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Original “Hawaii Five-o” actor Al Harrington died Tuesday at 85 after suffering a stroke last week, a rep confirmed to TheWrap.

Harrington joined the popular CBS police show in 1972 as Detective Ben Kokua, a role he portrayed for three seasons.

He played a different character — Mamo Kahike — in the reboot of the original series that aired from 2011-2018. Most recently, he played Uncle John on the new Disney+ series “Doogie Kamealoha MD.”

Harrington also appeared on many other popular series including “Magnum, Pi,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Jeffersons” and “Scrubs.” He appeared on the big screen in feature films including “Forrest Gump” and “White Fang 2.”

Born in America Samoa, Harrington moved to Honolulu as a young child. In high school, he excelled in football and acting. He received a history degree from Stanford University in California and returned to Hawaii to teach at the University of Hawaii after graduating.

In 2018, he...

Al Harrington, a Samoan-American actor who had roles on both the original Hawaii Five-0 TV series and its reboot decades later, died Tuesday in Honolulu as the result of a stroke last week. He was 85.

His death was announced by his family.

“I have had the honor of loving Al, whom I called ‘Harrington’ for 20-years,” his wife Rosa Harrington said, in part, in a statement. “We were an inseparable team; best friends and he was my regal Polynesian King. Al embodied the purest, life-giving values of aloha and began each day with a smile.”

Born Tausau Ta’a in American Samoa, Harrington was three when he moved with his mother to Honolulu. After attending both Menlo College and Stanford University, he began teaching at the University of Hawaii, also working in entertainment in Waikiki.

In 1972, he joined the cast of CBS’ hit police drama Hawaii Five-0 starring Jack Lord,...

Talent agencies that signed the WGA’s new Code of Conduct aren’t being flooded with calls from writers seeking new representation now that they’ve been ordered by the guild to fire their agents who refused to sign. Deadline reached out to many of the 48 agencies that signed the Code and asked if they’ve been getting calls from writers who fired their agents on this the first business day since the Code went into effect.

“I have certainly had a few phone calls from writers who have fired their agents,” said Michael Lewis of Michael Lewis & Associates.

“I have not,” said Victoria Sanders, owner of the Victoria Sanders Literary Agency, which is based in Stone Ridge, NY. “I represent book writers and novelists. I’m a signatory to the WGA. I have a few clients who are members, but I’m not a film or television agent.

Exclusive: A dozen smaller talent agencies have signed a statement of support for the WGA’s efforts “to eliminate conflicts of interest and properly align the incentives of agencies with their clients.” None of the agencies is a member of the Association of Talent Agents, which is locked in a do-or-die battle with the WGA over a new franchise agreement. This positions a lot of have-not agencies — they would not ordinarily be considered as the reps of top screenwriters or TV writers — to be alternative landing places if the WGA follows through with its threat to force members to fire their agents at the Big Four percenteries.

The agencies that signed the statement are:

Above the Line Agency

Annette Van Duren Agency

Avail Talent

Bicoastal Talent and Literary

Claire Best & Associates

Greene & Associates Talent Agency

Gregory David Mayo Rep Performing Arts

Justin Ptak Agency

McHugo Artists Agency, Ltd.

Murtha Skouras Agency...