{"id":37917,"date":"2026-08-11T04:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T23:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37917"},"modified":"2026-08-11T04:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T23:34:46","slug":"icon-who-starred-in-cinderella-with-julie-andrews-dies-with-wife-by-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37917","title":{"rendered":"Icon who starred in Cinderella with Julie Andrews dies with wife by side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset\">\n<figure 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ambitious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/police\/\">police<\/a> chief Fletcher Daniels on the long-running Hill Street Blues.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared throughout the acclaimed TV drama.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16822340\/kelly-clarkson-wardrobe-malfunction-vegas-residency-boobs\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/SC-Kelly-See-Through-Comp-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p 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class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Howard Stern\u2019s channel 101 in grave danger of being dropped by SiriusXM<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16822488\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Jon, seen here in 1992, had an illustrious TV career<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16822497\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Jon played alongside Dolph Lundgren in 1987\u2019s Masters of the Universe<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jon also had a prominent role as General March Craig on Major Dad.<\/p>\n<p>He, though, had a long list of credits including Dynasty, Knots Landing, Walker, Texas Ranger,<a 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You\u2019re always being judged, by critics, by the audience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say to any young actor who is thinking about entering the fray, \u2018Gird your loins very sturdily and have a sharp sword,\u2019 because you have to pick yourself up many, many, many times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jon is due to be buried on Tuesday at the Forest Conservation Burial Ground in Ashland, Oregon, \u201cunder tall trees in a meadow, wrapped in a completely natural, biodegradable shroud, obliging his wish to return to nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JON Cypher, the actor who played Prince Charming in the original TV production of Cinderella, has died at the age of 94. 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