It has come over the wires that Larry Storch, the last surviving cast member of F-Troop, has passed away at 99.
More than 60 years in show business, and a resume of comic and dramatic roles worthy of the Hall of Fame. In addition to F-Troop, Storch was a recurring guest on Car 54, Where Are You?, and appeared on shows as diverse as Gomer Pyle, USMC, Kraft Suspense Theatre, The Hollywood Palace, Mannix, & Love, American Style, just to name a few. He headlined a short-lived sitcom, The Queen & I, for CBS, and even recorded some novelty covers of songs such as Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'".
To millions of kids, Larry lent his voice to Phineas J. Whoopee, the man with all the answers as an invaluable aide to Tennessee Tuxedo, then, after F-Troop ended, he extended his stay at WB by doing the Cool Cat and Merlin the Magic Mouse shorts, the latter succeeding Daws Butler. He was also the original cartoon voice of Batman's arch-enemy, the Joker, in the first Filmation series, reprising in a pair of guest appearances on The New Scooby-Doo Movies in 1972. He also spent two seasons voicing Marlon, a mynah bird with magic powers, on The Brady Kids.
From 1966, here's Larry with Andy Williams, from the latter's 2nd NBC variety show.
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