Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. honored by FBI

Google News ^ | 8 June 2009

[mkjessup]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Efrem Zimbalist Jr. finally got his badge. The actor who portrayed cool and canny Inspector Lewis Erskine on the TV series "The F.B.I." was named an honorary special agent Monday — the FBI's highest civilian honor.

[mkjessup]

Searched for any mention of this and found nothing on FR, Efrem Zimbalist Jr is looking pretty good at 91, check the pics at the URL.

[Vor Lady]

I loved that show as a kid and he always got to park right in front of the building!

[raybbr]

Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr, watches on during a ceremony honoring him by the FBI at the Federal building in Los Angeles Monday, June 8, 2009. The 90-year-old Zimbalist , who starred in the TV show,`The FBI'' from 1965 to 1974, was honored for his historic contributions to the FBI. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Quite the looker for a man in his 90’s.

[Tax-chick]

I’ve always thought “Zimbalist” sounded like a religious cult.

[mkjessup]

I loved that series, and the theme music was some of the most inspiring I’ve ever heard, written and conducted by Stanislaw Kaper, you only had to hear it once, and you never forgot it.

It has been rumored for decades that J. Edgar Hoover personally approved the selection of Zimbalist for the starring role in the ‘F.B.I.’.

One of the good guys, Zimbalist is a devout Christian and a true American patriot.

[mkjessup]

I’ve always thought “Zimbalist” sounded like a religious cult.

Ironically, before Efrem Zimbalist Jr accepted Christ, he was known as a practitioner and promoter of Transcendental Meditation (TM), which certainly qualifies as a cult-like teaching, lol

Good that he saw the Light.

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Efrem Zimbalist Jr is looking pretty good at 91.....

Gee, he looked pretty young back when I was watching his show.

[paulycy]

I’ve always thought “Zimbalist” sounded like a religious cult.

The Zimbalist almost always stands next to the bass drummer.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

http://efremzimbalist.tv-website.com/
“Just before serving in World War II (in which he earned a Purple Heart), ...”

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Wow, I did not know this.

[Tax-chick]

How interesting - and it’s nice that he’s now a Christian.

[Tax-chick]

LOL!

[mkjessup]

he always got to park right in front of the building!

And did you notice that he always drove a fashionable new (at that time) Ford Mustang?

[Automobiles provided for the F.B.I. by Ford Motor Company in every episode, lol]

[presently no screen name]

You’re right - he looks great for 91. He looks strong, not frail in any way. He is a Godly man.

[iowamark]

Loved that show when I was a kid.

[Clioman]

IIRC, E. Zimbalist Sr. was a very accomplished violinist...so maybe it’s in the genes.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

a great man.. the first show that my dad and I watched together when I was old enough(6 years old)to know what a real man’s show was all about.. my sister and mother couldn’t care less about the show but my dad and I watched it religiously together

[mkjessup]

He looks strong, not frail in any way. He is a Godly man.

Yes indeed. Not sure if I would look that good at his age, I've been thinking Jesus will be coming back before then, so I won't have to get that old, lol

[Vor Lady]

I was 6 in ‘64 so I didn’t appreciate the cars then. I’d love to get my hands on a ‘65 Mustang!

[mkjessup]

Me too FRiend, I remember my Dad and I watching that show every week without fail, and I recall that at the end of some episodes, Efrem Zimbalist Jr would occasionally ask for the help of the public in assisting the F.B.I. with a particular case. He impressed me then, as he does now. God Bless him.