BURBANK, Calif. — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom "F Troop," has died. He was 85.

For fans of classic television, the passing of actor Ken Berry at 85 in 2018 marked the loss of a beloved figure whose gentle humor entertained generations. Best known for starring in F Troop, The ...

That led to F Troop in 1965 where he memorably played P.F.C. Dobbs, the incompetent bugler and personal assistant to lead character Captain Parmenter (Ken Berry).

“F Troop” was on the air with new episodes only from 1965 to 1967, but the show lived on in syndication, and the accident-prone Capt. Parmenter became one of Berry’s best-known roles.

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The death of comedy actor Ken Berry last week at the age of 85 revived memories for at least one local history buff of a long-forgotten theory of U.S. History called the F Troop Theory. “F Troop ...

Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Captain Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom F Troop, has died. He was 85.

Carol Burnett Remembers Ken Berry: “He Was the Whole Ball of Wax” The 'F Troop' and 'Mama's Family' star, who died Dec. 1 at 85, "was a phenomenal song-and-dance man," she tells The Hollywood ...

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Satur… ...

BURBANK, California — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Saturday at ...

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Satur… ...

Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom 'F Troop,' has died. He was 85 years old.