Hogan played Private First Class William G. Kirby on the hit ABC show Combat! between 1962 and 1967, which followed a group of American soldiers fighting in France during World War II.
Hogan was born Richard Roland Benson Jr. on November 24, 1929 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He studied architecture in college before joining the Air Force, fighting in the Korean War and rising to the rank of staff sergeant.
He later studied acting in New York and worked as a lifeguard until landing the role in Combat! got. Hogan took on another military role as Sergeant Jerry Miller on the NBC series “Adam-12” and then worked as a casting director for Magnum, PI
Hogan played Private First Class William G. Kirby on the hit ABC show Combat! (in the picture)
Jack Hogan in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.
As an actor, Hogan appeared in five films and a variety of television series.
He made his film debut in 1956 in Man from Del Rio, before finding further roles in The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), Paratroop Command (1959), The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959) and The Cat Burglar (1960).
Active until 1993, Hogan appeared in two episodes in two separate roles on the television series Raven.
Between 1967 and 1980 he was married to the Playboy model and actress Joyce Nizzari (83) before later marrying Barbara Bates.
According to Variety, Hogan is survived by his first wife, his daughter Tehani Hogan, his son West, his granddaughter Kai and his grandson Skyler.
Jack Hogan was depicted in The Legend of Tom Dooley in 1959
Fight! Star Jack Hogan dies aged 94: TV legend, who also starred in 'The A-Team' and 'Magnum', died of natural causes at his home in Washington