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Victor French worked with Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon for many years. Victor appeared in Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven. When he passed away in 1989, reportedly from lung cancer, Michael thought he passed away for another reason. He opened up to co-star Karen Grassle about it.
Karen recalls that she asked Michael Landon how Victor died. She remembers that he said, โDrank himself to death.โ She added, โThe obits said lung cancer, but Mike knew better. Another big, gifted guy killed by alcoholism.โ
Michael Landon thought co-star Victor French died of alcoholism, not lung cancer
Before his death, Victor often talked about how much he loved working with Michael and how he had a lot of respect for him. He once shared that Michael’s shows were such a success because he focused on quality and quality actors. He said that Michael “didnโt let his shows get too syrupy, even when a sensitive topic was addressed.”
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Victor added, โThere probably arenโt many people who would have the guts to do it straight. I went home and started watching one of our shows that had a quadriplegic actor in it, and I started crying. I thought, โThank God, Iโm in a show in which that actor is able to do that [role].โโ
Regardless of how Victor died, he was truly a great talent and is very missed.
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