Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett and Quinn O’Hara in A Swingin’ Summer (1965)

Michael Blodgett: born 1 January 1940, Minneapolis Minnesota; died 14 November 2007 , Los Angeles California.

Take Her, She’s Mine (1963 with Sandra Dee) Amherst Leader
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series)
– Change of Address (1964) – Dancer
– The Trap (1965) – The Watusi Dancer
Karen (TV 1965 with Debbie Watson)
– Holiday in Ski Valley (1965) – Joe Slater
A Swingin’ Summer (196) beach bum
Never Too Young (TV 1966 with Cindy Carol) Tad
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Catalina Caper (1967) Bob Draper
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Lance Rocke
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Final credit: Disco Fever (1978) Tommy Aspen

Michael Blodgett and Lucie Arnaz

LOS ANGELES TIMES OBITUARIES
Michael Blodgett, 68; actor went on to write books and screenplays
November 22, 2007|Claire Noland | Times Staff Writer

Michael Blodgett, an actor best known for his role as Lance Rocke in the 1970 cult film “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” who went on to write novels and screenplays, died Nov. 14 at his Los Angeles home of an apparent heart attack, his ex-wife Lanetta Blodgett said. He was 68.

Blodgett found early success as a television host, first in the summer of 1967 as the emcee of “Groovy,” a beach-party pop-music program that aired weekday evenings on KHJ-TV Channel 9. Appearing bare-chested with white duck pants and long, curly blond hair, he interacted with the teenage audience and interviewed the musical guests.

The next year he switched to more serious fare with “The Michael Blodgett Show” on KTTV-TV Channel 11. The 90-minute talk show ran Saturday nights and featured a wide range of guests, including composer Henry Mancini, actresses Connie Stevens and Agnes Moorehead and comedian Pat Paulsen.

By 1970 Blodgett had resumed acting on TV and in movies, including “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,” the X-rated film about an all-girl rock ‘n’ roll band that was directed by Russ Meyer and written by film critic Roger Ebert. That same year he also appeared in the Kirk Douglas western “There Was a Crooked Man” and a year later he starred in “The Velvet Vampire.”