Not a good year for fans of the real Hawaii Five-O.
Right when I start to get over Kono being recast as a girl in the new rip-off series … then BANG ! … the real Danno goes down for the count.
Ouch.
They say “natural” causes.
I’m betting cardiac arrest when he saw what they did to the classic series.
James MacArthur, Danno on Original ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ Dies, October 28, 2010
James MacArthur, who for 11 years played Det. Dan Williams (Danno of “Book ‘em, Danno”) on the original “Hawaii Five-0″ television series, had died. He was 72.
No cause of death was given other than “natural causes.” He was cast as Det. Dan Williams on “Hawaii Five-0″ after a producer noticed his brilliant, one-take performance as a traveling preacher in the 1968 Clint Eastwood film “Hang ‘em High.”
He played Danno for 11 years but left before the show’s final season in 1980, saying that the role no longer challenged or interested him.
My question: how could a guy stop being challenged playing Danno?
Go figure.
Thanks to Straz for feeding the lead.
