Detective ‘Danno’ on Hawaii Five-0
LOS ANGELES - Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played Danno in the original version of television’s Hawaii Five-0, died Thursday at age 72.
MacArthur’s agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of “natural causes,” but no direct cause was specified.
In a career that spanned more than four decades, MacArthur was most recognized for his role as detective Danny “Danno” Williams on Hawaii Five-0, which aired from 1968 to 1980. Episodes often ended with detective SteveMcGarrett, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catchphrase: “Book ’em, Danno.”
Jack Lord, who starred as Mc-Garrett, died in 1998.
The drama has been remade by CBS with a new cast this season.
MacArthur, born Dec. 8, 1937, was the adopted son of playwright Charles MacArthur and Helen Hayes, an award-winning actress often referred to as “First Lady of the American Theater.” Silent film star Lillian Gish was his godmother.
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