In addition to "Frasier,"LaMotta had racked up an extensive list of screen credits spanning several decades, ranging from "Dark Shadows"to "Baretta"to "Barney Miller"to "ALF,"in which he played the lovable alien's nosy neighbor. Who is Buell Frazier? The pix below show him in the corridor trying to makes his way through the crowd of camera men and reporters. He has also portrayed such beloved animated TV characters as Sideshow Bob inThe Simpsons and Blinky inTrollhunters. "And I said, "Sure. Years later Buell told a story about how he was arrested at the hospital. He would later be arrested in a movie theater and instantly proclaim his innocence. Fifty-nine years after John Kennedy was murdered, Buell Frazier and Ruth Paine are still being asked to tell their stories. He was questioned for hours as detectives suspected he was involved in an assassination plot. Shields and Lewis even specified where they normally parked. Hoskins went on to even bigger fame in numerous Hollywood productions, but will always be best remembered for playing Toontown PI Eddie Valiant in Disney's blend of live action and animation "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". 'Oswald did have access to the book depository as he worked there and he was present on the day of the assassination. Foreman's explanation for not attending the service was, in his words, "I loved this one," referring to his two . Stan Jablonski, who took over for veteran cop Sgt. He was previously married to Beverly J. Frazier. He trained fellow employee Lee Harvey Oswald and drove Oswald to work occasionally, including on November 22, 1963. I just cannot reconcile the Lee I knew with being a man who would assassinate the President.'. | After being diagnosed with liver cancer, Joe Frazier died in November 2011 at 67 years old. For years Buell refused to talk about his involvement with one of the 20th century's most famous events. Both Frazier and Mrs. Randle swore that the bag Oswald carried was 27 or 28 inches long. Prior to his 2003 death at age 78 (via The New York Times), one of O'Connor's final roles was playing wealthy timber baron Harlow Safford in the "Crane vs. Crane" episode of "Frasier." 83-year-old man continues to take checkered flags after six decades of racing Even though he doesn't keep count, Bud 'The Legend' Frazier estimates he's won about 350 to 450 races in his. Files, 72, has even gone so far as to claim his Mafia boss Charles Nicoletti was in the book depository in downtown Dallas and the assassination of was plotted by the CIA and Mafia. Another member of the station's on-air team was Tooty the Story Lady, played by Marsha Kramer, host of "Storytime Theater." Ren Auberjonois had already developed a well-established career as a character actor when he guest starred on "Frasier." Mr. BALL - Your memory is that he went,, he rode home with you every Friday and came back the following Monday? Buell Wesley Frazier: It was in his side over on his side in the far back. Our next order of business, therefore, is to find out why Buell Wesley Frazier was erased from the famous Altgens photograph. I don't. Assassination of John F. Kennedy Encyclopedia. Both denials are implausible, because there is no reason to doubt the word of either Frazier or that of his sister, who also saw Oswald with the long package. 15:30 GMT 20 Nov 2015 He still considers . "I just felt I had to try acting one more time. As IMDb illustrated, Loggia was a frequent television guest star throughout the 1960s and 1970s, breaking out into film with a supporting role in 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman." 9 years ago In his Warren Commission testimony and in the mock trial, Buell Frazier said he was standing 2 or 3 steps back up behind Lovelady, whom he identified as the Man in the Doorway. LaMotta's Duke is first seen in a 1994 episode in which Frasier and Niles join a lucrative investing group, only to discover one of the items on the agenda is to tear down Duke's. The bag was firmly linked to Oswald by a fingerprint and a palm print, although it was free from any scratches or oil from the metal parts of a rifle. Edward Shields, if he were lying about the events of that morningasking Frazier where his rider was etca much better lie would have been "Yeah I saw Oswald get out Frazier's car, grab a big long package out the backseat, and start walking over to Elm St." He would have corroborated Frazier's story, but he didn't. 'I couldn't believe I was being asked about the assassination of the President. Buell Wesley Frazier: If, if you were going to measure it that way from the end of the seat over toward the center, right. 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. Mr. BALL - Your memory is that he went,, he rode home with you every Friday and came back the following Monday?Mr. A: As soon as I cut the engine off and got out and closed the door he started walking off. A still from the Zapruder film shows Kennedy in Thornburn's position seconds after he is shot in the back of the head. It won 130 awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Comedy in 1995 and the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy in 1998. Her final performance was on ABC sitcom "Modern Family," in the recurring role of Margaret, assistant to family patriarch Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill). Buell Wesley Frazier: Was born in Texas in 1944. Though if O-40 shooters might they have had military backup? Travis Buell. You have seen, not a real light color but you know normally, the normal color about the same color, you have seen these kinds of heavy duty bags you know like you obtain from the grocery store, something like that, about the same color of that, paper sack you get there Joseph Ball: What did he do about the package in the back seat when he got out of the car? Jane Leeves, who played Daphne, moved on to the acclaimed series, Hot in Clevelandafter Frasier's success. A: No, sir, I was not close enough to see. Either Oswald had a package that morning and it was a rifle in a bag, and Frazier knew it. For years, he had trouble finding work. As for the Bonnie Clyde film: This is inextricably linked to the previous. Sebastian F. Latona, supervisor of the FBI's Latent Fingerprint Section, developed a single fingerprint and a single palmprint he identified as Oswald's. After immigrating to the U.S. from his native England at age 19, he spent years working as an English teacher, and then as associate editor of a medical journal before pursuing his passion for theater. I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. I wouldn't be surprised if David Morales had cased the place, or another guy who helped train the Operation 40 shooters, can't remember his name at the moment. He played priests on both serial killer thriller "Dexter"and raucous comedy "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,"and appeared on both "Mad Men" and the animated "Biker Mice from Mars.". When they were shown the bag found on the sixth floor, Frazier and Randle swore that it was "too long" to be the bag Oswald carried. I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. Nor is there any testimony which claims that Wesley picks Oswald up daily unless you can point me to some. Joseph Ball: You heard that from your sister? So sayeth Buell Frazierand no one else. Evan Agostini, Icon And Image/Getty Images. . Same goes for the afternoon. No curtain rods were ever found in the book depository after the shooting, but the gun remained from where it was fired on the sixth floor of the depository. 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?" Buell, 62, wouldn't look at the family of the 11 . FRAZIER - Yes.Mr. FRAZIER - I would say sometime between eight and ten, because I go to work at eight and I would break at ten. FRAZIER - No, sir; stopped one time and bought some gas, I remember. The WC never established how Oswald normally got to and from work. Character actor Robert Prosky landed his big break when he was cast alongside James Caan in the atmospheric 1981 thriller "Thief." 'He told me it was curtain rods. Here is a map of Lee Oswald's walk to Buell Frazier's house on the morning of 11/22/63. 53K views Streamed 8 months ago #americasuntoldstories #markgroubert #erichunley In 1963, Buell Wesley Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository. Despite this fall from fame, Frazier remains a boxing legend forever. He went to work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas and in September, 1963 met and befriended Lee Harvey Oswald. However, Duke only appeared in the flesh in two episodes of "Frasier," both times played by actor John LaMotta. 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. Joseph Ball: It was, what part of the back seat was it in? John Glenn was the third American in history to venture off the planet into outer space, and the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth. It was a conspiracy to kill the President. 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. @martiFrazier1. 'It was the truth, but they did not believe me and were convinced I was involved.'. Entire program:. 'Lee always said he was a patsy and I believe him. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. Buell Wesley Frazier had previously worked in a department store and had handled curtain rods as part of his duties. In his book The Kennedy Conspiracy, the author, Anthony Summers, points out: "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." "It was a matter of determination to live that kept me Before his death Oswald denied having told Frazier he intended fetching rods for his rented room - and even insisted that he had not carried a long package, or placed it on the back seat of Frazier's car, on the morning of the murder. "Bob died peacefully at hospital last night surrounded by family, following a bout of pneumonia,"his wife and children said in a statement. However, he told the Warren Commission that Oswald was not carrying "anything in his hands" when he arrived that morning. 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 . Films such as 'JFK' by Oliver Stone, which suggested a second gunman standing on the Grassy Knoll, have helped fuel the conspiracy theories that continue to this day. 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. Mr. BALL - About what time in the morning?Mr. To me, the gist of the Frazier mystery is the package/sack supposedly carried into the TSBD by "Oswald" that morning. 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." In September 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. Almost one year after the assassination, Frazier (20 years old) sold the car to L.H. The claim by Files, who is due to be released from prison next year, is yet another unprovable theory. The interview, recorded at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas in July, will be broadcast this weekend 'I noticed the package straight away and asked Lee what it was,' Buell said. I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. King World Productions Inc. 2023 Inside Edition Inc. and CBS interactive Inc., Paramount companies. ", 'When I asked why she said it was because of Oswald. The police trying to make him confess to being involved in the assassinationwould only make him distance himself from Oswald as much as possible. I know. Bill Gratton played one such pal, Leo, who initially appeared in the second season, featured in the episode"Duke's, We Hardly Knew Ye." Buell said Oswald was 'quiet' during the 20 minute drive and no one mentioned the visit of President Kennedy to Dallas. to the Woody Allen-directed "Mighty Aphrodite." Oswald had been arrested hiding out at a movie theater after earlier shooting Dallas police officer JD Tippit who had recognized him from a description flashed to all law enforcement officers. He in turn, was an associate of Jack Ruby. Based on what Douglas revealed about Buell to Anna, it is possible the mailbox was never even broken to begin with or that Douglas purposefully broke the mailbox. Oswald did not have a driver's license and regularly had Frazier drive him to work. It has an unpopular view- surprisr, by both the far and the left - that Bonnie and Clyde were vicious killers. It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. We do however have a rifle and a bag, much bigger than 2 feet, found in the TSBD. You will be able to leave a comment after signing in. I was just a simple country boy and it was just a nightmare. Another employee was a shy, quiet man called Lee Harvey Oswald who had started at the depository on 12 October. Prosky, who died in 2008 at age 77, made a memorable appearance on "Frasier." Those papers. 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. George O'Toole wrote a whole book about this episode back in the 1970's. The following month, Ruth Paine, a neighbour of Linnie Mae Randle, told her that Lee Harvey Oswald was going to work at the same building. Buell Frazier drove Lee Harvey Oswald to the Dallas book depository on the morning of 22 November 1963 He saw Harvey Oswald put long brown package on back seat and thought it was curtain rods. 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. . This revolved around Buell, the handyman, and Anna's mailbox. Joseph Ball: How wide would you say that would be? 5, 6 inches or there. The child passed away "very. In his book "The Kennedy Conspiracy", the author, Anthony Summers, points out: "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'. 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. According to the New York Post, Moose retired midway through the course of "Frasier," and was replaced by his own son, Enzo. The Roy Lewis audio stating this I play at the beginning of this episode https://www.spreaker.com/user/thelonegunman/ep-100-i-dropped-him-off-at-the-building, yeah, and Jarman says he sees Wesley THE NEXT DAY AT WORK after the assassination. Frazier was and still is a nice guy, and would have probably offered. Should come as no surprise the crooked Warren Commission did not call Mrs. Williams to cross check what Linnie and Buell claimed happened the morning of the 22nd. Buell Wesley Frazier: Yes. Interestingly enough, prior to "Frasier,"Gratton also appeared in a 1991 episode of "Cheers,"from which "Frasier"spun off, playing a justice of the peace. Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen, who died in 2020, was a clueless caller named Hank who couldn't figure out if Frasier could hear him. He told the Warren Commission that Oswald took a package into work that day that he claimed contained curtain rods. Another fight . In September, 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. His first marriage ended in 1987 and he re-married in 1988. Murphy died in 2014 at age 89. In the half a century since JFK was killed Buell said he has been haunted by the events and the role he played in them. He said: 'Everyone talked about how beautiful she was and it was nice to be given time off for work. But then he heard two further shots and saw women in the crowd screaming and running in panic. I doubt he took the bus because as you stated nobody ever came forward saying they seen him. All I did was give him a ride to work.'. Glenn Frazier survived the Bataan Death March and more than three years of slave labor in Japanese prison camps. Playten also put her distinctive high voice to good use as a voice actor for cartoons such as "Doug"and "My Little Pony,"as well as long-running PBS radio show "A Prairie Home Companion. 'I used to drive home every day but Lee stayed in a lodging house. The Commission has been advised, that these two witnesses have stated that they saw Lee Harvey Oswald on the morning of November 22, 1963. Shehas also donevoice over work in Penguins of Madagascar and Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. After witnessing the Kennedy assassination, Frazier was detained and questioned by Dallas police. The show became an instant hit, with Grammer joined by David Hyde-Pierce as his brother Niles; John Mahoney as Martin, the Crane boys' retired cop father; Jane Leeves as Martin's caregiver, Daphne; and Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer, Roz. It wasn't no added job when he would come with me on the weekend. 'Oswald was not the most talkative person, and nothing stands out from our conversations.'. He was my father. Garland G. Slack, who also testified before the Warren Commission, claimed that he saw Oswald practicing with a rifle at a firing range on 10th November, 1963. I dropped him there.'. He trained fellow employee Lee Harvey Oswald and drove Oswald to work occasionally, including on November 22, 1963. On the big screen, he appeared in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"and 2009's "Star Trek" reboot movie. As a result, Frazier died with a net worth of just $100,000. "Oswald" carried no rifle into the TSBD and Frazier knew it. 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