1933-2020
Edd Byrnes, who passed away on January 8, 2020, was best known for his portrayal of "Gerald Kookson III" (a.k.a. "Kookie"), the slang-slinging parking lot attendant on the popular Warner Bros. TV series 77 Sunset Strip.
Kookie constantly combed his hair. This shtick inspired Byrnes' 1959 hit single (with Connie Stevens) "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)":
It also led to his hilarious cameo in the 1960 "Hadley's Hunters" episode of Maverick with Jack Kelly:
Here's a photo of JK and wife Donna with Byrnes from a 1960 magazine article:
The caption reads: "Edd's an avid listener when veterans in the business want to talk [such as] Jack Kelly (with wife)".
Byrnes and JK would cross acting paths again nearly 20 years later in the "Defection to Paradise" episode of The Hardy Boys:
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