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Jim Boyd, RIP

posted 12 years ago by 4-Kane
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I regret to report that Jim Boyd, who played Arthur Crank on the show, died this past January 2. :(

Rest in peace, Jim.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=JAMES-BOYD&am p;pid=162177684#fbLoggedOut

[–] scadeetin 12 years ago

Aw, man. Thanks for the memories, Jim.

I'll always love him as the werewolf, Spider-man villains The Wall, that clown guy Willy, as well as Greedy Greg, the cop in the argue song skit, J. Arthur Crank, Steve Awesome (Six Million Dollar Man parody) the Kojack role in the Kojack parody and probably much more that isn't coming to mind.

[–] rjschex 12 years ago

Boyd also played Paul the Gorilla, Maurice the Guard Plant (Pedro's Plant Place), and Lorelei.

[–] falcon2484 12 years ago

Didn't he also play the Blue Beetle, the "superhero" who sang the song that goes, "I would, if I could, but I can't, so I won't"?

RIP, Jim.

The Falcon flies

[–] mactach 12 years ago

Yupe.

[–] ultramatt2000-1 12 years ago

The Kojak paroday. It was called Korjak.
Yeah. I he will sure be missed.

[–] blackswan50 12 years ago

oooooooo he used scare me as the wolfman!!!!!!!!!! he will be missed.

[–] Techto (1393) 4 years ago

He was terrific. RIP.