LOS ANGELES — Ronnie Schell, a standup comic and self-proclaimed “America’s Slowest Rising Comedian” who was Jim Nabors’ best friend on the 1960s television comedy “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” died on ...

"Gomer Pyle: USMC" star, Ronnie Schell, died at the age of 94 on Friday. The actor died in the early morning hours at UCLA Hospital, of natural causes, according to a press release obtained by Fox ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gomer Pyle's Ronnie Schell - Bobby Bank/WireImage Ronnie Schell, the character actor who portrayed Pvt. Duke Slater on "Gomer Pyle ...

LOS ANGELES, California — Ronnie Schell, the actor and comedian best known for playing Marine Pvt. Duke Slater on the classic CBS sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” has died at 94. According to family ...

Ronald "Ronnie" Ralph Schell, best known for playing Duke Slater on the popular 1960s sitcom "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," died Friday, June 12. He was 94. The actor died of natural causes at UCLA Medical ...

Ronnie Schell, the actor, comedian and voice artist whose career in entertainment spanned more than six decades, died June 12, 2026, at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 94. Born Ronald Ralph ...

Ronnie Schell, who played the best friend to the title character on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and whose gradual ascendancy in show business earned him the title of “America’s Slowest ...

Ronnie Schell, the only remaining cast member of Gomer Pyle: USMC, has died. He was 94. The veteran actor passed away on Friday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles due to natural causes, his family ...