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Post by AR15 on Oct 4, 2012 7:59:46 GMT -5
What ever happened to him?
In The Homecoming, he's played by Cleavon Little and is the preacher at a popular church for the black community and a good friend of the Baldwin sisters.
In The Hunt, he's played by Theodore Wilson, and he seems to be one of John's best friends, since John invites him to come hunting along with him.
In The Fire, still played by Theodore Wilson, he seems also to be one of Ike's close friends, as you see him helping out around the store several times. I don't think his church, or the fact that he is a preacher, are mentioned at all in these episodes.
In The Roots, Verdie and Harley get married and there's a small reference to Reverend Dooley (so his church hasn't been forgotten!), but he isn't actually seen.
Then, with not even a mention in Season 3, in Season 4 Cleavon Little returns to the show, but he is playing James Trevis Clark (a man who fights so that he can earn money to start a church). This episode also strongly implies that there is no church for the black Christian community on the mountain. It seems so strange to me that the character would have been completely forgotten, especially when his original actor is there! Is he ever mentioned or seen again?
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Post by grtgzu on Oct 4, 2012 10:01:44 GMT -5
Well, I know that in RL, Theodore Wilson died....Don't know why the character was never brought back, but maybe it was because Harley came onto the canvas, so Verdie would have a love interest??
Good question though....There were many other characters we don't see or hear about anymore as well...
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Post by carol on Oct 4, 2012 12:18:35 GMT -5
Cleavon Little passed away also.
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Post by AR15 on Oct 4, 2012 13:59:16 GMT -5
Ah, I didn't know they'd both died. When did Cleavon Little die? Was it during the course of the series? And when did Theodore Wilson die? They're both so young! What happened to them?
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 4, 2012 15:20:25 GMT -5
Theodore Wilson 12/10/1943 to 07/21/1991 He was 47 years old. Some accounts say he died of AIDS, other accounts say he had a stroke. He was married to Joan Pringle who played Esther Grant, Verdie's daughter on the Waltons.
Cleavon Little 06/01/1939 to 10/22/1992 He was 53 years old. He died of colon cancer.
So they both died after the Waltons series ended in 1981.
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Post by AR15 on Oct 5, 2012 12:12:10 GMT -5
Theodore Wilson 12/10/1943 to 07/21/1991 He was 47 years old. Some accounts say he died of AIDS, other accounts say he had a stroke. He was married to Joan Pringle who played Esther Grant, Verdie's daughter on the Waltons. Cleavon Little 06/01/1939 to 10/22/1992 He was 53 years old. He died of colon cancer. So they both died after the Waltons series ended in 1981. Ah, I see  but even if they did outlive the series, that is still young! |
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Post by awesomemixtape10 on Oct 8, 2012 19:12:37 GMT -5
Cleavon was a great actor.
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but even if they did outlive the series, that is still young!