Little House on the Prairie
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.



 
HomeHome  PortalPortal  Latest imagesLatest images  SearchSearch  RegisterRegister  Log in  

 

 Kevin Corcoran Has Died

Go down 
2 posters
AuthorMessage
Davetucson
Ingalls Friend for Life
Ingalls Friend for Life
Davetucson


Number of posts : 9374
Location : Helena, Alabama
Mood : Kevin Corcoran Has Died Bokmal10

Kevin Corcoran Has Died Empty
PostSubject: Kevin Corcoran Has Died   Kevin Corcoran Has Died EmptyTue Oct 20, 2015 6:25 am

Kevin Corcoran Has Died 7_kevi10

Kevin Corcoran, the Youngest Son in 'Old Yeller,' Dies at 66

The former Disney child star most recently worked as a producer on the FX dramas 'The Shield' and 'Sons of Anarchy.'

Kevin Corcoran, who played the youngest son in the 1957 Disney kids classic Old Yeller, then became a producer on such TV series as The Shield and Sons of Anarchy, has died. He was 66.

Corcoran, who worked on many Disney movies and TV shows behind and in front of the camera, died Tuesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after a five-year battle with colorectal cancer, his wife, Laura, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Corcoran portrayed Arliss Coates, the youngest son of Jim (Fess Parker) and Katie (Dorothy McGuire) and the brother of Travis (Tommy Kirk), in the post-Civil War tear-jerker Old Yeller, which revolved around the family’s heroic mastiff.

He and Kirk returned for the 1963 sequel Savage Sam, a tale about another courageous dog — Old Yeller’s son.

Corcoran and Kirk made quite the team, also playing brothers in The Shaggy Dog (1959), Swiss Family Robinson (1960) and Bon Voyage! (1962), all at Disney. And he appeared in the studio's Pollyanna (1960) and Babes in Toyland (1961).

He also had the lead as a kid who runs away from home in Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960).

A native of Santa Monica, Corcoran was one of eight children, all of whom acted in the 1950s and '60s. One of his sisters, Noreen Corcoran, played the niece of John Forsythe’s character on the 1950s CBS-NBC series Bachelor Father.

Kevin made his movie debut in Anthony Mann’s The Glenn Miller Story (1954), then played Moochie, an irrepressible sort who hates being treated like a little kid, on a pair of Spin and Marty TV series and on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color.

Shortly after appearing in Blue (1968), Corcoran went in for an interview for another film, he recalled in a 2012 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle.

"Usually they would give you pages from the script, let you know what the character is like," he said. "But this director and producer said they wanted to hear about my version of the character. I said, 'Well, what is this character about?' And they fumbled around because they didn’t know.

"Then it hit me. You know what? I know more about making movies than the guy making this picture. I’m done acting. I left that meeting and called my agent. I said, 'Thanks a lot, but no more auditions. I’m done.' "

After attending Cal State Northridge, Corcoran landed his first producing job on the 1978 Disney film Return From Witch Mountain and worked in that capacity for the studio on The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) and Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) and on the 1982 CBS show Herbie The Love Bug.

He produced the 1983 pilot episode of CBS’ Scarecrow and Mrs. King and went on to serve as a second assistant director on that series as well as on other hourlong shows like Simon & Simon, Baywatch, Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote and Providence.

Corcoran was a co-producer on nine episodes of The Shield and on 14 installments of another FX drama, Sons of Anarchy, created by Kurt Sutter.

Corcoran was "a delightful person and producer, including on The Shield," that series’ creator, Shawn Ryan, said on Twitter.


CORCORAN, Kevin (Kevin Anthony Corcoran)
Born: 6/10/1949, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
Died: 10/6/2015, Burbank, California, U.S.A.

Kevin Corcoran’s westerns – actor:
The Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV) – 1955 (Moochie)
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV) – 1956 (Moochie)
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV) – 1957 (Moochie)
Gun for a Coward – 1957 (Deke)
Old Yeller – 1957 (Arliss Coates)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1959, 1963 (young boy, Davie Vance)
Toby Tyler – 1960 (Toby Tyler)
Daniel Boone (TV) – 1961 (James Boone)
Johnny Shiuloh (TV) – 1963 (Johnny Lincoln Clem)
Savage Sam – 1963 (Arliss Coates)
Blue – 1968 (Rory Calvin )
Treasure of Matecumbe - 1976
Hot Lead and Cold Feet – 1978 [producer]
Zorro and Son – 1983 [producer]


"Albert, do you REALLY think you are old enough to know what love is?"
"I must be Pa. I love you, I have for a long time."
Back to top Go down
Krissy
Ingalls Friend for Life
Ingalls Friend for Life
Krissy


Number of posts : 45733
Location : Ontario, Canada
Mood : Kevin Corcoran Has Died Headac10

Kevin Corcoran Has Died Empty
PostSubject: Re: Kevin Corcoran Has Died   Kevin Corcoran Has Died EmptyTue Oct 20, 2015 11:28 am

R.IP.


“Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it... Yet.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Back to top Go down
 
Kevin Corcoran Has Died
Back to top 
Page 1 of 1
 Similar topics
-
» DJ AM died
» Rex Reason Has Died
» One of the Beatles Died
» Kevin Dobson 1943-2020
» Kevin Bacon Tonight Show

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Little House on the Prairie :: The Pen & Plow’s Entertainment Section :: Television, Movies & Hollywood News-
Jump to: