Veteran actor Bochner dead
AP - November 2, 2005
SANTA MONICA, California -- Actor Lloyd Bochner, best known for his roles as Cecil Colby on TV's Dynasty and in the classic To Serve Man episode of The Twilight Zone, has died. He was 81. Bochner died of cancer at his Santa Monica home on Oct. 29, family members said yesterday.
Bochner's career in television and film spanned more than five decades. He was a character actor who "almost always played a suave, handsome, wealthy villain," said his son, Paul Bochner.
Lloyd Bochner began his career on the radio in his native Toronto when he was 11. He went on to perform on stage and screen.
He started working in New York in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles in 1960 to co-star in the television series, Hong Kong.
In 1963, Bochner starred as a government cryptographer in The Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man, which TV Guide ranks No. 11 in its 100 Greatest TV Episodes of All Time.
He also appeared in such films as The Detective and Tony Rome, both with Frank Sinatra, and The Night Walker with Barbara Stanwyck. Other films included The Man in the Glass Booth, Point Blank and Naked Gun 33 1/3. His television work included appearances in Columbo, Mission: Impossible, McCloud, Wild, Wild West, Battlestar Galactica and Designing Women.
A memorial service is scheduled for Nov. 10 in Los Angeles.
AP - November 2, 2005
SANTA MONICA, California -- Actor Lloyd Bochner, best known for his roles as Cecil Colby on TV's Dynasty and in the classic To Serve Man episode of The Twilight Zone, has died. He was 81. Bochner died of cancer at his Santa Monica home on Oct. 29, family members said yesterday.
Bochner's career in television and film spanned more than five decades. He was a character actor who "almost always played a suave, handsome, wealthy villain," said his son, Paul Bochner.
Lloyd Bochner began his career on the radio in his native Toronto when he was 11. He went on to perform on stage and screen.
He started working in New York in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles in 1960 to co-star in the television series, Hong Kong.
In 1963, Bochner starred as a government cryptographer in The Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man, which TV Guide ranks No. 11 in its 100 Greatest TV Episodes of All Time.
He also appeared in such films as The Detective and Tony Rome, both with Frank Sinatra, and The Night Walker with Barbara Stanwyck. Other films included The Man in the Glass Booth, Point Blank and Naked Gun 33 1/3. His television work included appearances in Columbo, Mission: Impossible, McCloud, Wild, Wild West, Battlestar Galactica and Designing Women.
A memorial service is scheduled for Nov. 10 in Los Angeles.
