Original “Hawaii Five-o” actor Al Harrington died Tuesday at 85 after suffering a stroke last week, a rep confirmed to TheWrap.
Harrington joined the popular CBS police show in 1972 as Detective Ben Kokua, a role he portrayed for three seasons.
He played a different character — Mamo Kahike — in the reboot of the original series that aired from 2011-2018. Most recently, he played Uncle John on the new Disney+ series “Doogie Kamealoha MD.”
Harrington also appeared on many other popular series including “Magnum, Pi,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Jeffersons” and “Scrubs.” He appeared on the big screen in feature films including “Forrest Gump” and “White Fang 2.”
Born in America Samoa, Harrington moved to Honolulu as a young child. In high school, he excelled in football and acting. He received a history degree from Stanford University in California and returned to Hawaii to teach at the University of Hawaii after graduating.
In 2018, he...
Harrington joined the popular CBS police show in 1972 as Detective Ben Kokua, a role he portrayed for three seasons.
He played a different character — Mamo Kahike — in the reboot of the original series that aired from 2011-2018. Most recently, he played Uncle John on the new Disney+ series “Doogie Kamealoha MD.”
Harrington also appeared on many other popular series including “Magnum, Pi,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Jeffersons” and “Scrubs.” He appeared on the big screen in feature films including “Forrest Gump” and “White Fang 2.”
Born in America Samoa, Harrington moved to Honolulu as a young child. In high school, he excelled in football and acting. He received a history degree from Stanford University in California and returned to Hawaii to teach at the University of Hawaii after graduating.
In 2018, he...
- 9/23/2021
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
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