He headed the Archie Mannings 'Run So Children can Walk' project. Last time Charley was mentioned was in ' Last Train to Pixley' after Floyd's retirement, where Sam Drucker reminisced about the days when Charley and Floyd used to fish in Willow Creek. Fritz Pollard is a colored football player, but that he is a football player. He was recognized for work with the Boy Scouts, Special Olympics, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 4-H, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, United Negro College Fund, Easter Seals, United Way, Cystic Fibrosis, Tuberculosis, and others. Charley's fate was never directly stated onscreen, but in the episode ' Its Not Easy to Be a Mother' Floyd solemnly expresses that he still likes to call to the engine and pretend that Charley is still there waiting for him to which Kate responds with a solemn pat of understanding, indicating that Charley's character died as well and there were no intentions to bring him back with a new actor, likely out of respect for Smiley. Floyd would then return for two more appearances.
Gomez fled the residence without his belongings immediately. During his visit, a family friend accused him of molesting her ten-year-old daughter. He is from Puerto Rico and was visiting his family in Florida at the time of his disappearance. Gomez was last seen in Orlando, Florida on June 3, 1994. After Smiley's death in 1967, Charley's character was retired and Floyd was made both the conductor and engineer of the Cannonball until he too was replaced by Wendell Gibbs (played by Byron Foulger). Post creepy cases from The Charley Project. History Petticoat Junction Green Acres Behind the Scenes Ĭharley was played by Smiley Burnette.
