Efrem Zimbalist Jr., star of 'The FBI,' dies at 95

Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the prolific actor who starred as a brilliant G-man in The FBI and Hollywood detective in 77 Sunset Strip, has died. He was 95. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our beloved father, 

Efrem Zimbalist Jr., one of the most beloved actors of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, died on Friday, May 2 at his home in Solvang, California at the age of 95. Efrem's daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist, and his son, Efrem 

Raised in privilege, Zimbalist went to the Yale School of Drama. After serving in the war (he also received a Purple Heart), Zimbalist landed a series of stage roles and worked in soap operas. He was often cast as the dry and canny detective. When the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Handsome, debonair and blessed with a distinguished voice that reflected his real-life prep school upbringing, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. seemed born to play the television roles that made him famous, that of hip Hollywood detective and 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the son of famous musical parents who established his own name in the long-running television series "77 Sunset Strip" and even the even longer running TV hit "The F.B.I.," died Friday at age 95. Zimbalist died