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Hours later Buell, then aged 19, would find himself at the center of one of the most famous and talked about events of the 20th century. In addition to his "M*A*S*H" role, these included voice roles in several of Disney's animated films, appearing in "Beauty and the Beast,""Pocahontas," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame,"and "Lilo &Stitch." That doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. Joseph Ball: Before you saw him? Bill Gratton played one such pal, Leo, who initially appeared in the second season, featured in the episode"Duke's, We Hardly Knew Ye." He thought it might have been a motorbike in the presidential motorcade back firing. Buell Wesley Frazier: Yes. I didn't pay attention to it particularly, but as he was walking along in front of me naturally I looked in his direction and that is what it appeared to be from what I saw. Likes. Ironically, it was Frazier and his sister who created a slight doubt that Oswald had, in fact, been carrying the murder weapon rather than his "curtain rods." The curtain rods story, then, may not have been a total fiction. Mrs. Randle testified that when Oswald gripped the package at the top, with his arm extended fully downward, "the bottom (of the package) almost touched the ground." Family (1) Spouse Beverly J. Frazier (7 June 1962 - 20 November 1987) (divorced) Trivia (1) Fellow worker at the Texas School Book Depository at the time of President Kennedy's assassination . ", In addition to "Frasier," Playten's many television credits included "The Cosby Mysteries,""Law &Order,""Third Watch,"and venerable soap opera "As the World Turns.". Norman, Jarman, Shields, and Lewis all said "they rode together either every day" or "always rode together". After being diagnosed with liver cancer, Joe Frazier died in November 2011 at 67 years old. The claim by Files, who is due to be released from prison next year, is yet another unprovable theory. TMZ has since reported that Mahoney's death caused by multiple health complications, which included brain disease and lung cancer. Visitors to the building have no idea he is one of the few people alive today with such close links to the event. The interview, recorded at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas in July, will be broadcast this weekend . sir: not very much probably in your line of business you have probably seen a lot of guys who talk a lot and some don't and he was one of these types that just didn't talk. I know how long a rifle is and it is not two feet. The WC never established how Oswald normally got to and from work. Truly had hired him. And he partly supports a claim recently made by a former Mafia hitman who said that it was he, and not Oswald, fired the fatal shot that killed Kennedy. The 26 seconds of film have become the most studied film in history. Clearly, they were not describing a 36-inch-long package. Both Frazier and Mrs. Randle swore that the bag found on the sixth floor was much longer than the package Oswald was carrying. And I have seen, you know, I am not very old but I have seen a lot of guys in my time, just going to school, different boys and girls, some talk a lot and some don't, so I didn't think anything strange about that. The bag found on the sixth floor was 38 inches long, and the disassembled rifle was 34.8 inches long. The NASA icon played himself in the 2001 episode "Docu.Drama,"which featured Roz getting the go-ahead from management to produce a radio documentary about space travel. There is some lying going on, but I dont believe it's from four of Oswald's co-workersits from one guy in particular, who knew Oswald more than he let on, knew Oswald had brought a rifle that day, let him off at the building, and went and parked. Mr. FRAZIER - Right, that is what I say. Frasier ran for 11 seasons before ending in 2004. This leads Frasier to a confrontation with Tewksbury, which results in a psychiatric session that proves more revelatory than Frasier expected. Buell Wesley Frazier: Mini Bio (1) Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. Even if he walked the two miles everyday Id imaginehed be seen by multiple people also on their way to work at the same time. Frazier kept talking And Clyde he has remained, an icon of greatness as an athlete and of goodness as a man. Buell Wesley Frazier had previously worked in a department store and had handled curtain rods as part of his duties. Atleast one of them would have come foward and saidthey rode with him if he was taking a bus. In fact, she admitted the two dogs "actually hate each other with a passion" and needed "to be separated at all times, which is pretty common in Jack Russell males." Appearing on "Frasier" was a brief pit stop for Auberjonois, who diedin 2019 at age 79 (via CBS News). Joseph Ball: How wide would you say that would be? Occasionally, viewers met Martin Crane's (John Mahoney) former colleagues from his years as a Seattle police officer. $32.95. Q: Tell me, how was Lee Harvey Oswald carrying this package you described as he was walking in front of you? He was previously married to Beverly J. Frazier. "I'm a character actor in that I play many different roles, and I'm virtually unrecognizable from one role to another,"he revealed. Here is a map of Lee Oswald's walk to Buell Frazier's house on the morning of 11/22/63. The problem was that Doorman was on the top level, and there were no steps behind him. Another fight . Hipocrite 17:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC) If you do not know, it is on the page called A site which defends the "official" version, critiquing conspiracy theories. After retiring from more than 15 years as a university professor in Seattle, Sydow relocated to Los Angeles in 1986 and resumed his acting career. The claim by Files have added to the hundreds of conspiracy theories that have surrounded the death of JFK since his assassination. LaMatta wasn't exactly a fan of his work on the wacky sitcom,subsequently telling TMZ he thought "the show 'ALF' was a piece of s*** worst work I ever did.". As a result, Frazier died with a net worth of just $100,000. . But I say like I said I just roughly estimate and that would be around two feet, give and take a few inches. Buell Wesley Frazier: Like I say, I was watching the gages and watched the car for a few minutes before I cut it off. This carried the sinister implication that Oswald was trying to sneak into the building so Frazier could not see him hide the rifle. Staff at the depository had been given time off to watch JFK and his wife Jackie as their motorcade made its way through Dealey Plaza outside their building. The two men became friends and Frazier agreed to give Oswald a lift to work when he was staying at Paine's house in Irving. Might involve someone like Roy Truly, Byrd or subordinates, maybe cooperating with associates of the Mayor? FRAZIER - Right, that is what I say. I know. What he didn't know was that it was - according to the official account - his work colleague firing from the sixth floor window of the depository building. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ASSASSINATION IN COLOR. Actor John Mahoney, who gained national notoriety as Dr. Frasier Crane's cantankerous father on the beloved 90s sitcom,Frasier,died Sunday in a Chicago hospice facility at 77. LEWISVILLE, Texas - Buell Frazier wants to tell it like it is - or was - on a very important day in US history 45 years ago in Dallas. It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. As a stage actress in New York City, one of Playten's earliest roles was as in the off-Broadway production of "National Lampoon's Lemmings,"a nihilistic Woodstock satire in which she co-starred with future "Saturday Night Live" stars John Belushi and Chevy Chase. This revolved around Buell, the handyman, and Anna's mailbox. . I'd be interested in your feedback. And he said, "Curtain rods," and I said, "Oh, yes, you told me you was going to bring some today." Perhaps this is the reason Buell Frazier continues to ask himself, "How did you miss that?" and Ruth Paine still expresses a need to do "penance" because of what happened in Dallas in 1963. 4 talking about this. Frazier demonstrated this by showing that Oswald could not physically have carried a 35-inch rifle tucked into his armpit with the base cupped in his hand, as Frazier remembered.". The complete context of Mrs. Randle's testimony clearly demonstrates that she was referring to the texture of the paper rather than the weight of the package: "He was carrying a package in a sort of heavy brown bag, heavier than a grocery bag it looked like to me." Or "I used to drop the assassin off at Zangs and Beckley every day for a month and a half!" He would ride home with me on Friday and he would come back with me on Monday. So, the possibility that Frazier picked up "Oswald" much more regularly than previously assumed is plausible. In September, 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. It ruled Oswald had brought the gun to work with him that morning. He was 5 years old. Two days later he was shot dead by nightclub owner Jack Ruby as he was being brought out of a police station. Like Grammer, he has also lent his voice talents to The Simpsons, as Cecil Terwilliger and Felix. She had never lived anywhere else. He has made his claims to a Dutch filmmaker but they have previously been dismissed as 'not credible' by the FBI. The bar's owner, Duke, was frequently referenced throughout the series. After spending some time with Leland, Martin notices some marked similarities between Leland's characteristics and those of her sons, leading him to question whether Leland is their real father, and not him. Files has provided no proof he was even in Dallas at the time of the assassination. Ultimately, Mahoney joined Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which led to roles in such films as "Moonstruck," "Say Anything"and "In the Line of Fire,"to name just a few. For sci-fi fans, the actor will remain best known for playing Odo, the shape-shifting head of security on "Star Trek:Deep Space Nine." Frazier was and still is a nice guy, and would have probably offered. Peri Gilpin, who starred as Frasiers producer, RozDoyle, has since appeared in Greys Anatomy, CSIand Masters of Sex. 'They kept on asking about Lee and the ride to work. Yet that wasn't the end of the story; in September of that same year, new sitcom "Frasier"launched, focusing on tavern regular Dr. Frasier Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer. Oswald typically stayed in a Dallas apartment near the book depository during the workweek. He in turn, was an associate of Jack Ruby.[1]. So, the evidence that Frazier actually did drive "Oswald" to and from 1026 N. Beckley daily is not strong.
Buell Wesley Frazier: Was born in Texas in 1944. However, she was concerned for her daughter and her grandkids. The interview, recorded at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas in July, will be broadcast this weekend Fellow worker at the Texas School Book Depository at the time of President Kennedy's assassination, he drove the alleged would-be assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to work that morning. Mr. FRAZIER - Well, I say, we were standing like I said at the four-headed table about half as large as this, not, quite half as large, but anyway I was standing there getting the orders in and, And I said, "Sure. The other end of the package, according to Frazier, was tucked under Oswald's armpit. Prior to Stiers' 2018 death from bladder cancer at age 75 (via Variety), he had amassed a staggering array of screen credits. I don't know how well Frazier may have known Oswald beyond the weekend rides. Or Oswald didn't have a package and Frazier lied about it. He went to work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas and in September, 1963 met and befriended Lee Harvey Oswald. 'I kept on telling the police I did not know anything. Lee ) returning to the rooming houseafter work? Remember, "Oswald's" denial was so vehement, forceful and persuasive that the DPD went back out and re-interviewed Frazier, this time complete with a polygraph. The U.S. National Archives currently holds a number of unreleased CIA documents related to the assassination. The Commission proposes to ask these witnesses questions concerning their knowledge of the . He would go on to make big splashes not only in Frasier but in memorable films like the 1987 rom-com Moonstruck, the 1991 Coen brother film Barton Fink, and the 1996 legal thriller Primal Fear . Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. George O'Toole wrote a whole book about this episode back in the 1970's. ", 'When I asked why she said it was because of Oswald. Nor is there any testimony which claims that Wesley picks Oswald up daily unless you can point me to some. Mr. BALL - Your memory is that he went,, he rode home with you every Friday and came back the following Monday?Mr. In an interview with WHYY, Derek got candid about his relationship with his father, which went awry months before his death. Buell Wesley Frazier: Let's see, when I got in the car I have a kind of habit of glancing over my shoulder and so at that time I noticed there was a package laying on the back seat, I didn't pay too much attention and I said, "What's the package, Lee?" Robert Loggia was already an established Hollywood star when he guest starred in a 2000 episode of "Frasier,"playing Stefano, owner of an Italian restaurant whose gruff and terrifying demeanor once left Niles (David Hyde-Pierce) suffering PTSD as a child. Buell's evidence that Oswald walked into work with a package the same shape as a rifle was deemed as crucial. | About the only time you could get anything out of the talking was about babies, you know, he had one and he was expecting another, that was one way he had him get that job because his wife was pregnant and I would always get something out of it when I asked him about the babies because it seemed he was very fond of children because when I asked him he chuckled and told me about what he was doing about the babies over the weekend and sometimes we would talk about the weather, and sometimes he would go to work and it would be cloudy in the morning and it would come out that afternoon after work, sometimes during the day and it would turn to be just one of the prettiest days you would want anywhere, and he would say some comment about that, but not very much. In 1963, Buell Wesley Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository. Before leaving to go to Washington, D.C., Marian was comfortable at her home in Chicago. No 2 foot bag was found in the TSBD, no curtain rods were found. Buell Wesley Frazier: Well, I will be frank with you, I would just, it is right as you get out of the grocery store, just more or less out of a package, you have seen some of these brown paper sacks you can obtain from any, most of the stores, some varieties, but it was a package just roughly about two feet long. I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. That is the reason, the main reason he was going over there that Thursday afternoon when he was to bring back some curtain rods, so I didn't think any more about it when he told me that. This is rather strange, because the Mannlicher-Carcano was oiled when found. Another member of the station's on-air team was Tooty the Story Lady, played by Marsha Kramer, host of "Storytime Theater." If he went home with me on Friday afternoon he always rode back with me on Monday morning. Anna, who lost her daughter Elizabeth, and got separated from her therapist husband, Douglas, didn't mind though as she liked having his comforting presence around. The reader can demonstrate this by taking a yardstick, which is the same length as the package which the Warren Commission claimed Oswald held, and hold one end of the yardstick cupped in the hand. Murphy died in 2014 at age 89. Garland G. Slack, who also testified before the Warren Commission, claimed that he saw Oswald practicing with a rifle at a firing range on November 10, 1963. The commission distorted Mrs. Randle's testimony by quoting her as saying that Oswald carried a "heavy brown bag." 'Most people remember where they were when they heard JFK had been killed but I have had to live with the knowledge that the man they say killed him was in my car on that day,' said Buell. He is now retired from his job with the Lewisville School Board where as a receiving clerk he was responsible for stocking schools with equipment and furniture. I dropped him there.'. At one point he was even asked to sign a confession admitting his part in the killing. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. No way it would fit. Actually that was discussed in another thread here just in the last couple of weeks. The assassin insisted he was a 'patsy' and denied killing JFK. They kept on asking me the same questions. The mayor being a CIA asset since at least 1956 (now proven) Earl Cabell. "Oswald" carried no rifle into the TSBD and Frazier knew it. Buell Wesley Frazier: Oh, say, around 5 inches, something like that. The title of that first episode, in fact, was likely meant to reference what is arguably Murphy's best-known role, as Maudie Atkinson in the 1962 screen classic "To Kill a Mockingbird." Facebook gives people the power to. 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