Jack Hogan

For New Zealand dual-international, see John Hogan (rugby).

Richard Roland Benson Jr. (November 24, 1929 – December 6, 2023), known professionally as Jack Hogan, was an American actor most notable for the role of PFC William G. Kirby on the 1960s television show Combat!^[1]

Jack Hogan
Robert Urich (left), Maureen Reagan and Jack Hogan, pose for a publicity photo for the television series The Specialists, 1974
Born	Richard Roland Benson Jr. (1929-11-24)November 24, 1929 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	December 6, 2023(2023-12-06) (aged 94) Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956–1993
Spouses	Barbara Bates Joyce Nizzari ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1980)​
Children	2

Biography

Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan was an architecture student in college before joining the Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he studied drama at the Pasadena Playhouse and in New York. He worked part-time as a lifeguard until he gained the role on Combat.^[2] He portrayed Sgt. Jerry Miller on the NBC-TV crime drama Adam-12.^[3] In addition to acting, he was a casting director for Magnum, P.I. and operated a building business.^[4]

Personal life and death

Hogan married Barbara Bates (not to be confused with actress Barbara Bates).^[2]

Jack Hogan died at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington, on December 6, 2023, at the age of 94.^[5]

Films

• Man from Del Rio (1956)
• The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
• Paratroop Command (1959)
• The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
• The Cat Burglar (1961)

Television

• Harbor Command (1957)
• Tombstone Territory Episode "Ride Out at Noon" (1957)
• “Have Gun Will Travel” Episode “The Teacher” (1958)
• Sea Hunt (1958–1959)
• Rifleman (1959) (Sea. 1, Ep. 36)
• Bat Masterson (1959) (Sea. 1, Ep. 34) as Jack and (Sea. 2, Ep. 1) as Stuart Chancellor
• Laramie (1959) (Sea. 1 Ep. 9)
• Ripcord, episode "Radar Rescue", (1961)
• Lawman (1961) The Juror
• Bat Masterson (1961)
• Cheyenne, episode "Storm Center", (1961)
• Rifleman (1962)
• Combat! (1962–1967) (112 ep.)
• Garrison's Gorillas (1968)
• Adam-12
• Hawaii Five-O (1973-1976)
• Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974)
• Sierra (1974)
• The Specialists (1975)
• Mobile One (1975)
• The Oregon Trail (1977) (Episode 7) as Henry Bowman
• Jake and the Fatman (1989–1990)