Last night, DR MBarnum posted:
For those who might know this guy:
Bill Mullikin
Broadway actor in ‘Hello Dolly'
Bill Mullikin, 83, an actor best known for his long-running role as Cornelius Hackle in "Hello Dolly," died April 3 in Aptos, Calif., said his daughter, Kate. He had Alzheimer's disease and was in hospice care.
He was born April 19, 1926, in Baltimore and graduated from Loyola University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in history.
He made his Broadway debut in "New Faces of 1952" and appeared in more than 2,000 performances of "Hello Dolly" with such actresses as Ginger Rogers, Dorothy Lamour and Phyllis Diller in the title role, his daughter said. His film work included "Hell Is for Heroes" in 1962.
How sad, and I'll bet if he appeared in the tour with Dorothy Lamour that he's who played Cornelius when I saw it for the first time. Alas, the Playbill for that performance has been long gone from my collection. The only DOLLY Playbill I have is for the Pearl Bailey DOlly in NYC.