24 March 2010 3:00 PM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »

Robert Culp, the actor perhaps best known for his secret agent role opposite Bill Cosby in the '60s series "I Spy," has died. He was 79. According to the Associated Press, Culp's agent says that the star died after collapsing while on a walk outside his Hollywood home. The Lapd says Culp hit his head and was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital. A preliminary investigation is calling his death an accident. The Oakland, California-born Culp began his TV career in the '50s with the Western "Trackdown," followed by roles in such classics as "The Outer Limits," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "Columbo." His film roles included turns in 'Bob & Ted & Carol & Alice' and 'The Pelican Brief.' In addition to many other TV guest shots, Culp had another hit in the early '80s, starring as a tough FBI agent opposite William Katt in "The Greatest American Hero, »


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