Matthew C. Clark Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Actor Robert Heyges ("Welcome Back, Kotter") has died at age 60. Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missm Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Matt, thanks so much for posting this. As soon as I read his name in your thread, I whispered to myself "Darn, a Sweathog is dead". WBK was a program that I enjoyed as a teen and took the time to follow the careers of those involved. May God rest his soul and comfort his family and friends! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canadianchick Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Way to young..sad to hear..RIP.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaspBen Report post Posted January 27, 2012 One of my favorited 70's show! So sad!Monica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Cartmill Report post Posted January 28, 2012 He was supposed to be just a couple years older than me on the show...Man, do I feel old.Did some nice work in "Cagney and Lacey" too...RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ira Report post Posted January 28, 2012 TWO weeks ago Hegyes...who lives in Metuchen N.J. was performing his Marx Bros. play in a small venue in Metuchen.Hegyes based the patter and personality of his "Epstein" character on "Chico Marx.R.I.P. Signed...Epstein's mother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angelina Report post Posted January 28, 2012 wow Ira......it's so obvious to me now. Heyges looked like Harpo and sounded like Chico. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Mc Carthy Report post Posted January 28, 2012 yeah it is so sad, got season one on dvd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marvin Report post Posted January 28, 2012 Metuchen: my home-away-from-home for the latter part of the '80's and most of the '90's, as that's where my wife's parents lived. Had no idea that a little town like that harbored such a one-time big star. R.I.P. Robert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ira Report post Posted January 29, 2012 Marvin...I remember from LONG ago that you had Metuchen roots...BTW...It is a lovely lovely New England type town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marathon mama Report post Posted January 29, 2012 He died too early, and I read that Hegyes, who played "Juan Epstein", had a father who was Hungarian-American and a mother who was Italian-American. It was mentioned above that he sounded like Chico Marx (in speaking voice, not musically). Since Gabe Kaplan did Groucho, here is the classic "Why a Duck?": I couldn't find it if there is a clip with Robert Hegyes showing this routine, but I hope he is resting in peace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Mc Carthy Report post Posted January 29, 2012 In an interview, on my dvd set, Robert did mention that they actually were doing some marx brothers routines. Thanks for the video! love the marx brothers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darlene Report post Posted January 30, 2012 This is so sad. My husband told me. I had no idea he lived in Metuchen either. RIP Robert. Your work will live forever. -- Love, Darlene Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
