[DeadCelebrityAlert] Steve Elliott

 



The character of Steve Elliott crashed into Petticoat Junction at the start of season four — literally. The pilot played by Mike Minor wrecked his biplane next to the train tracks as the three girls were bathing in their water tower. "Do you think we'll get to keep him?" Billie Jo asks as the family stands over the unconscious crop duster.

Indeed, Steve Elliott would become a fixture of Hooterville from the fall of '66 to the series' end in '70. Elliott would end up marrying Betty Jo on the show in — and the two actors, Minor and Linda Kaye Henning, would wed in real life a year later, in 1968.

Minor and Henning would stay married for five years. After the split, Minor would appear on episodes of CHiPsVega$ and more, but he would find greater roles in daytime television. The Californian had reoccurring roles on All My Children andAnother World.

Minor also had a singing career. He released an album This Is Mike Minor in 1966 and brought his smooth crooning to the small screen. For example, he cooed his single "One Day at a Time" on The Beverly Hillbillies.


On January 28, Minor passed away. Our thoughts go to his family.

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