Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., son of a famed same-named violinist best remembered for starring in such ABC Network television shows as 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI, passed away on Friday at his Solvang, California ranch from natural causes at age 95 according to his same-named son.
The son of famed violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. and concert soprano Alma Gluck, Mr. Zimbalist portrayed suave Ivy League-educated private investigator Stu Bailey in the 1958-64 Warner Brothers-produced series 77 Sunset Strip.
A year after that show's demise, Efrem returned to TV, this time as Inspector Lew Erskine on The FBI, which like old-time radio's This Is Your FBI, received the sanctioning and blessing of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The show ran on ABC from 1965 to 1974.
Efrem's daughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, starred with future James Bond Pierce Brosnan in the 1980's series Remmington Steele.
Thanks for the memories, Efrem. And Rest In Peace.
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