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Actor Robert Logan, well remembered for his appearances as J.R. Hale on the legendary TV series 77 Sunset Strip and as the father in a series of outdoor adventure films, has died aged 82.
Logan died on May 6 from natural causes in Estero, Florida, according to his son Anthony Logan.
The family didn't announce his death until last week. Logan took over as valet parking attendant at 77 Sunset Strip after Edd "Kookie" Byrnes' character was promoted, portraying a new hipster persona named J.R. Hale.
He joined the program as Byrnes' character advanced to become a partner and private investigator at the neighboring detective business.
Logan played J.R. Hale on the popular television series 77 Sunset Strip for 50 episodes in the fourth and fifth seasons, which ended in June 1963.
The show chronicled the crime-solving exploits of Stu Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith).
Logan subsequently moved on to cinema, as Skip Robinson in The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975), a film about a family that leaves Los Angeles for a quieter life in the Rocky Mountains.
The film's popularity spawned two sequels: The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978) and Mountain Family Robinson (1979).
Logan also acted in two additional family-friendly films about returning to nature: Across the Great Divide (1976) and The Sea Gypsies (1978), in which he played a father figure.
