October 16, 201015 yr Simon MacCorkindale, known better by Dukes fans as the conman that assumed the identity of cousin Gaylord Duke, as passed away. He was 58.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/arts/television/16maccorkindale.htmlIt was nice of the NY Times to note Mr. MacCorkindale's appearance on the Dukes of Hazzard. Unforutnately they refer to the "Duke brothers" as opposed to the Duke cousins.
October 16, 201015 yr Sad news. I read about his death this morning, but the BBC report only mentioned the 5 years he spent on their medical drama 'Casualty'. I got as far as remembering him in 'Manimal', but had completely forgotten it was him who played Gaylord Duke until I saw the pictures. His other work is listed here:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531546/
October 17, 201015 yr That's so sad. I think that he might be the only person on the Dukes who's name was Roger. As I recall his real name was Roger Blevins....well, not real name but "real" name since Roger was only pretending to be Gaylord. Does anybody know why he passed on so early in life? RIP
October 19, 201015 yr He was one cool guest on the show. I just loved his voice. There was something about it.
November 1, 201015 yr I rather enjoyed his performance not to mention I enjoy British people in general. I remember him from The '76 movie version of Romeo and Juliet, he played Paris. May you rest in peace and God Bless your family, Simon.
November 1, 201015 yr I rather enjoyed his performance not to mention I enjoy British people in general.We're not a bad lot generally .
November 1, 201015 yr We're not a bad lot generally .No you guys aren't! I love me a good British accent!
February 14, 20224 yr On This Day In History: February 12, 1952 Simon MacCorkindale who played the imposter Gaylord Duke in the Duke Of Duke episode of our beloved TV series The Dukes Of Hazzard was born, S02 E13.
February 19, 20224 yr Maybe I shouldn't say this, esp. since he's gone now, but on that episode of the Dukes, with the mustache, he reminds me of John Holmes...lol!
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