"Wild Kingdom" Host Jim Fowler Is Dead

Former "Wild Kingdom" host JIM FOWLER died on Wednesday.There's no word on a cause of death, but he was 89. In a tribute on their site, "Wild Kingdom" said, quote, "[He] appeared on 'Wild Kingdom' beginning with the pilot episode on January 6th of 1963, and was never one to shy away from danger . . . Whether hanging out of a helicopter, bluffing a herd of elephants, or wrestling an anaconda, he was always in the midst of the action." He was also famous for going on talk shows . . . he appeared more than 100 times on the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson".He was also a regular the "Merv Griffin Show", the "Mike Douglas Show", and the "Today" show. He also had a cameo in an episode of "Seinfeld" . . . the one where Kramer rebuilds the set of "The Merv Griffin Show" in his apartment


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