Two years after splitting from her first husband, Betty married Hollywood agent Lane Allen. [5], Hillerman served four years in the United States Air Force (1953-1957), working in maintenance in a B-36 wing of the Strategic Air Command, and achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. [100][101] White said in previous interviews that she wanted to be a forest ranger as a little girl but that women were not allowed to do that then. [32], From 1952 to 1954, White hosted and produced her own daily talk/variety show, The Betty White Show, first on KLAC-TV and then on NBC (her first television, but second show to feature that title). and The Betty White Show alum John Hillerman died Thursday in Houston. John Hillerman, actor, born 20 December 1932; died 9 November 2017, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. John Hillerman - Wikipedia White won two Emmy Awards back-to-back for her role in the hugely popular series, in 1975 and 1976. See production, box office & company info, Stage 2, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA. . Regarding to his personal life, clearly he has kept that very private, as there is no information in the media about John Hillerman. White said they did not worry about relevance in those days, and that usually the incidents were based on real-life situations that happened to her, the actor who played Alvin, and the writer. [144] It was made for a campaign for a life settlement company, The Lifeline Program, and it is her only commercial single to date, peaking at number 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. Available for both RF and RM licensing. [60], White had a strained relationship with her The Golden Girls co-star Bea Arthur on and off the set of their television show, commenting that Arthur "was not that fond of me" and that "she found me a pain in the neck sometimes. John Hillerman, of Magnum P.I., dead at 84 of natural causes [12], In 1982, Hillerman starred in the television pilot of Tales of the Gold Monkey, as a German villain named Fritz the Monocle. His character was called Mac; also in the cast was Jeff MacKay, who had played Magnums friend Mac in that series. General News", "Betty White Voted AP Entertainer of the Year", "Forest Service makes actress Betty White honorary ranger", "The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards", "Betty White Nominated for Third Consecutive Screen Actors Guild Award for TV Land's 'Hot in Cleveland', "Comedian Betty White named honorary WSU alumna | WSU Insider | Washington State University", "Beloved Betty White finally invited to join Academy after 7 decades in film, TV", "Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99", "Goodbye, Golden Girl: How Betty White Conquered TV Over Six Decades", "America's Favorite Golden Girl: Betty White", "Betty White's Friend Tom Sullivan Pens Tribute on Her Instagram", "Betty White's 'Dear Friend' Tom Sullivan Pens Touching Tribute in New Post", "Betty White Remembers Late Husband Allen Ludden on 90th Birthday", "Betty White: Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan are 'ungrateful' actors who 'abuse' their fame", "Betty White- I'm 'Sexier' and 'More Wise' at 91 (PHOTO)", "Betty White's Death Caused By Stroke Suffered 6 Days Earlier", "Betty White suffered a stroke six days before she died, death certificate says", "Betty White Dies: The Golden Girls and Mary Tyler Moore Show Star Was 99", "U.S. Army Remembers Betty White's World War II Service: 'A True Legend', The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center [@TheKingCenter], "#DidYouKnow In 1954, #BettyWhite was criticized after having Arthur Duncan, a Black tap dancer, on her show.