The Life and Sad Ending of Jerry G. Bishop

Mini bio of the life of actor Jerry G. Bishop who is probably most famous for being Chicago's original Svengoolie, and for his award-winning twelve-year stint on Sun-Up San Diego

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[TheodoreStAmant]

Jerry G. Bishop starred in the tv show sun up san diego with danuta rycliffe it was canceled
In 1990 in san diego California

[JW-wuvp]

The first picture is the current Svengoolie, Rich Koz....wrong guy. Rich Koz is still alive and well.

[MrFrateTrane]

Nothing sad about that life or ending. Wonderful full life and career. RIP

[dangerwoman]

This is the story of the first Swengoolie.
It makes me understand why he passed the role to Rick Koz.
Danger Woman

[michaelnewell]

first picture is Rich Koz, not Jerry G Bishop

[turbomantodd]

This video should really be removed for bad and inaccurate information. A lot of the pictures were NOT Jerry, not just a couple and SAD ending? Give me break. Went into this hoping for something good. What a sad video.

[BrianJNelson]

Ummm... the picture at 0:03 is Rich Koz, who was the second Svengoolie, after Jerry Bishop was the first and the show had been cancelled.

[davidpalmer]

A "SAD" ending? Doesn't EVERYBODY have a sad ending? Sheesh!

[bostonbrns]

A lot of this story and pictures are not true... I am his daughter

[REAGAN_]

What a cool guy! I never knew. Thanks for the great video.

[Albert]

Nice to know how Svengoolie got started thanks for sharing it

[Figgletig]

Always pathetic when someone produces a video (such as this) with incorrect pictures and information.

[watershipdown]

I remember Sven 1970 to 73. Thanks Sven. Both Sven's.

[TheodoreStAmant]

Svengoolie is on metv Saturdays with the late Jerry G Bishop

[davidcooper]

Jerry G Show on Cleveland TV was on Saturday nights and had very cool bands usually local sometimes national acts. Kind of like American Bandstand. 1965-66 ish. His Svengoolie is (to me) heavily influenced by the wildly popular Ghoulardi in Cleveland 1963-66. Ghoulardi was portrayed by Ernie Anderson who became the voice of ABC. The father of director Paul Thomas Anderson.

[terriseaton]

Who were pics of the last men you showed?
It wasn’t Deacon.

[purpletomatocinema]

I didn't know there was an original Svengoolie, I thought Rich Koz was the only one.

[MarkBrantner]

why show Rich Koz when starting with the origins of jerry?

[Lines]

OTHER RADIO STATIONS DID ANIMAL STORIES BESIDES WLS?!?!?

[BenJamin-pdmp]

Not sure what sad ending this guy had seemed like he lived a good long life in good times