Actor and television host Gary Collins dies aged 74

October 14, 2012 Actor and television host died yesterday at age 74. He died at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, in, Mississippi, of natural causes according to , Mississippi Deputy Coroner Gary Hargrove.

He starred on television series ', ', ', and '. He hosted Hour Magazine from 1980 to 1988. He appeared on television shows such as, , and. From 1985 to 1989 he hosted the. He was also a radio personality.

In 2011, Collins separated from his wife winner  after 44 years. He had a previous marriage to Susan Peterson.

Gary Collins was born on April 30, 1938 in, California. Collins attended prior to enlisting in the. He was a disc jockey and announcer for. After he left the army his civilian television career got underway with the television series The Wackiest Ship in the Army.

He is survived by three children, two of them by his first wife.