Obituary: James MacArthur, actor - The Scotsman Obituary: James MacArthur, actor 19:41 20:43 Friday 29 October 2010 James MacArthur, actor. Born: 8 December, 1937, in Los Angeles. Died: 28 October, 2010, in Florida, aged 72. James MacArthur was a familiar face for a generation who grew up in the 1960s. He was one of Disney's leading young stars when it expanded from animation to adaptations of classics and served as David Balfour to Peter Finch's Alan Breck in Kidnapped. It brought him back to the country he regarded as his ancestral homeland, where he enthused about the local cuisine, concluding that France had nothing to compare with Scottish shortbread. He reached an even wider audience in the 1970s as a regular on one of the most popular detective shows of the decade, Hawaii Five-O, playing Detective Danny Williams - Danno from the phrase "Book 'em, Danno", popularised by Jack Lord as his boss Detective Steve McGarrett.

James Gordon MacArthur was adopted as a baby by Charles MacArthur, the playwright who co-wrote The Front Page, and Helen Hayes, "the First Lady of American theatre". They already had a daughter, who died of polio in her late teens. MacArthur started appearing in small roles on stage from an early age and at 17 he had a starring role as a teenager who gets into trouble with the police in Deal a Blow, a one-off TV drama. He reprised the role in a big-screen remake called The Young Stranger. He got glowing reviews and was nominated for a Bafta award as best newcomer. Fan magazines ran articles headlined "Why girls flip over Jim MacArthur" and "Is James MacArthur the new Dean?" But he was not about to be stereotyped as another teenage rebel without a cause. His association with Disney began with The Light in the Forest, an adaptation of Conrad Richter's novel about a white boy who has been raised by Indians and is torn between two cultures. It came out in 1958, the year he married Joyce Bulifant, an actress he had known since schooldays.

Kidnapped was one in a series of Scottish subjects that Disney did and it shot on location in the West Highlands, around Glen Coe and Glen Nevis, with an impressive cast of Scottish character actors that included Finlay Currie, Duncan Macrae, Andrew Cruickshank and John Laurie as David's Uncle Ebenezer. MacArthur was not classically handsome, though he had distinctive features. He had curly, boyish hair and stood only around 5ft 8in, allowing him to play teenagers well into his 20s - though this was a time when Hollywood studios paid little attention to such details and would happily cast thirtysomethings as school students. By the time Kidnapped came out he had also been to Switzerland for Disney's Third Man on the Mountain and the West Indies for Swiss Family Robinson.

"For me the trip to Scotland was the most thrilling I've yet made," MacArthur said in the press book for Kidnapped."I'm of Scottish descent, and always wanted to see the land of my ancestors." He enthused about bannocks, scones and pancakes and assured his fans: "There isn't a French dish made that can surpass Scotch shortbread when it's made properly." He hoped his wife would master Scottish cuisine. They divorced a few years later. He was Henry Fonda's son in Spencer's Mountain, a sailor in The Bedford Incident, a soldier in Battle of the Bulge and a preacher, administering last rites, in the Clint Eastwood western Hang 'Em High, though at 30 he still did not seem quite old enough for the beard. He also made frequent appearances in guest star slots on television before signing up for the recurring role that would provide a regular pay cheque and exposure throughout the 1970s. Hawaii Five-O took the well-worn format of the detective series and relocated it in the tropics. It was phenomenally popular worldwide and it helped popularise colourful Hawaiian shirts. But the role of Lt Danny "Danno" Williams was played by another actor in the pilot episode.

Ironically, test audiences thought Tim O'Kelly looked too young. MacArthur stayed with the show for 11 years and got to work with Helen Hayes in one episode in which she played his aunt. After leaving Hawaii Five-O, MacArthur worked in theatre as an actor and director and continued to make occasional guest appearances on television. He had homes in Hawaii and California and is survived by his third wife and by four children. James MacArthur - Biography - IMDb James MacArthur Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (8) | Personal Quotes (1) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) In a career spanning more than four decades, James MacArthur developed a body of work which is wonderfully dynamic in both scope and range. Portraying everything from crazed killer to stalwart defender of law and order, frustrated teenager to cynical senior supervisor, he has appeared in numerous films, television programs, and stage productions since his career officially began back in 1955.

Although he had been performing in parts during summer stock productions since 1949, making his stage debut in "The Corn Is Green", his real acting career did not begin until he starred as the complex and misunderstood teenager in John Frankenheimer 's "Deal a Blow". Broadcast live on the Climax! (1954) television anthology series, the program told the story of "Hal Ditmar", a relatively ordinary youngster on the verge of manhood who finds himself caught up in a snowballing world of trouble with his parents, the law, and virtually everyone in authority after a minor infraction of the rules at a movie theater. The story was so well-crafted and MacArthur's performance so compelling that a year later it was remade by Frankenheimer into his first theatrical release, The Young Stranger (1957). The movie received much critical acclaim and earned its star a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Film Award nomination as Most Promising Newcomer (1958) and won a film festival in Switzerland. Next up was the Disney movie of Conrad Richter 's novel, The Light in the Forest (1958).

Set in the late 18th century in the burgeoning United States, it told the tale of a young man who had been kidnapped by Indians as a baby and raised as the son of a chief. A respected and accepted member of the tribe, the boy, known as "True Son", is ripped away from the only life he has ever known and forced to return to his biological parents due to a treaty signed by people of whom he has no knowledge and who cannot possibly have any interest in his individual welfare. His subsequent struggles to find out exactly where he fits in and to gain the trust and sanction of his new community are told in a way which is as wrenching and relevant to today's society as it was then. The corollaries between this story and the custody battles which seem to occur with alarming frequency in our own time are strong and thought provoking. It seems the question regarding when in a child's life his biological parentage begins to be outweighed by the environment in which he is being raised is one which has yet to be answered. The depth with which MacArthur imbued the role makes his performance both truthful and unforgettable.

Before its release in theaters, The Light in the Forest (1958) was preceded by three more appearances in live teleplays, including another outstanding performance in the Studio One in Hollywood (1948) production of "Tongues of Angels" as "Ben Adams", a young man with a devastating stuttering problem who pretends to be a deaf/mute in order to hide his infirmity. A string of meaty roles quickly followed, including the Disney classic films Kidnapped (1960), Third Man on the Mountain (1959) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960); television programs such as The Untouchables (1959), Bus Stop (1961) and Wagon Train (1957); and two more live teleplays. As sociopathic killer and racketeer "Johnny Lubin" in The Untouchables (1959) episode "Death for Sale", MacArthur for the first time portrayed an unsympathetic character. The heart-stopping realism of his performance provided definitive proof of his abilities as a multifaceted and talented actor.

In what he described in one interview as his first "mature" role, he then appeared as a doctor-in-the-making in The Interns (1962), turning in a fine performance as a somewhat naive young man who grows up rather quickly when presented with several tough choices and life-defining situations. After that came more television, the underrated yet stirring film, Cry of Battle (1963), and Spencer's Mountain (1963), the highly successful precursor to the popular television series The Waltons (1971). Once again, in both films, MacArthur played young men whose lives are changed by circumstances beyond their control and who must dig deep within themselves to find the inner strength and fortitude to deal with those events. Having by now amassed an impressive list of film and television credits in addition to stage performances on Broadway and other venues, MacArthur then turned to the pivotal role of "Ensign Ralston" in the tense and nerve-wracking Cold War yarn, The Bedford Incident (1965). His performance as the eager to-please and earnest young officer carried a subtlety and intensity hard to believe of someone not yet thirty years old.

The role of "William Ashton" in the light-hearted romance, The Truth About Spring (1964) came next, almost immediately followed by yet another coming-of-age performance as "Lt. Weaver" in the blockbuster WWII saga, Battle of the Bulge (1965). Westerns and war dramas predominated the next phase of MacArthur's career with appearances in television programs such as Branded (1965), 12 O'Clock High (1964), Gunsmoke (1955), Combat! (1962), Hondo (1967), Bonanza (1959), and Death Valley Days (1952), in addition to the films Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966), "Mosby's Marauders" (1966) and Hang 'Em High (1968). It was his appearance in this last movie that would ultimately lead him into the role of "Dan Williams" on Hawaii Five-O (1968).

When Leonard Freeman found himself looking for a replacement to play the complex sidekick to Jack Lord 's powerful "Steve McGarrett", he went looking for the young actor he remembered from just two or three days' work on his low-budget spaghetti Western. The juxtaposition of MacArthur's still-boyish good looks with his ability to bring a convincing toughness and sincerity to the role made him one of the best-remembered and well-admired actors of 1960s and 1970s popular television. Even today, more than twenty years after the program stopped production, it is broadcast in syndication in markets all over the world. Its "Book 'im, Danno" catchphrase is still as much a part of our popular culture as that famed line from another show of the same era: "Beam me up, Scotty". Departing "Five-O" prior to its 12th and final season, MacArthur's appearances became less frequent, yet still memorable.

He was featured in such popular television shows as The Love Boat (1977), Vega$ (1978), Fantasy Island (1977), and Murder, She Wrote (1984) and starred in two made-for-television movies: Irwin Allen 's The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1983) and Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980). His poignant portrayal of hapless "Walt Stomer" in the latter provided a fine example that his skills as an actor had not waned in the 25 years since that first television appearance. He concentrated on the stage for a while then, performing in productions such as "Arsenic and Old Lace", "A Bedfull of Foreigners" and "Love Letters", as well as the occasional live appearance at charity and celebrity sporting events. In 1998, after nearly a decade away from television screens, he took up the role of "Frank Del Rio" in the Family Channel movie Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister (1998).

With the new century, MacArthur returned to a more active professional schedule, continuing to make a number of personal appearances to sign autographs and greet fans, as well as several speaking engagements such as northeast Ohio's "One Book, Two Counties: An Evening With James MacArthur", The Cinema Audio Society Annual Awards Banquet and AdventureCon in Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition, he has been featured in several television specials and interview programs, including Emme & Friends, Entertainment Tonight (1981), Inside TVLand, and Christopher Closeup. The increasing popularity of the DVD market has seen the re-release of Swiss Family Robinson (1960) with a new behind-the-scenes documentary narrated by MacArthur and a lengthy on-screen interview covering many aspects of his career. Planned for re-release in July 2003, the 1956 version of Anastasia (1956) is expected to include an on-screen interview with MacArthur discussing his mother, Helen Hayes , and her work in that movie. April 2003 marked his return to the stage as "Father Madison" in Joe Moore's original play Dirty Laundry.

On 6 November 2003, the Hawaii International Film Festival chose James MacArthur and Hawaii Five-O (1968) as the recipient of their annual "Film in Hawaii" award, an honor both well-deserved and especially significant, coming as it did from the people and the State of Hawaii. Plans were being made to feature MacArthur in a new television series set in the Hawaiian Islands, though nothing more definitive had ever been arranged. - IMDb Mini Biography By: curator@jamesmacarthur.com Spouse (3) James MacArthur dies at 72; actor played 'Danno' on 'Hawaii Five-0' - latimes YOU ARE HERE: LAT Home → Collections → News James MacArthur dies at 72; actor played 'Danno' on 'Hawaii Five-0' He also appeared in the classic Disney film 'Swiss Family Robinson' and gave Hayley Mills her first screen kiss in 'The Truth About Spring.' October 29, 2010 |By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times James MacArthur is shown in character as "Danno" on TV's… (Associated Press ) James MacArthur, an actor best known for portraying Det.

Danny "Danno" Williams on the original " Hawaii Five-0," the TV series that turned "Book 'em, Danno" into a national catchphrase, has died. He was 72. MacArthur, who also appeared in the classic Disney film "Swiss Family Robinson," died of natural causes Thursday in Florida, said his agent, Richard Lewis. From 1968 to 1979, MacArthur appeared on "Hawaii Five-0" as the chief assistant to Det. Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord, who often ended episodes of the police drama by uttering the famous line. "He said 'book him' to others in the cast, but I guess he said it to me the most," MacArthur told Florida's Bradenton Herald in 2007. "It wasn't anything we really thought about at first. But the phrase just took off and caught the public's imagination." A year before "Hawaii Five-0" ended its run in 1980, MacArthur left the hit show a wealthy man. He had invested his earnings, often in Hawaiian real estate, and only occasionally appeared on television after that. Born Dec.

8, 1937, in Los Angeles, James Gordon MacArthur was the adopted son of Helen Hayes, an actress who was dubbed the first lady of the American theater, and Charles MacArthur, a playwright and screenwriter who co-wrote the play "The Front Page." His older sister, Mary, died of polio at 19 in 1949. His parents tried to keep their young son away from the theater, but he often had opportunities for walk-on parts, he told The Times in 1962, and he debuted on stage when he was 8 as a Welsh boy in "The Corn Is Green" in summer stock in Maryland. He attended Harvard University but eventually left to pursue a film career that featured him as a tortured teen in such dramatic films as "The Young Stranger" (1957) and "Light in the Forest" (1958), one of four Disney movies he made. MacArthur also starred in Disney's "Third Man on the Mountain" (1959) as a Swiss boy determined to climb the Matterhorn and in "Kidnapped" (1960), a historical adventure set in old Scotland.

In the well-received 1960 movie "Swiss Family Robinson," he played one of the sons of the shipwrecked family that builds a life on a tropical island. Decades later, MacArthur recalled in The Times that the cast became one happy family while filming on location on the island of Tobago in the West Indies. "Everybody was having fun," MacArthur said in a 2002 Times interview. ""I was like 20 or 21, and I was on this island with pirate ships and was playing poker with Sessue Hayakawa," who portrayed the captain of the band of pirates. MacArthur played Hayley Mills' first boyfriend in "The Truth About Spring" (1965) and later joked: "I gave Hayley her first screen kiss.

Somebody had to do it." He had a small role as a preacher in the Clint Eastwood western "Hang 'em High," a 1968 film written by Leonard Freeman, who produced "Hawaii Five-0." When the "Hawaii Five-0" pilot was screened for a test audience, they liked the show but thought Tim O'Kelly, who was cast as Lord's assistant, was too young for the role. Freeman asked MacArthur if he would like part. "I read a script and said, 'Heck, yes,' " MacArthur said in 2007 in the Bradenton Herald. By its third season, the series was one of the top 10 most-watched shows. Freeman "told us, 'We can be a big hit. This is a morality play. It's good versus evil and the good guys are going to win.' That was during the Vietnam era, and I think many people were looking for something like that," MacArthur said in the 2007 interview.

After leaving "Hawaii Five-0," his most prominent role was the 1980 TV movie "Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story," in which he played a rare non-sympathetic character, according to the AllMovie internet database. He also acted with his mother in a 1980 episode of "The Love Boat." More recently, he had co-directed a revival at the Diamond Head Theatre in Honolulu of "Twentieth Century," a play his father co-wrote. As of 1997, MacArthur was semi-retired and living in Palm Desert. He also often spent time in Hawaii "in one of the best investments he ever made," he told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 2003 — a Diamond Head condo he bought to live in during the early years of "Hawaii Five-0." His marriages to actresses Joyce Bulifant and Melody Patterson ended in divorce. MacArthur is survived by his wife of more than 25 years, Helen Beth Duntz, a former professional golfer; four children, Charles P. MacArthur, James D. MacArthur, Mary McClure and Juliette Rappaport; and seven grandchildren.

Services were being planned in Nyack, N.Y., where he grew up; Palm Desert; and Honolulu. James MacArthur: Actor best known as Danno in 'Hawaii Five-0' | The Independent James MacArthur: Actor best known as Danno in 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday 29 October 2010 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online The boyish-looking actor James MacArthur found his greatest fame as Detective Danny Williams in the television crime series Hawaii Five-O, a worldwide hit full of dramatic explosions and car chases, aided and abetted by swaying palm trees and turquoise-blue waves. The island law-enforcer was second-in-command to the self-righteous, humourless Detective Steve McGarrett (played by Jack Lord), head of the Five-O group, based at the Iolani Palace, in Honolulu, as part of the Hawaiian State Police.

On arresting the criminals at the end of episodes, McGarrett would bark: "Book 'em, Danno!" MacArthur recalled three years ago: "It wasn't anything we really thought about at first, but the phrase just took off and caught the public's imagination." As well as playing the boss on screen, Lord firmly set himself up as the "star" of the series, which ran from 1968 to 1980, although MacArthur baled out a year before the final run. With a financial stake in the programme, Lord insisted that all other cast members were simply "featured guests" and only allowed MacArthur a credit preceded by the word "with", not "co-starring". The fair, curly haired actor was the co-star – but was simply pleased to find success after years of roles in mostly forgettable films. One of his better big-screen parts was as Fritz, one of the sons of the shipwrecked family, in the Disney picture Swiss Family Robinson (1960). He also gave Hayley Mills her first screen kiss, in the light-hearted romance The Truth About Spring (1965).

Born in Los Angeles in 1937, MacArthur was adopted at the age of seven months by the actress Helen Hayes and her playwright husband, Charles MacArthur – who co-wrote The Front Page – and brought up on the bank of the Hudson River in Nyack, New York. His godmother was the actress Lillian Gish. He attended the city's Allen-Stevenson School, New York, and the Solebury School, New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he excelled in basketball, football, baseball – and drama. By then, he had professional acting experience. He had appeared with his mother aged 10 in a play in the Theatre Guild of the Air radio series (1948). A year later, he made his stage debut as Will Hughes in the Emlyn Williams play The Corn is Green, at the Olney Theatre, Maryland. Further stage appearances followed. MacArthur's screen career began promisingly, with the role of the troubled teenager Hal Ditmar in "Deal a Blow" (1955), a play in the television series Climax!

He reprised it for the 1957 film version, The Young Stranger – earning him a Society of Film and Television Arts (now Bafta) nomination as Most Promising Newcomer – before studying for a history degree at Harvard University. During summer vacations, MacArthur acted in Disney films. He played a young man who had been raised by a native American chief in The Light in the Forest (1958); Rudi Matt, aiming to climb the peak that killed his father, in Third Man on the Mountain (1959); and David Balfour in Kidnapped (1960), based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, before Swiss Family Robinson (1960) came along. MacArthur also took his one and only Broadway role, as Aaron Jablonski in the comedy Invitation to a March (Music Box Theatre, 1960-61), written by Arthur Laurents, with incidental music by Stephen Sondheim. Jane Fonda was in the cast and MacArthur's performance won him the 1961 Theatre World Award as Best New Actor.

A string of television plays during this period was followed by character roles in programmes such as The Untouchables (1961), Burke's Law (1963), The Virginian (1965), Tarzan (1967) and Bonanza (1967). Other film roles included that of a doctor in The Interns (1962), Henry Fonda's eldest son in Spencer's Mountain (1963) – based on the novel later developed into The Waltons on television – the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman joining Filipino commandos fighting the Japanese in Cry of Battle (1963), Ensign Ralston in the Cold War submarine drama The Bedford Incident (1965), Lieutenant Weaver in Battle of the Bulge (1965) and a travelling preacher in the low-budget Spaghetti Western Hang 'em High (1968), starring Clint Eastwood and written and produced by Leonard Freeman. Then, Freeman created Hawaii Five-O. Watching a pilot that was screened for a test audience, he considered Tim O'Kelly too young for the role of Danny Williams and offered it to MacArthur.

The actor invested his immense earnings from the programme in real estate, making him very wealthy by the time he left it in 1979. "I grew bored," he explained. "The stories became more bland and predictable, and presented less and less challenge to me as an actor." Although MacArthur made guest appearances in Murder, She Wrote (1984) and The Love Boat (four roles, 1979-85), most of his later roles were on stage. During his television screen career, his mother appeared with him in episodes of Hawaii Five-O (1975) and The Love Boat (1980). MacArthur returned to his most famous role when he played Danny Williams as the new governor of the isands in the 1997 television film Hawaii Five-O. Jack Lord was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and close to death, but other previous cast members, Kam Fong, Kono and Herman Wedemeyer, returned as the detectives Chin Ho Kelly, Zulu and Duke, teaming up with a new Five-O team to search for the culprit when Governor Dan Williams is shot.

At the premiere of a new television version of Hawaii Five-O in the United States earlier this month, MacArthur sent the message: "I'm looking forward to making an appearance inthe new show when the time is right and I can't wait to see what the writers have in store for me." He did not live to see that. His first two marriages, which ended in divorce, were to the actors Joyce Bulifant and Melody Patterson. He is survived by his third wife, the golf teacher and LPGA tour player HB Duntz, whom he met through his own interest in playing golf. MacArthur had three children from his first and third marriages, but the identity of his daughter Juliette's mother has never been revealed. James Gordon MacArthur, actor: born Los Angeles 8 December 1937; married 1958 Joyce Bulifant (marriage dissolved 1967; one son, one daughter), 1970 Melody Patterson (marriage dissolved 1975), 1984 Helen Beth Duntz (one son), and one daughter; died Jacksonville, Florida 28 October 2010.

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Credit: AP Photo/Nathan Nowack Andrew Koenig Former "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig was found dead on Feb, 25, 2010, in a wooded area of a sprawling downtown park in Vancouver, Canada, apparently after committing suicide. He was 41. Credit: Personal Photo Alexander McQueen British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is seen on June 2, 2003. The brilliant and controversial fashion designer was found dead in his London home on Feb. 11, 2010, after committing suicide. He was 40 years old. Credit: AP Photo J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye", "Nine Stories", and "Franny and Zooey" is seen in this 1951 photo. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, died on Jan. 27, 2010, at the age of 91.

Credit: AP Photo, file Pernell Roberts Pernell Roberts of "Bonanza" is shown in this 1959 photo. Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's "Bonanza" at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on "Trapper John, M.D.," died of cancer on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, at his Malibu home. He was 81. Credit: AP Photo/NBC Jean Simmons British actress Jean Simmons is seen here in a 1965 file photo. Simmons, who starred in films including "Guys and Dolls," "Spartacus" and "Hamlet," died on Jan. 22, 2010. She was 80. Credit: AP Photo Jennifer Lyon Jennifer Lyon poses for photographers afer the finale and reunion show of CBS's "Survivor: Palau", Sunday, May 15, 2005, in New York. Lyon, who placed fourth on the 2005 edition of the CBS reality show, died on Jan. 19, 2010, after battling breast cancer.

Credit: AP Teddy Pendergrass Singer Teddy Pendergrass is seen in a 1991 file photo. Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, died of colon cancer on Jan. 13, 2010. He was 59. Hawaii Five-O star James MacArthur dies at 72 | Daily Mail Online Hawaii Five-O star James MacArthur dies at 72 comments James MacArthur, the star of 1970's TV show Hawaii Five-0, died today at age 72. MacArthur had a long and prolific career in stage, film and television, and played Danny 'Danno' Williams on Hawaii Five-0. He also starred in films such as Swiss Family Robinson, Battle of the Bulge, Kidnapped, The Bedford Incident, and Hang 'Em High. RIP: James MacArthur has died at the age of 72.

He is pictured here holding a photo from the late 1940s of himself as a child with his mother and Bob Hope Born in Los Angeles, California, MacArthur was adopted as an infant by Charles MacArthur and Helen Hayes. He grew up in Nyack, New York, and attended Allen-Stevenson School in New York, and later at The Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he played basketball, football, and baseball. MacArthur was a popular and athletic student at Solebury - during his last year at the school he played guard on the football team and captained the basketball team. He was also president of his class, the student government, and the Drama Club; he rewrote the school's constitution and edited the school paper, The Scribe, and started acting early on by playing Scrooge in a local presentation of A Christmas Carol. Book 'em, Danno! Young MacArthur on the set of Hawaii Five-0 during the peak of the show's popularity in the 1970s It was around this time that MacArthur started seeing fellow student, Joyce Bulifant. The couple were married in November 1958 but divorced nine years later.

Luckily for the actor, he had a solid social and family circle of literary and theatrical talent. His godmother was legendary silent film actress Lillian Gish, and family friends included Ben Hecht, Harpo Marx, Robert Benchley, Beatrice Lillie, John Barrymore, and John Steinbeck. He starred on Hawaii Five-0 for 11 years in total, from the first episode of it's 12-year run, leaving the show at the end of the eleventh season. New generation: Scott Caan [second from left] plays the modern day Danno in the remake of the cult classic MacArthur then returned to his first love of theatre, appearing in The Lunch Hour with Cybill Shepherd. The actor has guest starred on many TV shows including The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, The Adventures of Superboy, Vegas, Fantasy Island, Bonanza, Tarzan, Gunsmoke, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Climax!. His last role was in the 1998 TV movie Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister. McArthur was married to his second wife, Helen Beth for over 25 years, and they have four children and seven grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held in Nyack, New York; Palm Desert, Calif; and Honolulu, Hawaii. Jack Lord (I) - News NEWS 11 November 2010 12:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news » Tough-talking Iron Chef boss Mark Dacascos is set to join the cast of TV remake Hawaii Five-0 . The Chairman of the hit reality TV cooking show, which pits top chefs against each other, will play supervillain Wo Fat on the hit cop series. Khigh Dhiegh played the reoccurring role of the Chinese bad guy in the original TV series, starring Jack Lord and the recently deceased James MacArthur . » 31 October 2010 12:14 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news » American actor known for his role as Danno in the television series Hawaii Five-o One actor in his time plays many parts, so it is a mixed blessing for a performer to be forever associated with one role and one catchphrase.

James MacArthur , who has died aged 72, was instantly identified with Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in the long-running television series Hawaii Five-o (1968-79), in which he was habitually told "Book 'em, Danno" by his superior officer, Detective Steve McGarrett ( Jack Lord ), after villains had been captured. From the outset, MacArthur could not escape being reminded that he was the son of celebrated parents.

His mother, Helen Hayes, always flagged as "the first lady of the theatre", had a long career on stage, in television and films, winning two Oscars 40 years apart, and his father, Charles MacArthur , co-wrote and co-directed several films with Ben Hecht , one of which, The Scoundrel (1935), won a screenplay Oscar, » - Ronald Bergan 29 October 2010 5:22 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news » Chicago – James MacArthur , a stage and screen actor best known for playing the booking agent Danno in the 1960s version of the TV show “ Hawaii Five-0 ,” died on October 28th, 2010, of natural causes. He was 72. HollywoodChicago.com interviewed MacArthur last March at the Hollywood Celebrities and Memorabilia Show.

MacArthur, the adopted son of theater icon Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur , made his stage debut at age eight in a summer stock production of “ The Corn is Green .” He went on to television and the movies in the early 1960s, getting character parts in “ Gunsmoke ,” “Spencer’s Mountain,” “ Swiss Family Robinson ” and the Clint Eastwood western “Hang ‘Em High.” It was his role in that film that brought him to the attention of the producers of Hawaii Five-0 . From 1968 to 1979 MacArthur played cop sidekick Danno to Jack Lord ’s Steve McGarrett on the Five-0 squad. MacArthur was not very complimentary » - adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman) 28 October 2010 4:51 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news » MacArthur starred opposite Jack Lord in Hawaii 5-0 between 1968-1980. Actor James MacArthur , who played Det.

Danny "Danno" Williams on the smash hit CBS series Hawaii 5-0, has died at age 72 of natural causes. MacArthur, the son of legendary actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur , was already a seasoned acting veteran when he starred in the series in 1968. He left in 1980 before the show's final season, saying the scripts and characters had become tired and bland. MacArthur also had prominent roles on the big screen in films such as Swiss Family Robinson , The Light in the Forest, The Truth About Spring , Battle of the Bulge , Spencer's Mountain and The Bedford Incident . In recent years, he enjoyed renewed popularity through his periodic appearances at autograph fairs. For more click here » - nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) James MacArthur: 1937-2010 28 October 2010 2:04 PM, PDT | IMDb News James MacArthur , best known to American television audiences as "Danno" in the classic TV series " Hawaii Five-O ," died of natural causes today in Florida. He was 72 years old.

As youthful Detective Danny "Danno" Williams, MacArthur became as recognizable as Jack Lord , who played the team's leader Steve McGarrett. However, it was Lord who uttered what would become the series' signature catchphrase: "Book 'em, Danno." The original "Hawaii Five-O" aired from 1968 until 1980; CBS recently premiered a modern reboot of the crime drama with Scott Caan playing Danny Williams. MacArthur, the last living member from the original series main cast, had agreed to appear in an upcoming episode, according to a statement on his personal website. Born James Gordon MacArthur on December 8, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, MacArthur is the adopted son of playwright Charles MacArthur and his wife Helen Hayes , who was considered to be the First Lady of the American stage. He grew up in Nyack, New York, with his parents' biological daughter Mary, and was educated at Allen Stevenson School in New York, and later at Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania. MacArthur would later attend Harvard but, after working in several Walt Disney films over his summer breaks, left to pursue an acting career full-time.

MacArthur also won acclaim onstage, making his Broadway debut in 1960 playing opposite Jane Fonda in "Invitation to a March." But his clean-cut looks and athletic build won him roles in the late 1950s and 60s in several Disney films, including The Light in the Forest , Third Man on the Mountain , and the classics Kidnapped and Swiss Family Robinson . He also played a pivotal role in the 1965 film classic Battle of the Bulge .

During that period MacArthur also guest starred on a number of television series including " Gunsmoke ," " Bonanza ," " Wagon Train ," " The Untouchables " and " 12 O'Clock High ." He even co-starred with Hayes in a 1968 episode of "Tarzan." Reportedly it was his appearance in the legendary Clint Eastwood Western Hang 'Em High that would eventually lead to MacArthur winning the role on "Hawaii Five-O." After "Hawaii Five-O" came to an end, MacArthur returned to the stage, making guest appearances on series such as " Fantasy Island ," " The Love Boat ," " Vega$ ,"and " Murder, She Wrote ." He also reprised the role of Dan Williams in a 1997 attempt to resurrect " Hawaii Five-O " but the pilot, in which Williams had been made Hawaii's Governor, was never picked up. His final small-screen appearance was in the 1998 TV movie " Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister ." According to a family statement reported by People.com, MacArthur spent his time off-camera enjoying sports and played flamenco guitar.

He was formerly married to actress Joyce Bulifant from 1958 to 1967, and to actress Melody Patterson from 1970 to 1975. Both unions ended in divorce. MacArthur is survived by his wife, Helen Beth Duntz, four children and seven grandchildren. » - Melanie McFarland 28 October 2010 1:02 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news » James MacArthur , best known for playing blue-eyed Detective Danno Williams in the original version of Hawaii Five-0 and for being the adopted son of Broadway and Hollywood star Helen Hayes and playwright/screenwriter Charles MacArthur , died today in Florida of unspecified "natural causes." He was 72. Jack Lord , who starred as McGarret in the television show that ran 1968-1980, died in 1998. MacArthur (born Dec. 8, 1937, in Los Angeles) left the show a year before it folded. On his website, he explained: "Quite frankly, I grew bored.

The stories became more bland and predictable and presented less and less challenge to me as an actor." MacArthur's film career was both brief (1957-1968) and minor. His most important movie role is probably his very first: the troubled teenage son of a movie producer in John Frankenheimer 's feature-film debut The Young Stranger (1957), in which MacArthur played opposite Oscar winner Kim Hunter . Both [...] » - Andre Soares 28 October 2010 12:15 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news » The actor responsibly for being on the receiving end of one of television's most enduring catchphrases has passed on. James MacArthur , who had the pleasure of being told to "book 'em," long before Scott Caan came along, passed away from natural causes today at his home in Florida. He was 72. While his acting career spanned more than four decades, and included roles on Gunsmoke and Swiss Family Robinson , MacArthur was far and away best known for playing Detective Danny "Danno" Williams, sidekick to Jack Lord 's Steve McGarret, in the original Hawaii Five-o .

The show ran from 1968 to 1980, and MacArthur appeared in every season save the last. "Sad," Peter Lenkov , » James MacArthur , "Danno" on the original " Hawaii Five-0 ," has died. MacArthur, whose film and TV career spanned more than 40 years, died early Thursday (Oct. 28), his family says. He was 72. MacArthur was the son of theater legend Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur and made his professional acting debut while he was still in high school. His early credits include Disney's " Swiss Family Robinson " and "The Light in the Forest" and episodes of TV drama anthologies like " Studio One ," in addition to several Broadway plays. He played a preacher in the 1968 Clint Eastwood western " Hang 'Em High ," which was co-written and produced by Leonard Freeman . Freeman created " Hawaii Five-0 " that same year and cast MacArthur as Detective Danny Williams , giving him a place in TV history as the object of McGarrett's ( Jack Lord ) famous catchphrase. MacArthur played Danno for 11 seasons.

Following his departure from " Hawaii Five-0 " in 1979, he made a number » - editorial@zap2it.com 28 October 2010 10:05 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news » James MacArthur , the boyish actor who became a household name in the 1970s as Danny "Danno" Williams on TV's Hawaii Five-O , died Thursday, a family representative told People. He was 72 and his family was at his side at the time of his death, according to a family statement. No further details, including a cause, were given. Born in Los Angeles on December 8, 1937, MacArthur was adopted shortly after his birth by two living legends: actress Helen Hayes, considered the First Lady of the American stage, and her husband, Charles MacArthur , who, with collaborator Ben Hecht , wrote what some consider the greatest » - Stephen M.

Silverman 11 October 2010 10:08 AM, PDT | Fox All Access | See recent Fox All Access news » So far, Hawaii Five-0 is the biggest hit of any new show which has premiered this season. Of course, many remember the original, beloved Hawaii Five-0 television series, which ran from 1968 to 1980. When it was officially announced that Hawaii Five-0 would be brought back as a new television series, many questioned whether it would be a continuation or an entire re-boot of the original. For instance, some of the characters names in the new show, were the same names used in the original series. We caught up with Hawaii Five-0 star, Alex O’Loughlin, who plays Det. Steve McGarrett (famously played by Jack Lord on the original show) and asked him to describe his memories of the original series. He also set the record straight for us regarding the direction of the new Hawaii Five-0 .

(Click on the audio player below to hear Alex O’Loughlin) ALex O’Luaghlin Follow us on Twitter: » - foxallaccess 28 September 2010 6:00 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news » For anyone who might have had fears about Hawaii Five-o, last night's episode should have put those worries to rest, as "Ohana" was a solid follow-up to last week's premiere. Allow me to start with a big thank you to the writers and producers for not using numerous gun fights and explosions to carry the series, instead relying on the actual on-screen. As I discussed and hoped for last week, the show reduced the gun play down to two fights, one that opened the show and one that ended it. This was the perfect amount; it showed great action but still allowed for more character development. Additionally, we got to see a lot of both guest stars, Ivana Milicevic and Peter Stormare . With fewer weapons blazing, we watched the cast stretch their legs in this episode and really start fleshing out the characters.

Alex O’Laughlin and Scott Caan continued » - jim@tvfanatic.com (ViddWizard) 24 September 2010 10:06 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news » Chicago – The Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show is back in Chicago this weekend, September 25th and 26th, and the last time it came around some popular TV stars of the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s participated. Dawn Wells , Willie Aames , James MacArthur and Ken Kercheval were there. HollywoodChicago talked with them all, and Hc ace photographer Joe Arce put the finishing touch on the interviews with his vivid shots. The Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show is a biannual event where attendees can meet and greet the stars, collect autographs and find cool collectibles at the comprehensive memorabilia market. Click here for details about the show. Dawn Wells , Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island The most famous castaways in television history were only on the air in their original run for three short seasons, 1964-1967, on CBS.

But in an explosion of syndicated popularity “Gilligan’s Island” in essence has never left the airwaves. » - adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman) 20 September 2010 11:08 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news » I’m about to severely date myself, but I remember watching the original Hawaii Five-o along with a whole batch of classic series like Dragnet, Hunter and The Equalizer when I was a kid. Mostly, my commentary on it at the time consisted of joking about how James MacArthur ’s Danny Williams was always the one who had to imperil himself first. Now that I’m old enough to actually do more than take potshots at the original, there’s a remake for my generation. My first thought? Hoping it wasn’t the next L.A. Dragnet .

We open during a prisoner transport in South Korea, where then-Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett ( Alex O’Loughlin, who’s still going to be ‘the guy from Moonlight‘ to certain people no matter what he does) gets a desperate phone call from his father, who’s being held hostage by Victor Hesse ( James Marsters ), the » - Brittany Frederick 19 September 2010 9:05 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news » CBS is excited about Hawaii Five-0 . And why not? The original series ran for twelve seasons between 1968-80, making it one of the most enduring crime dramas in television history. Ask most people what the most recognized or famous television theme song of all time is, and they're likely going to say either Hawaii Five-0 or Mission Impossible. Even those who haven't seen Five-0 on television can probably hum the theme. By that reckoning, it sort of makes sense to reboot the series for a contemporary audience. At least that's what CBS is gambling in its new version of Hawaii Five-0 , which kicks off tonight.

The network was kind enough to send us a screener a while back, and it's taken yours truly this long to crank out my two cents because we're tenaciously working behind-the-scenes on a complete redesign of CinemaSpy. So what should you expect from Five-0 redux? » 19 September 2010 12:21 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news » On the new re-imagining of Hawaii Five-0 , Aussie actor Alex O’Loughlin is playing Detective Steve McGarrett, a decorated Naval officer-turned-cop who returns to Oahu to investigate his father’s murder and decides to stay after Hawaii’s Governor persuades him to head up a new team to rid the Island of its worst criminals. First brought to the attention of audiences when he starred as Mick St. John on the vampire series Moonlight, and then again as an organ transplant doctor on the medical drama Three Rivers , this highly-anticipated series marks the actor’s third try with CBS and he certainly has his fingers crossed that this one makes it past 13 episodes.

But, with a stellar cast that includes Scott Caan , Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park , and executive producers Peter Lenkov , Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci behind the camera, it seems as though it’s as close to » - Christina Radish 17 September 2010 11:32 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news » The new CBS drama Hawaii Five-0 is a contemporary take on the classic series about a new elite federalized task force whose mission it is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands’ sun-drenched beaches. Led by Detective Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin), a decorated Naval officer turned cop, the team, which includes Detective Danny “Danno” Williams ( Scott Caan ), ex-Police Detective Chin Ho Kelly ( Daniel Dae Kim ) and recent Police Academy graduate Kono ( Grace Park ), work together to eliminate the seedy elements from the beautiful and serene state.

In a recent interview, executive producer Peter Lenkov and pilot director Len Wiseman talked about how they’re setting this version of Hawaii Five-0 apart from the original, what they went through in determining the perfect cast, developing the shooting style and look for the show, and what viewers can expect in episodes to come. Check out what they » - Christina Radish 17 September 2010 7:46 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news » Hawaii Five-0 star Alex O'Loughlin has insisted that his character Steve McGarrett is very different to the version played by Jack Lord . Lord starred as the original McGarrett in the first version of the show from 1968 to 1980. "[In] the old show, Jack Lord 's character was more sort of brooding," O'Loughlin told Chicago Now. "He was more sort of stylised, as was the style of the day just all around. Everyone's acting was different, everyone was different.

So we're going for much more naturalism and [there] are a few fundamental differences." He added: "I think [viewers are] going to be surprised at how sort (more) » - By Morgan Jeffery 15 September 2010 6:36 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news » The original Danno from legendary TV series Hawaii Five-o has agreed to make a cameo appearance in the revamp. James McArthur played Danny 'Danno' Williams from 1968 to 1980 and, at 72, he's now the last surviving original castmember. McArthur is already a huge fan of the new version of the show, which stars Alex O'Loughlin as Detective Steve McGarrett - originally played by the late Jack Lord - and Scott Caan as Danno, and he reveals he's been approached to make a guest appearance. The actor says, "This one's going to be a hit. It's got a good cast and good plots. They've asked me to appear in the new show. I'll do it when the time is right." »

Question: Actor James McArthur who died in October last year was most famous for playing 'Danny Williams' in which police series?
Answer: 'HAWAII FIVE-O'