The sitcom was a hit spinoff of 'The Andy Griffith Show' and focused on the eponymous character played by actor and singer Jim Nabors Character actor Ronnie Schell has died Schell played Pvt. Duke ...

Schell was a pioneering name in comedy and acting during his time in the industry. He started his career as a comedian when he joined a nightclub in San Francisco for a 5-month-long stint. He began ...

Ronnie Schell, the versatile actor known for his comedic work in “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and “That Girl,” died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 94.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronnie Schell, who played the best friend to the title character on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and whose gradual ascendancy in show business earned him the title of ...

Ronnie Schell, best known for his role of Pvt. Duke Slater opposite Jim Nabors’ Gomer Pyle in “Gomer Pyle: USMC,” died Friday at the age of 94. Schell died at UCLA Hospital of natural causes, his ...

Ronnie Schell, a longtime television actor who played Pvt. Duke Slater on the 1960s sitcom Gomer Pyle: USMC, has died. Deadline reports that Schell died of natural causes on Friday, June 12, at UCLA ...

Ronnie Schell, who played Gomer Pyle's best friend on the CBS sitcom, has died at the age of 94. The veteran actor passed away from natural causes at UCLA Medical Center, according to his family.