- Roger C. Carmel
Infobox actor
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name = Roger C. Carmel
imagesize = 200px
caption = "Roger C. Carmel as Harry Mudd in Star Trek: The Original Series"
location =Brooklyn, New York ,United States
birthdate = birth date|1932|9|27
deathdate = Death date and age|1986|11|11|1932|9|27
deathplace =Hollywood ,California , United States
birthname = Roger Charles Carmel
spouse =
notable role = Harry Mudd in "", "Mudd's Women "Roger Charles Carmel (
September 27 ,1932 –November 11 ,1986 ) was an Americancharacter actor .Of his hundreds of roles, he is best remembered for playing the flamboyant and hapless criminal
Harry Mudd on the original "". Other memorable roles include the accountant Doug Wesley on "The Dick Van Dyke Show " andColonel Gumm on "Batman". He also appeared in roles on "I Spy ,Hogan's Heroes ,The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ,The Munsters ,Hawaii Five-O ", and many other shows. Carmel was also the voice ofSmokey Bear in fire safety advertisements, as well asDecepticon lieutenantCyclonus in the popular "Transformers" animated series. In the TV commercials for theNaugles chain of Mexican fast-food restaurants, he played the character of Señor Naugles. He also appeared inJerry Lewis ' comeback 1981 film, "Hardly Working ".Carmel starred as Roger Buell in the 1967
NBC sitcom "The Mothers-in-Law ", but was replaced by Richard Deacon. Officially, Carmel had a salary dispute with producerDesi Arnaz , although, according to rumors, he was fired because his drug use interfered with production. [ [http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2003_09_12.html#007381 news from me - ARCHIVES ] ] Carmel was born inBrooklyn, New York . He died inHollywood, California ofcongestive heart failure due to an enlarged heart muscle, likely the result of chronic alcoholism and drug abuse. He is interred in New Mount Carmel Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York.References
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* [http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2003_09_12.html#007381 news from me Archives: Roger (Over and Out)]
* [http://www.tvparty.com/mysmudd.html The Death of Roger C. Carmel?]
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