RICHARD JAECKEL - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/24/1987 - HFSID 201904

RICHARD JAECKEL
Jaeckel handwrote, signed and dated this super-short letter "Rick Jaeckel" to a Sherry on stationery from the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1987
Autograph letter signed "Rick Jaeckel". 1 page, 4¼x4, on stationery from the Charles Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jan. 24, 1987. Addressed to "Sherry". In full: "Dear Sherry, Sorry I Took so long. Always.". Jaeckel (1926-1997, born R. Hanley Jaeckel in Long Beach, New York) is an American actor with almost 190 movies and TV shows to his credit. Jaeckel was working as a mailman at 20th Century-Fox when his baby face got him his big break as an inexperienced Marine in Guadalcanal Diary (1943). After four years in the Navy, he resumed his acting career in 1948 and never looked back. Jaeckel built his reputation in war movies like Battleground and Sands of Iwo Jima (both in 1949), and returned to his war movie roots in 1967 as Sergeant Bowren in The Dirty Dozen. He also received an Oscar nod for his performance as Joe Ben Stamper in Sometimes a Great Notion (1971). But he's probably best known to audiences from his frequent appearances on TV, including roles as Tony Gentry in Frontier Circus (1962), Lt. Pete McNeil on Banyon (1972-1973), Hank Myers on Firehouse (1974), Pence Fraley on Gunsmoke, Jack Klinger on Salvage 1 (1979), Lt. Martin Quirk on Spencer: for Hire (1985-1987) and Lt. Ben Edwards on Baywatch (1989-1994). Fans of B-grade sci-fi may recognize Jaeckel from his performance as space station Commander Vince Elliot in The Green Slime (1969). Lightly toned and creased. Random ink stains. Letter was neatly torn from pad at top edge, with rubber remnants at top edge. Otherwise in fine condition.