RIP Jack Hogan

 

Jack Hogan Dies: Star of TV Series ‘Combat!’ Was 94

Longview News-Journal

My Martin Holmes

December 11, 2023

 

Jack Hogan, a veteran actor best known for playing PFC William G. Kirby on ABC’s 1960s World War II drama series Combat!, has died. He was 94.

According to Hogan’s son, per Variety, the actor died in his sleep of natural causes on Wednesday, December 6, at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Born Richard Roland Benson, Jr. on November 24, 1929, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan studied architecture in college before joining the Air Force, where he served as staff sergeant during the Korean War. His acting career began after his stint in the military, studying drama at the Pasadena Playhouse while working part-time as a lifeguard.

His first on-screen role came in the 1956 Western film Man from Del Rio. He made several more movie appearances throughout the late 1950s, including The Bonnie Parker Story, Paratroop Command, and The Legend of Tom Dooley, as well as TV series such as Harbor Command, Seahunt, The Rifleman, and Bat Masterson.

HOGAN, Jack (Richard Roland Benson Jr.)

Born: 11/25/1929, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Died: 12/6/2023, Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.A.

 

Joack Hogan’s westerns – actor:

Man from Del Rio – 1956 (Westin)

The Sheriff of Cochise (TV) – 1957 (Rex Clay)

Tombstone Territory (TV) – 1957, 1959 (Dan Harlan, Tully Brewster)

Broken Arrow (TV) – 1958 (Morro)

Have Gun – Will Travel (TV) – 1958 (Chris Rook, Joel Weaver)

The Rough Riders (TV) – 1958 (Paul, army trooper)

The Legend of Tom Dooley – 1959 (Charlie Grayson)

Bat Masterson (TV) – 1959, 1961 (Marshal Johnny Dillon, Stuart Chancellor, Jack)

Laramie (TV) – 1959 (Virg)

Lawman (TV) – 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 (Earl Henry, Bob Cawley, Duke Janks)

Mackenzie’s Raiders (TV) – 1959 (Dennis Duncan)

The Rifleman (TV) – 1959, 1962 (Rudy Gray, Joe Carson)

Colt .45 (TV) – 1960 (Cliff)

The Deputy (TV) – 1960 (Abner Mack)

The Rebel (TV) – 1960 (Vic Nielsen)

Riverboat (TV) – 1960 (Fletcher)

Tate (TV) – 1960 (Cromley)

U.S. Marshal – 1960 (Les Madden)

Bonanza (TV) – 1961 (Cash Wolfe)

Bronco (TV) – 1961 (gambler)

Cheyenne (TV) – 1961 (Garson)

The Tall Man (TV) – 1961 (Jim)

Death Valley Days (TV) – 1962 (Jerry Girard)

Custer (TV) – 1967 (Sergeant Mason)

The Quest (TV) – 1976 (Billy McGraff)

The Oregon Trail (TV) - 1977

Outlaws (TV) – 1981 (Sal Carue)