Jack Ging dead at 90: The A-Team and Hawaii Five-O star dies at his California home after lengthy acting career
THE A-Team and Hawaii Five-O star Jack Ging has died at 90, his wife revealed.
Ging died at his home in California on Friday of natural causes, his wife, Apache,told the Hollywood Reporter.
The renowned NBC series, which starred actors such as George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz and Mr T, ran from 1983 to 1987.
The A-Team posted the career of Mr T, who portrayed the character of B. A. Baracus.
Ging starred as General Harlan “Bull” Fullbright, an antagonist who realizes that the show’s soldiers of fortunes were good guys, not evil.
His character on the show ended when Fullbright took a bullet in the back during a rescue mission to save his daughter.
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“It was a kids show. They shot 10,000 machine guns from every roof and threw bombs and grenades, but nobody ever got killed — except me,” he jokingly said in an interview.
Ging did most of his work on television, guest-starring on shows like Bat Masterson, The Roaring 20s, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Six Million Dollar Man and Hawaii Five-O.
On the big screen, Ging starred in the films Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow, Desire in the Dust, That Man Bolt, Where the Red Fern Grows and Die Sister, Die!
Ging is survived by his wife Apache and his children: Adam, Casey, Erin, Charlie and Anna.