James MacArthur
1937-2010
James MacArthur, who probably heard that line, "Book 'em, Danno!" a thousand times after the original Hawaii Five-O went off the air, has passed on.
I first saw him in a movie version of Kidnapped, circa 1960, and in this and that until Five-O. After that, he did a few guest appearances and a couple of movies, and then mostly retired. He was a scratch golfer and -- something I didn't know -- an accomplished Spanish guitarist.
Adiós, James.
Dunno if you're seen the new Hawaii Five-O, but it couldn't hold a drink for the original.
ReplyDeleteI watched the first episode, and I didn't think it was bad. As long as I didn't try to make the comparison, it was fine.
ReplyDeleteI had low hopes when they cut the opening theme in half!
ReplyDeleteHowever, they have succeeded in bringing more personality to the individual characters, rather than just a cop show in the Big Island.
Mahalo!