Talk Show Host Gary Collins Dies at 74

Gary Collins

Gary Collins has passed away at the age of 74.

The TV actor and host died a little before 1 a.m. Saturday morning in Biloxi, Miss. of natural causes, TMZ reports.

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Over the past 50 years, Collins has made appearances on everything from Charlie's Angels and The Love Boat to Dirty Sexy Money and Yes, Dear. The Emmy winner is also famous for hosting the talk show Hour Magazine and the Miss America Pageant in the 1980s. Collins separated from his wife, former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley, last year.

He leaves behind three children, one from Mobley and two from his previous marriage to Susan Lachman.

 

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