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NEW YORK --Oscar-nominated actor Joe Mantell, who co-starred in "Marty" and delivered one of movies' most famous lines in "Chinatown," has died, his family said. He was 94.

Mantell was a character actor with more than 70 film and TV credits who received an Academy Award nomination in 1956 for his performance as Angie, the best friend of Ernest Borgnine in "Marty." His oft-repeated line to his sad-sack friend -- "Well, what do you feel like doin' tonight?" -- was one of the beloved film's most memorable lines.

He again became a part of movie lore in 1974's "Chinatown," in which he played the partner of Jack Nicholson's detective character, Jack Gittes. Mantell spoke the film's famous last line: "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."

Mantell's other notable credits include "The Birds," as well as "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room" and several other episodes of "The Twilight Zone."

Mark Evanier reports on his blog at

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2010_09_30.html#019571

that actor and Catskills comedian Mickey Freeman died Tuesday, 28
September, at the age of 90. Freeman is probably best known for having
played Private Zimmerman on The Phil Silvers Show, aka You'll Never Get
Rich, but which people generally called Sgt. Bilko, after the character
played by Silvers.

Zimmerman was reportedly the last surviving Bilko regular cast member.
The show was in first-run from 1955 to 1959, and still plays in reruns
occasionally here and there around the world.

Prolific TV producer Stephen J. Cannell dies
Posted: Oct 01, 2010 1:29 PM EDT Updated: Oct 01, 2010 1:49 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen J. Cannell, the prolific writer-producer of dozens of TV series that included "The Rockford Files" and "The A-Team," has died at age 69.

Cannell passed away at his home in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday night from complications associated with melanoma, his publicist said on Friday.

After three decades as an independent producer of TV shows, Cannell in recent years had focused his attention to writing books, and had published 16.

As an actor, he had a recurring role on ABC-TV's series, "Castle."

http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=13252778