SEARCHING FOR FIVE-O STARS
Jack Lord passed away on January 21, 1998. Following his "retirement" from Five-O, he lived a Greta Garbo-like existence in a multimillion dollar waterfront condominium in Honolulu. There were unconfirmed reports during his last few years in the tabloid media, often accompanied by out-of-date pictures, which suggested he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. These rumours were denied by his wife Marie and others who knew him. On the other hand, the general consensus seemed to be that Lord was ill with some medical condition. (See comments by James MacArthur in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.) An interesting theory regarding Lord's health was posted in the newsgroup alt.fan.hawaii-five-o.
The Honolulu Advertiser obituary (Jan. 22, 1998) and feature article (Jan. 26, 1998)
Column on Jack Lord by veteran journalist Eddie Sherman, who appeared in several episodes
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin front page story and editorial -- New York Times obituary.
Fans remember Lord in the alt.fan.hawaii-five-o newsgroup and e-mail messages.
And other cast members...
James MacArthur -- Danno.
Kam Fong -- Chin Ho Kelly (Fong passed away on October 18, 2002 -- see stories in the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (obituary #1 and #2).
Richard Denning -- The Governor. (Denning passed away on October 11, 1998 -- see separate story.)
Herman Wedemeyer -- Duke. (Wedemeyer passed away on January 25, 1999.)
Al Harrington -- Ben Kokua.
Moe Keale -- Truck (12th season) and several "heavy" roles. (Keale passed away in April, 2002).
Zulu (Gilbert Lani Kauhi) -- Kono (seasons 1-4). (Zulu passed away in May, 2004 -- see obituaries in the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin).
Character roles: Lippy Espinda, Galen Kam and Yankee Chang.
Joe Moore, who appeared in several episodes, now a news anchorman in Honolulu.See also the report on Mahalo Con, the 1996 Five-O convention for pictures of James MacArthur, Zoulou, Kam Fong, Ron Feinberg, Sharon Farrell, Dennis Chun and others, and the report on the 1999 reunion in Honolulu.