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obituary2 years ago

'Route 66' Star George Maharis Passes Away at 94

George Maharis, the American actor who played Buz Murdock in the hit television series "Route 66" in the 1960s, has died at the age of 94. Maharis, who was raised in Hell's Kitchen, New York, was a stage-trained actor who became an icon to American youth as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible with co-star Martin Milner. "Route 66" was the rare series at the time that was filmed on location, moving to new towns and cities for each new episode.

via Detroit News|
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entertainment2 years ago

TV Heartthrob George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dies at 94

George Maharis, the actor who played Buz Murdock in the hit television series "Route 66," has died at the age of 94. Maharis, who was a stage-trained actor, became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible. "Route 66" was the rare series at the time that was filmed on location, moving to new towns and cities for each new episode. Maharis left the show after the third season and never again achieved the same fame.

via Los Angeles Times|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' Star George Maharis Passes Away at 94

George Maharis, the actor who played Buz Murdock in the hit television series "Route 66," has died at the age of 94. Maharis' co-star Martin Milner died in 2015. "Route 66" was a rare series at the time that was filmed on location, moving to new towns and cities for each new episode. It featured as guest stars future stars including Robert Redford, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Alan Alda in some of their earliest roles. Maharis left the show after the third season and never again achieved the same fame.

via Fox News|
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entertainment2 years ago

TV heartthrob George Maharis, star of 'Route 66,' dies at 94.

George Maharis, the actor who played Buz Murdock in the hit TV series "Route 66" in the 1960s, has died at the age of 94. Maharis, a stage-trained actor, became an icon to American youth as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the series. "Route 66" was filmed on location and featured guest stars including Robert Redford, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Alan Alda. Maharis left the show after the third season and never again achieved the same fame. He continued acting in TV series and movies, including "Fantasy Island," "The Bionic Woman," and "Murder, She Wrote."

via The Associated Press|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' star George Maharis dies at 94.

George Maharis, the actor who played Buz Murdock in the hit television series "Route 66" in the 1960s, has died at the age of 94. Maharis, who was a stage-trained actor, became an icon to American youth as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible with his co-star Martin Milner. "Route 66" was the rare series at the time that was filmed on location, moving to new towns and cities for each new episode. Maharis left the show after the third season and never again achieved the same fame.

via NPR|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' Star George Maharis Passes Away at 94

George Maharis, the actor who played Buz Murdock in the hit television series "Route 66" in the 1960s, has died at the age of 94. Maharis, a stage-trained actor, became an icon to American youth as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the show. "Route 66" was the rare series at the time that was filmed on location, moving to new towns and cities for each new episode. Maharis left the show after the third season and never again achieved the same fame.

via ABC News|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' Star George Maharis Passes Away at 94

George Maharis, the actor who played Buz Murdock in the 1960s TV series "Route 66," has died at the age of 94. Maharis was a heartthrob of the era, but his departure from the show was attributed to his sexuality, which he did not discuss in interviews. He had a successful career in theater before becoming a TV star and appeared in feature films after leaving "Route 66." Maharis made occasional TV appearances in the 1970s and 1980s and his final screen appearance was in a 1993 horror film.

via The New York Times|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' Star George Maharis Passes Away at 94

George Maharis, the actor best known for his role in the 1960s series "Route 66," has died at the age of 94. Maharis co-starred with Martin Milner in the show, which followed two young men traveling around the US in a Corvette. He went on to appear in several other TV shows and films, including "Fantasy Island" and "The Most Deadly Game." Maharis was also a singer and released seven albums.

via Variety|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' and 'Fantasy Island' actor George Maharis dies at 94.

George Maharis, best known for his role as Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of "Route 66," has died at the age of 94. The Emmy-nominated actor passed away at his Beverly Hills home on Wednesday. Maharis also appeared in other TV shows such as "Fantasy Island" and "Mission: Impossible," as well as films like "Exodus" and "Sylvia." He was also a singer and artist.

via New York Post |
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entertainment2 years ago

'Route 66' Star George Maharis Passes Away at 94

George Maharis, the Hollywood actor who played Buz Murdock on Route 66, has died at the age of 94. Maharis starred alongside Martin Milner in the CBS drama, which followed the pair as they travelled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette. Maharis left the show midway through the third season after contracting hepatitis, but returned briefly before leaving for good. He went on to star in several movies and TV shows, including The Satan Bug and Rich Man, Poor Man.

via Hollywood Reporter|
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