Actor Larry Storch passed away at the age of 99. In a statement released on his Facebook page, his family announced that Storch passed away in his sleep after midnight into the night of July 8th.
In a comment under the original post, his family clarified the date of death: “We are grateful Larry made it to his half birthday. We just want to clarify that Larry passed away after midnight. His dod is July, 8th 2022 not July 7th.”
Storch was born in New York, where he went to school with Don Adams, who would rise to fame as Agent 99 on Get Smart. The two men would become lifelong friends and Storch would follow Adams onto the small screen.
Storch has a long list of credits, both live-action and voice-over work, spanning decades. His voice-over work includes work for Warner Brothers animation with roles on such titles as The Brady Kids, Tennessee Tuxedo, and The Pink Panther. He also voiced the always coveted role of the Joker in The Batman/Superman Hour.
His live-action credits span many guest-starring roles throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s, featuring roles in such shows as Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, ChiPs, and Knight Rider. Latter-day audiences would know him as Al Bundy’s childhood hero on Married… With Children.
Larry Storch’s Most Well Known Role Was F Troop
For all of his acting credits, stage and screen, Larry Storch was best known for his role as Corporal Randolph Agarn on the show F Troop. F Troop was a comedy about the misadventures of a US Army outpost in the Wild West.
The show was a product of another era and would most likely not even be made in today’s culture as many of the jokes were insensitive towards Native Americans. And the jokes that did not poke fun at Native Americans tended to racially target white men. With such racially charged humor being so prevalent in the show, F Troop would not be produced today as it was back in the 60s. Still, it was an extremely popular show for its time.
And for the actors that were a part of it, they remember their time on the show fondly. Storch was once quoted as saying, “Sometimes, I walk out on stage, and you can hear from the balcony, “Hey, Agarn!” It still tickles me after 40 years. They don’t make them like F Troop anymore!”
His fondness for the show and its fans led him to continue to make appearances at Wild West shows up until he retired from public life in July of 2021.
We at MovieWeb extend our condolences to his friends and loved ones.
