The self-deprecating stand-up also starred in 'Good Morning, World' and 'The Cat From Outer Space' and provided the voice for Peter Puck.

The actor-comedian played Duke Slater, Gomer Pyle's best friend, in the 1960s comedy series.

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Ronnie Schell, who played the best friend to the title character on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and whose gradual ascendancy in show business earned him the title of “America’s Slowest ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronnie Schell, who played the best friend to the title character on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and whose gradual ascendancy in show business earned him the title of ...

Ronnie Schell, the only remaining cast member of Gomer Pyle: USMC, has died. He was 94. The veteran actor passed away on Friday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles due to natural causes, his family ...

Ronnie Schell, who played Gomer Pyle's best friend on the CBS sitcom, has died at the age of 94. The veteran actor passed away from natural causes at UCLA Medical Center, according to his family.

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Ronnie Schell, a prolific TV character actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the amiable Pvt. Duke Slater, pal of Jim Nabors’ hayseed Gomer Pyle on the ’60s sitcom of that name, died of ...