William Bogert (January 25, 1936 – January 12, 2020) was an American

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best known for his roles as Brandon Brindle on the TV series '' Small Wonder'' from 1985 to 1989, Kent Wallace, the host of ''

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''s '' Frontline'' spoofs from 2003 to 2004, and as the titular character of the 1964 " Confessions of a Republican" ad. In 1964 he appeared onstage in the touring production of ''A Man For All Seasons''.

Career

Bogert's television guest appearances included ''

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'', '' Hope & Faith'', ''

'', ''

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'', '' Ed'', '' Profiler'', ''

Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996, to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's off ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Empty Nest ''Empty Nest'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ''The Golden Girls'' by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Richa ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl X ...

'', '' Webster'', '' Matlock'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'', ''

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'', '' Benson'', ''

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'', '' Hart to Hart'', '' The Greatest American Hero'', '' Square Pegs'', '' The Fall Guy'', ''

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'', '' Fantasy Island'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Facts of Life'', ''

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'', '' Quincy, M.E.'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''

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'', '' Lou Grant'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Police Woman,

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'',

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Doctors''. Bogert played the neighbor Brandon Brindle in all four seasons of '' Small Wonder'' (1985–1989). In 1964, Bogert starred in the " Confessions of a Republican" ad for

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in the 1964 U.S. presidential election. Bogert was a lifelong Republican, which was a requirement for the casting. He appeared on Don Lemon's

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news show on March 17, 2016, and also on '' Rachel Maddow Show'' on May 2, 2016, to comment on the relevance of the ad to the 2016 election. In July 2016, during the convention that nominated

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as the Republican presidential candidate, Bogert appeared in a reprise of the ad. "He scares me," Bogert said in the ad, echoing his comments about Goldwater 52 years before.

Personal life and death

Bogert was married to Eren Ozker, a puppeteer best known for her work with ''

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'', until her death in 1993 at age 44. Bogert himself died in New York on January 12, 2020, at age 83, 13 days before his 84th birthday..

Filmography

* '' Death Wish'' (1974) – Fred Brown (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1975) – TV Anchorman * '' The Front'' (1976) – Parks * '' The Sentinel'' (1977) – Man standing next to Jack at Poolside photo shoot (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1977) – Insurance doctor, * '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978) – Lawson * '' Almost Summer'' (1978) – Mr. Albrecht * '' A Fire In The Sky'' (1978) TV movie - Wayne Lustus * ''

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'' (1979) – William Bellamy * '' Hero at Large'' (1980) – TV Moderator * '' The Last Married Couple in America'' (1980) – Dancing Man at First Party * ''

Death Wish II ''Death Wish II'' is a 1982 American vigilante action-thriller film directed and co-edited by Michael Winner. It is the sequel to the 1974 film '' Death Wish''. It is the second installment in the ''Death Wish'' film series. In the story, ar ...

'' (1982) – Fred Brown (uncredited) * ''

WarGames ''WarGames'' is a 1983 American techno-thriller film directed by John Badham, written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes, and starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy. Broderick plays David Lightman, a ...

'' (1983) – Mr. Lightman * ''Whatever It Takes'' (1986) – Timmy Shaughnessy * ''

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'' (1986) – Roger Weidermeyer * '' Walk Like a Man'' (1987) – A.J. 'Al' Brown * '' Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' (1990) – Dentist * '' A Perfect Murder'' (1998) – Harrington * ''Backseat'' (2005) – Dad * ''

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'' (2008) – Dean Leakey * '' The Flying Scissors'' (2009) – Mr. Perkins * '' Time Out of Mind'' (2014) – Mr. Potter

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogert, William 1936 births 2020 deaths Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors New York (state) Republicans