By Stone Martindale Nov 19, 2007, 19:39 GMT
A lot of people will feel just a little bit older today when they learn that the iconic television commerical star, Dick Wilson, the actor and pitchman who for 21 years played "Mr. Whipple" the grocer begging customers "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin," died this Monday. He was 91.
Dick Wilson played Mr. Whipple in more than 500 commercials for Charmin toilet paper.
Mr. Wilson died of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Hospital in Calabasas - Woodland Hills, said his daughter Melanie Wilson, who is known for her role as a flight attendant on the ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers."
Wilson made more than 500 commercials as Mr. George Whipple, a grocer who chastised overeager shoppers that squeezed the Charmin, then of course, when no one was looking, he gave it go.
The first commercial aired in 1964 and ended in 1985.
Wislon appeared on classic shows such as "Bewitched," "Hogan's Heroes," "The Bob Newhart Show," and Walt Disney productions.
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