Kenneth Ronald Berry was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series F Troop (1965–1967), Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971) and Mama's Family (1983–1990). He also appeared on Broadway in The Billy Barnes Revue, headlined as George M. Cohan in the musical George M! and provided comic relief for the medical drama Dr. Kildare with Richard Chamberlain in the 1960s.
Berry in 1972
Berry and Carol Burnett in Once Upon a Mattress in 1972
Berry, Andy Griffith and Buddy Foster in Mayberry R.F.D., 1968
F Troop is a satirical American television Western sitcom about U.S. soldiers and American Indians in the Wild West during the 1860s. The series originally aired for two seasons on ABC. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965, and concluded its run on April 6, 1967, with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was broadcast in black-and-white and the second season was in color.
Opening title showing the cannon knocking down the watchtower
Main cast (clockwise from top left): Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Melody Patterson, Ken Berry
Frank de Kova as 'Chief Wild Eagle'
A replica of Fort Courage was built in Houck, Arizona as a tourist attraction along Route 66.
