Mr Potato Head himself Don Rickles, died Thursday from kidney failure at his Los Angeles home, according to his publicist, Paul Shefrin.
Known as the world’s greatest insult comic, Rickles enjoyed a career that spanned decades and found him performing in everything from nightclubs to Martin Scorsese’s Casino through to the Toy Story movies.
Through his years he also made appearances in a host of variety shows including hosting his own; other big appearances included M Squad, The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, Muscle Beach Party, The Addams Family, Burke’s Law, The Munsters, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gomer Pyle: USMC, The Wild Wild West, Gilligan’s Island, I Dream of Jeannie, Get Smart, Kelly’s Heroes, CPO Sharkey, Tales from the Crypt, Hunter, The Unit, and Hot in Cleveland.
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I forgot Don guested on The Wild Wild West. Small world. Good article, Brett!
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