Dallas actor Dack Rambo's Final Resting Place in Delano
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Jeff visits the grave of Dack Rambo, whose career ranged from western TV shows to the popular CBS TV series Dallas to daytime soap operas. Buried next to him is his twin brother, Dirk, who died in a tragic 1967 car crash just as his acting career was taking off.
The brothers are buried in Delano, Calif., not far from their hometown of Earlimart where they were raised in a farming family.
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Jeff, this was so interesting. The brothers were very handsome. That is really tragic about Dirk. Dack seems like he was a very nice person. Their poor Mom outlived two of her children. 🙏😢🙏
That is SO SAD that this LADY outlived 1/2 of her children. My GRANDMA & GRANDPA also lost a son to a hunting accident in 1981. Then my GRANDMA went through it AGAIN when my mom died of a heart attack in 2003. My GRANDMA died 2 months later from grief (she also outlived 2 of her 4 children--2 sons). MRS RAMBO must have been so HEARTBROKEN over the loss of her twin sons who were VERY HANDSOME, YOUNG & TALENTED. I remember MR DACK RAMBO in alot of TV shows, but I don't think I remember his twin MR DIRK RAMBO. RIP RAMBO FAMILY.
@@rhondagrider4803 Wait a minute. The way you phrased that, it seems like your mom was your grandma‘s son. Makes no sense. You said your grandmother lost two sons before she died, one of which was your mom???
LOL, you beat me to another one. On my recent trip to Sacramento I planned to visit their graves but ran out of time. Glad you were able to find them. I'm always blown away by the amount of info you pack into your visits. Really impressive, Jeff!
Thanks Steve. I knew you went through there and wondered if you knew about the Rambos there. I know about the “didn’t have time” problem. LOL. Thanks for watching! I always look forward to your comments!
Steve, you and Jeff put out some very interesting videos. Please keep them coming, I know it's A LOT of work and time. Know that your work is greatly appreciated...Take care.
I remember Dack Rambo, Didnt know much about him, Thank you for telling his story, and also remembering his twin brother..
You are very welcome. We appreciate you watching and leaving us your great comment.
I remember Dack Rambo. Never knew he had a twin.
I knew Dck briefly in LA in the 80's. He was always a nice guy to his cast and crew. Sad his mum buried two of her sons. RIP Eldo.
1983-84 I worked at a bank on the corner of Havenhurst and Ventura Blvd in the San Fernando Valley. The Jackson home was up the street. LaToya used to come in to cash checks. Dack came in too. He was so nice too. Always a big smile.
Hello History Hunters, Thanks so much for sharing this story on Dack Rambo and his Brother Dirk. Thanks for keeping there Spirit alive 🙏 Rest in Peace.
What an inspirational actor. I had never known about Dack before, but so glad to have learned about him, thanks to this awesome video.
👍👍👍
My family was good friends with Norman and Orman’s sister, Beverly, who recently passed away. Dack was such a nice man!
I thought it was a considerate and inspiring clip of Dack's life. I feel informed and hopeful....given how some of his reflecting thoughts were shared in earnest with us. Thank you.
May he rest in peace 🙏
I used to see Dack in movies when I was a child he was very handsome
I remember him in Dallas as a kid my parents would watch the show .later on I would watch and recognize him in westerns. I have no idea he had a twin brother so all this time I might have been watching his brother. It most of be such a tragic loss for Dack when his brother died especially because of a drunk driver. When I hear stories like this it's always the drunk that manages to survive. That you for sharing this .
Had forgotten about Dack, admit I had no idea of his twin brother Dirk and to both I apologize. Agree gone far too soon, may God keep and bless them handsome fellows for all time!
I would watch Dallas as a young girl, and the first time I saw Dack Rambo playing Jack Ewing, I thought he was so handsome. I really enjoyed watching him play Jack on Dallas. It was later on I found out he was a twin. So sad his twin was killed so young by a drunk driver. My 21 yr old daughter was killed in May 2018 by a drunk driver. I, myself, am a twin, so I understand the twin connection. It must have been devastating to Dack to lose Dirk so young.
I'm so sorry for your tragic loss! So much needless loss of life due to drunk driving.😢
Priscilla Hicks:-- Mr. Dack Rambo spoke on many occasions about his brother getting into his car after a verbal fight.
He, Dack, died that day to because his heart was full of sorrow.
They are now reunited in the league of souls, again.
I also want to extend my Deepest sympathies for your loss. 🙏✝️🙏
Love, Kim
I used to Babysit a pair of identical twins way back. I love and miss those twins 🙏✝️🙏
Dack also appeared in an episode of Wonder Women, "Aliens from outer space", that's where i remembered seeing him.
Dirk was never on my radar but he sounds like he was a real stand up guy. People were so afraid of AIDS in the '90's and for him to be so open about it and to quit working because of it shows his compassion for others. It looks like "The Guns of Will Sonnet" is available to watch on You Tube. I plan to check it out. Thanks for sharing.
It was a great show. He and Walter seemed to have a chemistry between them, almost like they were grandfather and grandson. The full series is also available on DVD. I have it in my library of the old west greats. Each episode is a cliffhanger, they get so close to finding James but just miss him until the end. James being a well known gunfighter sometimes hinders their search.
Covid is reminding me of that time period. Anyone with aids was treated so horribly. Then Princess Diana walked into an active AIDS patient ward, and without wearing gloves or a mask or gown... she shocked the entire planet when she hugged someone sick with AIDS. Then she subtly told everyone off for their lack of humanity and reminded them that sick people shouldn’t be isolated from their community and needed hugs to help them get better. Remember that? Now it’s 2021, and it’s the same kind of conditions. But there’s no Princess Diana. Just a flock of sheep walking straight off a cliff... and they’re trying to take everything else with them. 🙇🏻♀️
@@keetahbrough Thank You for speaking out for Truth. There is still hope for America in 2021.
@@jameswood231 Please remember America is not an island. It sounds pretty phony when l keep hearing the phrase God bless America with all the hate, prejudice and violence thats happening in this young country we have a lot to learn from the rest of the world. Shouldn't we really say during this pandemic for "God to bless the world" to save our world. We surely have a better than all the other countries practically have no covid protocols to protect themselves. It's a real mess we are in. We pray that God protects us
@@keetahbrough I really had a crush on Dack in The guns of Will Sonnet..yes those are horrible times seeing our brothers and sisters whittle away during the first two decades of this Aids crisis. We lost so many loved ones friends and strangers I would see who looked so fragile while l was living in Chelsea in NYC, I still live there today. Became an AIDS activist in early '80s. Well I was still in my 30s. And I just came out back in the middle '70s. And 7 years later the age crisis came of a stealth gay cancer according to New York Times. That really put a serious depression in all of us seeing younger folks getting so sick and dying so young..That time this disease was very much like the sword of Damocles over our various communities. Gay and bisexual folks were the untouchables at that time. They were treated pretty much like outkasts, lepersby our own brothers and by the staff at the hospitals and nursing homes and every other place that try to treat people with AIDS. Pretty much what's happening today.. it's hard to shake off these depressions of the past and currently with covid. So we should ask that" God bless the world and not just bless America. We can't think selfishly at these times in the whole world is falling apart.. oh my God help protect us and educate us to look after each other humanely without prejudice
He also did a TV series called
Sword Of Justice 1978-1979.
Loved that show.
R.I.P. Mr. Rambo
Thank you for this walk down memory lane. Dallas was the show to watch in the 80's.
You have a great channel, Jeff. I really enjoy the informative, wholesome and interesting stories and locations as well as your thoughts and story telling.
Just saw him the other day on a Gunsmoke episode with Sally.
He also appeared on Dallas.
Jeff, what an interesting video! The back stories of people or places you tell us about are very fascinating. Thanks Jeff! Tom in Ceres
Dack’s late sister told me that his 2 closest “Hollywood” friends were: Morgan Fairchild, and the late Carmen Duncan. He worked with Carmen Duncan on, Another World. Ms. Duncan also spoke at his funeral.
Excellent episode Jeff. I didn't know much about Dack before watching this. He was a good man with a good heart. Even in tragedy and sickness that at that time period was still considered a "curse", he shined through that stereotype with his love of God and his love for others. Thank you for honoring his memory in this video.
Thank you! I definitely enjoyed delving into his amazing story and career! The first time we went to the cemetery in January we could not find the grave as the cemetery has no numbers posted for rows and sections. Glad we could find it this time!
Excellent Episode. Super interesting. One of those Guys that don´t come up so often, in TV Nostalgia.. Great Choice to give him some Merits. Wish you a happy Sunday Guys :)
He was so handsome 😍
Interesting. I remember the actors now, but had completely forgotten about them.
I didn't know Dack had a twin brother. I remember watching him as a child in the 60s & I had a big crush on him.Such a tragedy the way the twins both died and so young.They had alot to offer. Thank you for all the information on the twins.Excellent job!
Delano is an old Family name. Laura Ingalls Wilders mother was a descendant of the Delano family.
The Delanos are a very old family. They are related to Mayflower passengers and Princess Di's family.
I was in San Francisco, when I learned Dack Rambo had Aids. Remembering when he and his twin brother were active in television, I wrote him a letter; but not mentioning his disease. To my great surprise, he sent a large, autographed picture, and asked me to write him and send a picture to add to his fan collection. I held out hope that a miracle would happen and he could stay with us. I admired very much how he handled everything about his fatal illness. I remember him saying that when he finally reunited with his twin brother, they would have a whooping and hollering party. (I'm paraphrasing!)
I remember when both boys starred on the Loretta Young show as her twin teenage sons back in the 60s. They were both so handsome and sounded exactly the same. Was very sad when I learned that Dirk had been killed. Must be devastating to lose an identical twin. Always a fan. My father watched three soap operas back in the 50s, The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow and As the World Turns. Those were the only ones on TV and each episode was 15 minutes long, eventually going to 1/2 hour. I don’t know if they ever went to an hour. They’ve been off the air for years.
I remember Dack well; I appreciate your continued research on all things history...I’m in the Central Valley and love the education!
So nice to hear from you and glad that you enjoy our videos. What part of the valley are you from?
@@jbenziggy I’m from Escalon, but currently living in Merced. Looking to move northward because my son (and his toddlers) live with me but he is working for Tesla Lathrop and it’s a drive every day. So somewhere back to the north end of the San Joaquin Valley.
When I was in the Fire Department we had a Battalion Chief who was addicted to a couple of soap operas - watched them religiously unless work got in the way!
Delano is my home town for 26 years of my life. Dark Rambo went to school with My uncle!!
I loved the gentle walk through the life of this remarkable man, his brother and family. Very enjoyable video indeed. Regards from Dublin ☘️🇮🇪☘️
When my husband's union was on-strike, he got to watching one soap, and when he went back to work, he had to have me watch for a few days to find out what he was missing!!! That didn't last long (thankfully!)---Thanx for another great road trip (wish we had some of that rain down Santa Barbara way...).
I enjoyed your review of the twins and it is a sad tale of one brother leaving this earth too early... And I was amazed how much work the survivor twin was able to do after the tragedy. Appreciate your research Jeff.
Thank you very much!
Very cool video guy’s! I like learning about something I didn’t know before. Thank you! And I look forward to the next one! Take care now! Frank from Philadelphia, PA.
Thank you very much Frank. So what has the weather been like in your part of the world? It’s been dry sunny and sometimes hot here in California. And as you can see in the video sometimes it gets a little overcast and rainy but it was a strange storm that was sweeping over us at the time we visited the cemetery.
@@jbenziggy your very welcome guy’s! It’s been pretty rainy and overcast here over the last few days and has been for a better part of the last week as well, but can’t really complain too much because other than that it’s been dry, warm, and pretty much sunny so far.
I did notice right away that lightning storm off in the distance behind you in the video and thought was a pretty neat capture! I forgot to comment on that in my original comment LOL!
And now that things are starting to open up a bit, I’d like to get out and explore some places around here and I was thinking of going to visit the Gettysburg, PA. area and check out the civil war battle ground areas and locations. I still would love to eventually one day get out to California and do the same and just explore around.
Well I hope the weather stays nice for you out there and enjoy the warm sunny days!
All your episodes are so interesting. But this particular episode stood out for me. Contemporary, having even remembering him on TV..Thankyou for sharing.
I remember Dack from the Sword of Justice.
Yesssssss.
I remember Dack from All My Children
I remember Dack being on Murder , She Wrote , he was great
I love and love this channel very much! Im from Brazil and i love usa!
You should make more interesting videos about old west filming locations
Jeff,
I only subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago. I must be honest when I say that I usually avoid graveside videos but after reading comments left by other subscribers, I decided to check this one out and I'm glad I did. Tastefully done, well filmed and edited with shots from Dack's many tv appearances added. Oh, and I didn't know he had a twin brother !!
Regards from Scotland 🏴
Stuart McMillan
I recognized dack Rambo as soon as I seen him but never knew his name or anything about him until seeing this brilliant mini bio of him. Very interesting thanks so much Jeff.
I remember Dack . He was handsome . I didn't know what happened to him.
I was just looking to see if you had any new vids and boom you drop one! :)
I really did not recognize the name and only recall maybe seeing him a time or two on T.V. but the information you passed to us is very interesting and detailed. Sad that the cemetery is not kept up better but water is at a premium at present I guess.
I do remember Dak most from the Will Sonnet series which I loved. I pretty much loved all his rolls.
Hi....I have joined your vlog site as a member. I really do enjoy your vlogs. Than you for delicately handling the subject of AIDS.
Good episode! I must admit to being hooked on "Dark Shadows" when I was a kid. I guess it could be called a horror soap.
I remember seeing commercials for that growing up but soap operas were never anything I could stand to watch. Thank you so much for watching this video and commenting.
My older sister raced home from school to watch Dark Shadows, never could understand the appeal of a soap opera with vampires. Then came Twilight... Wondering if Dirk and Dack would have switched off roles if Dirk had lived, like Jason and Jeremy London in the 90s.
I'm hooked again on Dark Shadows. Been watching episodes on Pluto TV. Haven't seem them since I was a kid when they first aired. What a trip.
Jeff this is a nice and respectful tribute to both brothers. Thanks for the information.
Aww liked him in Gunsmoke's episode titled "Dirty Sally" rest easy Dack
My wife watched all my children so i showed her your episode
Wow thanx for this vid. Dallas sent me here & I'm so glad it did. Dack was quite a guy 👏🏽 & deserves huge respect for the way he chose to spend his last days👍🏽. R.I.P #DackRambo
loved The Guns of Will Sonnett. I was little but remember watching it with my brother, thanks for another well done and thoughtful video.
As a UK fan of 'Dallas', I found Dack's work in his role as Jack Ewing interesting and impressive. I think it's a great shame he wasn't given a better story-arc in the '85/6 season as he made such an impact in the previous season episodes running-up to Bobby's death, but I guess by the '85/6 mid-season point, the powers-that-be must have realized that Pat Duffy might come back 'somehow', and adjusted the season-ends of all the cast story-arcs accordingly. And sadly, Jack's character was allowed to drift into the background during the first part of the '86/7 season; I guess his comments when interviewed here in the UK around that time: "We don't want him [Duffy] back...(!)" on the Terry Wogan chat show (Terry was a good friend of Larry Hagman, which helped in no small-way, the initial 'take-off' of 'Dallas' popularity here in the UK) probably didn't do much for his off-screen relationship with Larry, and that's a shame as the 'sparks' flowed nicely between Dack and Ken (Cliff Barnes) Kercheval on-screen during the '85/6 season, and it would have been interesting to have seen what the producers and script-writers might have done with 'four-sided sparks' flying freely between Larry, Patrick, Steve, and 'cousin' Dack's characters. Nice video. Thank you.
In the early 60's Dack and Dirk came to my North Hollywood High tennis class as guests to encourage our team.
I remember too my Mom telling me Dack and a friend were here at my house picking apricots in the early 90's. She met him through her church club friends. He was very sweet my mom would share.
Lovely video, thank you.
You made me care about this man who I had never heard of before. Great tribute to a man who deserves to be known and remembered. Thankyou again. Can't wait for the next one.
At the end of this segment, you've the dates and names in reverse. Thanks.
This is so sad & beautiful done at the same time thank you.
Thank you, Steven. I appreciate your very nice comment!
Jeff, I don't remember Dirk but I did remember Dack and the "Guns of Will Sonnet." That was terrible what happened to his brother. It was a sad account.
My brother died of AIDS in 2000. Dack was influential in interviews to help my mom understand the disease
Very good tribute video. It’s always sad to clean a grave, you think that is forgotten.. but in realistic it’s normal, in this case if he don’t have any children and all is family , also the sister recently is gone. So respectful this video. 🥀👏🏼✝️
Lots of respect and excellent taste. Very rare combo in today's world.👍Thank you.
I love the show The Guns of Will Sonnett both actors on that show absolutely awesome dack Rambo handsome good-looking oh yeah Walter Brennan what bad could you say about it he was great all I remember was being very very young when I saw Walter Brennan I remember him first being in the McCoy's then I remember him when I was a little bit older being in Rio Bravo and I swear he sings but for the life of me I cannot think of any of songs but I remember him singing can anybody tell me who the other actor it's doing the Shaving in that commercial cuz God he looks familiar and I can't place him
As always, another great story line. Please keep your history videos arriving, they are greatly appreciated..God Bless
Thank you for this. It's like getting to go see his grave, but I am disabled and can't travel easily. This means a lot. I was nuts about Dack Rambo in Sword of Justice. I couldn't believe anyone could be so handsome! LOL! Perfect features and eyes. I still remember some of the phrases reference the club and the spade. "The club is a sign of vengeance, it holds no man as friend." & "The spade is the sword of justice, it's rapier marks the end." There is one for the diamond as well, but that one I forgot.
He was awesome!! I loved him on All My Children and Dallas!
Hello 👋
How are you doing today?
"he and Dirk was on the Loretta Young Show
as her twin sons it lasted a season and was
a comedy drama series,Dirk died shortly after
the series went off the air and I've been looking
for episodes of the Loretta Young Show on
You TUBE but not enough episodes I guess."
I watched All my Children, when he was Steve Jacobi!
Dack was on All My Children for more than 7 episodes (If you got the info from IMDB, they are notorious for being inaccurate for the # of episodes soap actors appear in). I think he was on 1982-3 and was part of a major love triangle. btw I'm a guy who watched soaps for years - there are a lot of us out there.
You are right about the storyline..knew about both of them, Dack was in AMC when he became ill..so sad
I always thought the Rambo bros.were too darn good looking. It's hard to believe there were two of them. 🌹 💘 🌹 💘
You did a beautiful story about Dack Rambo. I known about him as a teenager when I was growing up. I use to follow everything about him. So l already knew his story. I thought that he was and still is the Sexest Man Alive even in 2021. Thanks for remember him and tell his story. That people have forgotten about or that they never knew. Dack Rambo was a great actor. And lve always heard he was a good person. May he and his twin find eturnal peace with God RIP forever Dack and Dirk Rambo.
I'm not gay but he was one good looking guy RIP Dack
They were so gorgeous.God rest them.
One thing mentioned here was an error. Dack’s older brother William “Bill” Rambo is not buried in this cemetery. He was laid to rest in Tipton-Pixley Cemetery. Also, Dack’s sister Beverly’s ashes were interred in his plot. There is now a headstone placed for her below his.
Yeah I realized that after the fact but for decades I thought it was an AC shroud.
I remember the Rambo brothers on television in different shows .
Dack Rambo also had a line of underwear.
I remember when Dack died. Wasn't aware hiis brother died so young. Sad.
I remember the Gunsmoke episodes and Dirty Sally! Rest in Peace and thanks for the memories!
We must be old because I remember Dirty Sally too! My mom loved it!
I’ve driven by Earlimart so many times. Thanks for sharing!
That’s my hometown. Miss it.
It was also rumored that Larry Hagman had him fired from the show Dallas.
Don't know if it's ever been proven or not.
Larry hagman was against homosexuality.
Very informative and moving essay about these two handsome brothers who left way before their time. Thank you!
I remember Dack Rambo from an earlier soap opera geared for teens called "Never Too Young." It was short lived in the middle 1960's, and it also starred Tony Dow and Tommy Rettig, both stars from earlier TV shows.
Wow Jeff! You sure put a lot of time and effort and research on history you really impressed me! Your number one fan Lou Martell
I SURE DO APPRECIATE THE NICE REMARKS!
Good looking Brothers, and Talented, May you both Dack and Dirk Rest In Peace.
I always wanted to know what happened to these brothers. Thank you.
I first saw him in "The Guns of Will Sonnet." Very good actor. Walter Brennan I'm sure taught him some things.
Wonderful vlog😊 I really enjoyed this. They were both quite young. A parent isn't supposed to outlive a child let alone 2. 😘❤
Great story didn’t know that he became a pastor good for him 🙏
"No brag. Just fact."
Great video with Delano connection. I appreciate the California history brought to life. I will have this shared, so you can be broadcast to a wider Delano audience.
Thank you very much Pancho! We welcome you sharing with your circles!
Very interesting. I learned a lot. I like your “take”’on soap operas. Scott agrees. :)
Thanks for sharing 👍
Loved this episode of History Hunters!!! Was a Big fan of the Rambo brothers!!!
Dack also starred in the 1984 ABC primetime series Paper Dolls
Hi, love your channel. If your still in Kern County why don’t you take a trip to Wofford Heights where there is a pioneer cemetery. Wofford Heights is up Kern Canyon highway 178. Also in the same area is the town named Kernville. Kernville looks like an old western town where a lot of movies were made. There is museum there also. Hope you check it out.
I never followed "Dallas" but I was a fan of "Dirty Sally," where Dack played a former outlaw accompanying a cranky old woman across the old west to California. It was a fun show, but it didn't click with TV audiences. Later on, when he was cast on "Dallas," Dack claimed that Larry Hagman gave him a lot of grief over Dack's personal sex life. By the way, Dack might have had a few dalliances with women, but as with so many gay men back then (e.g. Elton John, Gore Vidal) it was far easier to claim that you were bisexual than gay. And sorry, but Dack was gay through and through, and I suspect the stress of having to live a lie in order to sustain a career in show business had a lot to do with his dependency on alcohol. I am glad he found solace in religion at the end.
Hi Jeff it’s me I met you at the Ceres cemetery at the Memorial service
Hi Benjamin! Lots of folks are telling me how great it is that a young man like you is respectful and interested in history! I'm so glad that you approached me and introduced yourself!
this was very well done a great insight to otherwise forgotten people, that should not be forgotten.
No they shouldn't be forgotten well said.
Pretty tragic. You have to wonder if AIDS is God’s way of telling people something, like don’t be a homosexual, or bisexual.
Thank you for the interesting visit to Dack Rambo's grave and all the informationn on his life.
I used to be a huge Dallas fan way back when, and I definitely enjoyed his short stay on the show.
And I do remember the media rumours in 1985/86 surrounding his bisexuality and alleged hiv infection. Then there was the rumour that there were no kissing scenes between Priscilla Presley and him in during the Dallas dream season because she was afraid.
Imagine my surprise some 25 years when I decided to buy and watch the DVDs, as there were even no such scenes with Dack's second partner, actress Merete van Kamp.
So unfortunately something was going on behind the scenes, what with the new leaiding man at the time having no kissing scenes at all with any of his onscreen partners.
And Rock Hudson had only just recently died, after his back then much debated onscreen kiss with Linda Evans on Dynasty. I guess the hysteria was on its peak back then.
RIP Dack Rambo. Hope you had a good life as was mentioned here.
My husband watched with me, what else was on before cable/satellite? I stopped watching pretty quick, didn't even watch Dallas or Knots Landing.
God forgives when you ask.