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Eric Fleming (born Edward Heddy Jr.; July 4, 1925 [citation needed] – September 28, 1966) was an American actor known primarily for his role as Gil Favor in the long-running CBS Western television series Rawhide.
Jun 19, 2019 · Eric Fleming became a household name during the late 1950s as the trail boss, Gil Favor on “Rawhide.” Sadly, the quiet and reserved actor’s life came to an untimely end during the making of a film after a scene went horribly wrong.
Oct 5, 2016 · On September 28, 1966, Eric Fleming perished in a horrific canoe drowning accident in the remote jungles of Peru, South America.
During the shooting of location shots on the Huallaga River on September 28, 1966, Fleming dove (intentionally?) from a dug-out canoe after paddling it beyond the rapids. His body was lost in the turbulent water and was not recovered until three days later.
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- Tingo Maria area, Peru
Jun 17, 2021 · He went on to appear in a few episodes of NBC's hit western Bonanza as well as land a role in the Doris Day film The Glass Bottom Boat. Fleming signed on to appear in High Jungle, a two-part...
Eric Fleming. Director: Trinity. Eric Fleming won his first job in entertainment during a college Spring Break when he lied to a production manager about experience as a stunt-double. Within an hour, Burt Reynolds was sitting on his chest, beating him up in Reynold's detective series, "BL Stryker." Oddly enough, he was hooked.
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Sep 12, 2020 · Eric Fleming died filming a TV show after the series wrapped. After Rawhide ended, Fleming was in Peru filming High Jungle, a two-part episode that was part of ABC's Off to See the Wizard....
