Dick Contino –
Actor, accordionist, draft dodger.
January 17, 1930 – April 19, 2017.
Aged 87 years.
Most recognized for: Ol’ Dick made the ladies swoon in the 1950’s as a hot-shot accordion player, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show a record 48 times. He made the jump to the silver screen by starring in Daddy-O, a notoriously campy piece of shit that got special treatment from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew.
