‘Land of the Lost’ star Spencer Milligan dead at 86: ‘A true father to us all,’ co-star says
nypost.comobituary. The cause of death wasn’t made public.Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman, who played Milligan’s son and daughter on the show, paid tribute to Milligan on Facebook.“This is a video we didn’t want to have to make,” Eure, 72, said. “We heard rumors, and finally it was confirmed.
Not an easy day.”Coleman, 62, added, “I’m a little speechless. He was a true father to us all. Thank God we got to see him one last time and spend some really beautiful moments with him.
He was a great man. I really truly believe that. He will be missed.”Eure captioned the video, “It is so hard saying goodbye to our friend and TV dad, Spencer Milligan.
We love you Spencer.”Milligan played protagonist Rick Marshall in “Land of the Lost.”The series, which aired on NBC from 1974 to 1976, followed Rick and his kids Will (Eure) and Holly (Coleman) as they are caught in an earthquake and transported into an alternate universe during prehistoric times.
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