Alex Cord-- Archangel From Airwolf -- Dead

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Alex Cord Dead: ‘Airwolf’ Actor Was 88 – The Hollywood Reporter

Even back in 1984, decades before Jan-Michael Vincent underwent his metamorphosis from a pretty boy to a creature from a science fiction horror movie, I thought Alex Cord was the more rugged, dashing figure in Airwolf. Perhaps it was the eyepatch or the mustache, or maybe it was the opening few frames during that memorable title song showing Jan-Michael Vincent playing a (wimpy) cello at Lake Hemet. That same year my parents had stuck a Schuster cello in my hands for about 30 seconds in an attempt to force-feed me culture, before I successfully negotiated with them to let my play the more manly B flat tenor trombone. Whatever the reason, the last main cast member of this great 80s TV show has left us.

Here are the opening credits, complete with that great ka-thumpeta music. In-reality Airwolf was just a garden variety Bell 222 helicopter out at Van Nuys airport. But we TV viewers were lead to believe once it retracted its landing gear and fired the booster rockets, it was good for another 700 knots or so.
 

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You really know how to push my buttons. Way back then I was a huge fan of Knight Rider. Twenty original KITT cars for the show were produced, complete with a futuristic glass cockpit and actor William Daniels as the synthesized voice of KITT. Like the helicopter in Airwolf, the 1982 Pontiac Trans Am in Knight Rider had a less than spectacular real-world performance. According to road test reports, the small-block 5.0 Cross-Fire V-8 produced a de-smogged 165 hp when mated to an automatic transmission. Acceleration was akin to an AMTRAK train leaving the station.

Both Airwolf and Knight Rider had similar theme songs which appealed to school age kids like myself into exotic machinery. As middle-aged adults we are the same, only now purchase sports and muscle cars to fulfill our vicarious fantasies.
 
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