Richard Peabody (April 6, 1925 â€" December 27, 1999) was an American
actor best known for his role as six-foot-six Pfc. Littlejohn on the
1960s series Combat!. Peabody worked in television, movies, radio, and
print. His wife's name was Tina, who was a former model. He was tall
and typecast himself as a western villain.Peabody was a World War II
Navy veteran, and had an early career in radio commercial production.
He was in the movies Support Your Local Sheriff and The Good Guys and
the Bad Guys in 1969, and Your Money or Your Wife in 1972. His main TV
credit was all five seasons of Combat!. He was also in various
episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Daniel Boone. He died of prostate
cancer at the age of 74.
actor best known for his role as six-foot-six Pfc. Littlejohn on the
1960s series Combat!. Peabody worked in television, movies, radio, and
print. His wife's name was Tina, who was a former model. He was tall
and typecast himself as a western villain.Peabody was a World War II
Navy veteran, and had an early career in radio commercial production.
He was in the movies Support Your Local Sheriff and The Good Guys and
the Bad Guys in 1969, and Your Money or Your Wife in 1972. His main TV
credit was all five seasons of Combat!. He was also in various
episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Daniel Boone. He died of prostate
cancer at the age of 74.
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