No More Booking for Danno: Original 'Hawaii 5-0' Actor James MacArthur Dies

Tough day for the acting world. First news broke that “An Officer and a Gentleman” star Lisa Blount died at the early age of 53. Now word is out that the original “Hawaii 5-0” star James MacArthur died of unknown causes earlier this week. He was 72.

From The Hollywood Reporter’s obit:

Born Dec. 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, MacArthur was raised in a theater atmosphere by Hayes and noted “Front Page” playwright and screenwriter Charles MacArthur, his adopted father, at their home nicknamed “Pretty Penny” on the bank of the Hudson River in Nyack, N.Y….

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