Ronnie Schell Dies: ‘Gomer Pyle: USMC’ Actor Was 94

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Ronnie Schell, the character actor who played Pvt. Duke Slater alongside Jim Nabors on the 1960s sitcom 'Gomer Pyle: USMC,' died of natural causes at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 94. Schell had a prolific career spanning decades of television, becoming a familiar face in supporting roles across the medium. His family announced his death.