Jack Hogan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jack Hogan
Robert Urich (left), Maureen Reagan and Jack Hogan, pose for a publicity photo for the television series The Specialists, 1974
Born	Richard Roland Benson Jr. (1929-11-24)November 24, 1929 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	December 6, 2023(2023-12-06) (aged 94) Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956–1993
Spouse(s)	Barbara Bates Joyce Nizzari ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1980)​
Children	2

Jack Hogan (born Richard Roland Benson Jr.; November 24, 1929 – December 6, 2023) was an American actor most notable for the role of PFC William G. Kirby on the 1960s television show Combat!

Biography

Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan was an architecture student in college before joining the Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he studied drama at the Pasadena Playhouse and in New York. He worked part-time as a lifeguard until he gained the role on Combat. He portrayed Sgt. Jerry Miller on the NBC-TV crime drama Adam-12. In addition to acting, he was a casting director for Magnum, P.I. and operated a building business.

Personal life and death

Hogan married Barbara Bates (not to be confused with actress Barbara Bates).

Jack Hogan died at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington, on December 6, 2023, at the age of 94.

Films

• Man from Del Rio (1956)
• The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
• Paratroop Command (1959)
• The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
• The Cat Burglar (1961)

Television

See also

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