Combat! - Salute to Kirby

ode to Kirby!

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Entertainment

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• Combat!
• Kirby
• Songvid
• Vic
• Morrow
• Jack
• Hogan

[twomoonbelair]

Jack Hogan (and Vic Morrow) were two of the finest actors to come out of the early 60's and Combat was among TV's finest series. The overpaid "stars" of today should watch a few of these episodes and collectively hang their heads in shame. Even the so-called "non actors" such as Pierre Jalbert outshine most of the modern celebrities. These people, from the writers to the producers and actors cared about quality.

[tigger575]

I just love this video. Outstanding effort.  Gotta love Kirby...........such a loveable rogue!

Keep up the great work!

[elflingskitten]

@gwt55 That IS very cool, though I have to admit it's pretty funny when Saunders (or Hanley) orders, 'Shut up, Kirby!' I think I'm gonna make a T-shirt...

[elflingskitten]

I just love this, Doc. Your salutes to Kirby, Cage, and Hanley had such perfect songs for each. I'll always be insanely crazy about Saunders/Morrow, but my eyes have been opened about Hogan/Kirby. Maybe RickJason was right and Hogan was the best actor?? It bugs me, the goldbrick/slacker image Kirby has when really, whenever someone's dragging another GI out under fire, it's Kirby doing it! He's loyal and brave. BTW, him sighting along the BAR at 2:48, nice shot! Hogan wears the role like skin.

[babilah83]

old move, when im still 6 yo i watch this movie in tv every thursday night :D

[Dion1957]

Typical Hollywood!! Jack Hogan was a great actor and was ignored.

[spacepatrolman]

@BANZITOMMY he wore a helmet liner ok for parades but you need a steel pot on top for battles probably cause a steel pot is heavy it could make your neck hurt acting in it all day he had 2 sub machine guns one was fake and lighter

[spacepatrolman]

@pylgrym Thats their call signs if you watch the movie attack its fragile fox looks like combat was influenced by atttack

[lorrainewands]

He looks a bit like Toby Stephens, doesn't he? I've only just discovered this show (after watching every single episode of The Virginian and LOVING it) and must say, I'm ready for the transition from westerns to WWII! The trash on today should be boycotted! I can feel brain cells committing suicide whenever I find myself channel surfing. Thanks to everyone for sharing their classic TV and films! We who have taste and scruples salute you!

[gwt55]

Nothing like it when Saunders would say, "Kirby bring up the B.A.R."

[2ndRangersbn]

@mdcsun no its a camo cover

[BANZITOMMY]

@mdcsun

Actually it is not a Marine helmet cover. The helmet cover he is wearing is custom fabricated from a Camo parachute scarf. I've seen some pictures of guys using them, they a different from Marine camo.