Henry Gibson, the veteran character actor who came to fame in the late 1960s as the flower-holding poet on TV's landmark satirical comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died. He was 73. Gibson, who more recently played a role as cantankerous Judge Clark Brown on "Boston Legal," was part of the original ensemble cast of "Laugh-In," which ran on NBC from 1968 to 1973. LA TIMES
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He effectively lobbied some of Minnesota’s wealthiest citizens to contribute to his projects: “You were just compelled to step up and do whatever Joe wanted to do.”
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