Markie Post is dead to me!

Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer. She was 70.

I always got her and the blond on Murphy Brown confused?

Oh no!!! That's terrible. Night Court!

Marjorie Armstrong Post (November 4, 1950 – August 7, 2021); 70, Palo Alto, was an American actress, known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995.

Very sad. She was so great on television.

Another actress no one will remember. It's sad but true. Hollywood has changed. Take note, current crop of "working actors". No one cares when you depart the business!

Are they killing off at the cast of night court? Is this some weird new serial killer who targets sitcoms?

This is very sad. She seemed like a nice person. I’ve always enjoyed her work.

In case you missed it, Charlie Robinson who played Mac died last month.

And Harry Anderson died 4/16/2018

And yet Susan Dey, from a much earlier sitcom, continues to live on and remains silent.

That was a surprise. Didn't even know she was ill. She was everywhere in the 80s and 90s it seemed. From recent pictures online, it looked like she aged very well.

She did seem nice. (I'm regretting that Ellen Foley comment I posted above.)

Odd just last night I was thinking of her. I was remembering some dopey guy trying to impress me that he was dating the Rum Tum Tugger from the LA cast of Cats. I was like are you sure its that character? He sort of got nervous and then I added because he's straight and married to Markie Post. He was clearly lying and changed the subject.

Harry Anderson died young too.

John Larroquette, you in danger gurl!

I worked with a lot of straight guys who thought she was very sexy.

Her wedding picture is my favorite part of There's Something About Mary. She was a very likable presence. She sure took her clothes off for mens magazines alot though.

She had nice tits, but she couldn't live forever.

RIP, Markie!

R16, He sure did. The flu at 65 is no joke.

Richard Moll is currently the oldest surviving cast member at 78 followed by John, Ellen and then Marsha.

I had no idea that Paula Kelly died last year in February.

[quote] Is this some weird new serial killer who targets sitcoms?

May I submit a list?

OMG! Both Post and Robinson died of cancer. What did Anderson die of? (I heard it was deadly, whatever it was.) There could be a cancer connection to Night Court, or not.

RIP to both; I always liked them on Night Court. Sad.

OMG that is sad! She kept that a big secret!

And how bizarre her costar died just a few weeks ago!

R23, Harry Anderson had the flu, which caused him to have a stroke. The flu causing the stroke and heart disease killed him.

In late January 2018, Anderson had a bout of influenza, and subsequently suffered several strokes. On April 16, 2018, he died in his sleep of a stroke due to influenza and heart disease at his home in Asheville, North Carolina, at the age of 65.[26][5][9][10]

Susan Dey may break down over this one and send her condolences. Very sad.

What of Selma Diamond, one doesn’t hear much of her?

[quote]John Larroquette, you in danger gurl!

Richard Moll is even older than him!

She died during the show r28 as did her replacement Florence Halop.

Marsha Warfield used to do some sort of joke about what she'd say to people when they'd ask if she was afraid the role was jinxed.

Such a beauty. Gone much too soon. 70, damn.

RIP

God can have Richard Moll. John Larroquette must be spared because he was once hot.

R32 That’s funny because I thought Richard was hotter than John.

Night Court was a step above most 80s sitcoms.

[quote] Another actress no one will remember.

Oh for fuck's sake.

And who will remember you when you die? No one.

Richard Moll is 6'8"...can you imagine the sizemeat?

Side-note: Interesting Moll is so old despite being so tall. I thought people with excessive height tend to have heart problems.

Harry must have really let himself go once he moved to North Carolina.

That’s sad and a bit shocking. I always thought she had one of the “cutest” names in acting. Poor lady.

And just last month Markie was still tweeting.

and NBC just picked up a pilot of a reboot of Night Court starring Larroquette

It's supposed to be about Harry Stone's daughter who is now a judge.

And how is Dan Fielding's womanizing going to play now, and not just because of his advanced age?

Doesn't matter it will be cancelled in a few weeks. Who watches NBC sitcoms nowadays?

[quote]Harry must have really let himself go once he moved to North Carolina.

North Carolina has the 19th highest adult obesity rate in the country. It’s currently 33% (basically 1 out of 3 people are obese).

R39 They say tweeting is the last thing to go. Or maybe hearing, I don’t remember.

LOL, R44. Thank you for the much needed levity.

I’m very saddened by this. I always liked her.

"Hearts Afire" was horrible, but she was great on :"Night Court," even despite the horrible mullet.

[quote]Another actress no one will remember. It's sad but true.

Sorry R8, If there's one thing I've learned from being on Datalounge the past few decades, twenty-five years from now some queen will start a thread about Markie Post.

Just let the GenXers and Millennials get a little older and this place will be filled with threads asking WEHT the cast of The Wizards of Waverly Place.

One of the best "Pyramid" players. I think she got her start as a question writer for "Jeopardy!".

Wasn't her family rich from all that cereal they sold?

the obituary says she started on a show called Split Second. I vaguely remember that being a show I liked as a really small child. Tom Kennedy was the host.

Markie Post has always been a DL fave.

Wasn't Markie BFFFFs with Bill Clinton? I wonder if he'll show up at the funeral.

No comment yet from Marsha Warfield

I was not expecting this.

That’s so incredibly sad. I didn’t know she was suffering like that.

R.I.P. Markie 🥲

She was involved in the "jumping on the bed" incident in the Lincoln bedroom during the Clinton years.

I believe there are photos.

R56, see R53. I posted the link to the pic of her and Linda Bloodworth there. That incident kind of made me like Markie more, but Linda less. Maybe because Markie seemed more innocent in the scandal.

"Oh yea," - I just said to myself... Markie Post was on Chicago P.D. early in the series. She played Linsday's mother.

Post was one of those actresses who was very attractive and in her 60s, I could not believe was a hard-lived-life bartender (probably a former prostitute) from Chicago. Nothing against her performance, which was fine, it was just that they could not dress her down enough to look like someone who had lived a knocks hard life.

Shocking. Just like Peggy Lipton, she looked good and healthy...didn't expect it. RIP.

I loved her on Night Court. I also really loved her name Markie. It was memorable.

First Biz Markie now this...

Marsha Warfield is a regular on 911. She's playing the mother of Aisha Hind's character. Love the show.

R61, watch out Markie Mark!

I always loved her for this, a starring role in the WB's attempt at a tongue-in-cheek revival of Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.

Sad! Wasn’t there a rumor that she had an affair with Bill Clinton?

Very sad! I enjoyed her TV roles

I knew her from Night Court and The Fall Guy and maybe the occasional guest spot on shows like The Love Boat. Bummer.

Predictions for the next two deaths Marion Ross and Lisa Whelchel.

She was fun in her recurring role as Sara Chalke's sluttly mother on "Scrubs."

R68- What about that OLD CREEP from the Price Is Right?

Wow, she had a great run there for a while. 13 years of steady TV work going from one show to another.

Very sad. She still looked great.

May she Rest In Peace.

R48, there could be a future drag queen named in her honor. Markie Post-op.

She deserves this phrase MORE THAN ANYONE it has been used for:

She had a GREAT ASS but couldn't live forever.

Markie Post-It, in a canary yellow vinyl dress you can write on with dry erase markers.

In OP's photo she reminds me of Jane Fonda.

Was it in the tits or the lower lady parts?

Thoughts and prayers.

Did they said what kind of cancer? She seemed very likeable and nice person. I always like her. RIP

R65, the tabloids used to run stories about Markie having an affair with Hillary.

Awww. I liked her. Younger than I thought that she was. So now, That’s three cast members from NIGHT COURT gone recently.

R23 Yes usually when people die it was from something deadly

Night court was a very underrated show. Markie, Harry and John had great chemistry together.

Love Ellen Foley, but I don't think she was a good fit for the show. Markie had the naivete that worked well with John's sleaziness and Harry's salt of the earth.

TMZ is just now reporting on this - like 8 hours after it was announced elsewhere.🙄 Wow, TMZ isn’t what it used to be.

[quote] Marsha Warfield used to do some sort of joke about what she'd say to people when they'd ask if she was afraid the role was jinxed

The joke was if her two predecessors were black women who died of cancer, there would be no way she'd take the part

Great game slow player too! So sad.

Wasn't her father some sort of semi-famous scientist or something like that?

Wasn't her grandfather creator of Post cereal?

r89 No. You're thinking of Dina Merrill.

Wasn't she dumb as a....?

A joke Will says to Grace early in the series:

You are so Markie Post in every Lifetime movie.

That Susan Dey meme is retarded and completely unfunny.

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Harry, Charlie and Markie were "some of the cast of Night Court" on one of my favorite eps of "30 Rock."

I saw Markie at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago back in 1996. She was very attractive although I was struck by how heavy her makeup looked.

r97 the constant references to an ancient and long-forgotten tv personality are really stupid and witless.

It is so weird they're all dead now except Larroquette.

It's become like the film "The Conqueror"--everyone working on it died.

Ever the arbiter, that r99!

R96, you should know that the word "retarded" has been retired and is no longer used in polite company. Your post was insulting and completely unfunny.

Is the phrase as deaf as a post or as dead as a Post?

[quote] It is so weird they're all dead now except Larroquette.

Really?

I read that she refused to stop working during chemo or make a big deal of it.

Have Brent Spiner (Bob Wheeler), John Astin (Buddy), Ray Abruzzo (Tony Giuliano), or Bumper Robinson (Leon) commented yet? I mean, they were closer to her...

[quote] Predictions for the next two deaths Marion Ross and Lisa Whelchel.

Don’t do this to me.

She was so funny on Cheers.

Has her former lover Bill Clinton issued a statement?

I sat next to her at the Emmys once. A brief encounter, but she was very sweet. I also worked with Charlie Robinson. A great guy and a wonderful actor.

She was generous to young “Night Court” fans. I wrote a fan letter and she sent a beautiful personally signed 8x10 with a nice note.

It's dumb as a post, r103.

[quote] A joke Will says to Grace early in the series: You are so Markie Post in every Lifetime movie.

MAD Magazine’s parody of the show was as awful as the show itself. They spoofed this so-called joke by having one of them say “you are so Meg Ryan and every Rob Reiner movie.“ Somebody else says, “what the hell is that supposed to mean?“ The response, “who knows. It’s hip, it’s trendy, and it saves our writers from having to think of an actual joke.“ Time for the gay community to turn its back on that show for good.

Or to quote a character from an actually funny show, Rerun from [italic]What’s Happening!![/italic], when referring to a fictional show that tried to steal one of Raj’s ideas: “That show has writers? I thought they made it up as they went along!”

She had a recurring role as a snooty, bitchy Catholic on The Kids Are Alright, and was terrific. The show runner tweeted today that she was sick even then but was an absolute pro and a delight.

Hearts Afire was so awful. It had great stars like Markie but it was so dull and boring. Just like Evening Shade.

Millennial here and the only I recognize her from is being the mom on Odd Man Out which was on TGIF for a single season.

There were persistent rumors that Markie liked the ladyham.

r99 Which character are you referring to?

Only dorks watched that TGIF shit.

I was meandering through random stuff in the internet and saw where Markie’s husband produces one of the best shows ever: Better Off Ted.

She had cancer for four years, I wonder what kind it was.

R123- Probably Stage 4 Breast Cancer like Elizabeth Edwards had-- the kind that they can treat for awhile, even in Stage 4...Just my odd feeling.

Marcha Warfield has commented at last (with a very nice reason for delaying).

"Early yesterday morning, I got the news that Markie Post has passed away. Out of respect for her family, I didn't want to say anything publicly until I saw it in the press. But, I was shocked and devastated..."

See her Facebook post (not sure if the link below is going to work) for her sweet tribute to Markie, Charlie, and Harry.

Looking at Marsha Warfield's Twitter feed, I see she has at least one Datalounger following her:

doctorx316 @doctorx316 · 1h Replying to @MarshaWarfield damn!! this sucks!! I wonder what happens to her Princess Diana collection

I always hate when they don't say exactly what they died of.

Because I'm nosy.

Marsha's FB post

Early yesterday morning, I got the news that Markie Post has passed away. Out of respect for her family, I didn't want to say anything publicly until I saw it in the press. But, I was shocked and devastated. Though our recent communications were limited to social media exchanges, I had no idea she was ill. But, I'm not surprised she didn't let on what she was going through, she wouldn't have wanted us to worry. She has been, and will be, described as perky, bubbly, sweet, etc. And she was. But, she was also real, caring and kind. I never heard a cross word from, to, or about her. Because of our shared love of game shows, we were on set playmates. She'd call out a word and I'd try to guess the Password. Soon, Harry and John would join in and we'd have a rousing game going. You hear actors saying their casts were a family, but on Night Court, the whole crew was family. I was adopted late, but I never doubted that I was family too. Markie was a big reason for that. She was our welcome lady, or whatever you call that person who shows up at your door with a pie and a smile the first day you move in the neighborhood. I never got the pie, but the smile was bright enough to make you forget pie was a thing. Harry, Charlie and Markie were a big part of my life. They were cast mates, co-workers, friends and family. I will miss them, and cherish the memories we made and shared. Three of the nicest people I've had the pleasure to know, may they rest together in peace, forever calling out Passwords, cracking jokes and sharing laughs and smiles. My deepest heartfelt condolences to all whose lives they touched, and may their families and friends be comforted with the knowledge that there are millions of us. Goodnight, Markie. The Password is...sad.

Aw, I remember her from Night Court. That show was one of my guilty pleasures. For some reason her character wore lots of blouses with really high necklines, most often completely covered her neck up to her chin. Back then I wondered if she was hiding some defect on her neck. Apparently not, based on other pictures I see of her. I guess it was some kind of 80's fashion.

That was a nice tribute from Marsha Warfield.

Beautiful tribute from Marsha.

Marsha Warfield is very active on social media. I don't ALWAYS understand what she's talking about, but she seems like a class act. She posted beautiful comments about Charles Robinson and Harry Anderson and her and Markie were both at Anderson's memorial.

John Larroquette also posted something nice on Twitter as well.

Marsha Warfield, you in danger gurl!

Were they using a lot of drugs or smoking on the Night Court set?

Markie, Harry, Charlie and the creator Reinhold Weege all died relatively young.

Markie's costar in Hearts Afire was John Ritter who also died young! Spooky!😲

R136, Harry didn't die of cancer. Charlie was 75. Markie was 70. Sometimes people die in their 70s. I know there's this weird desire to account for the why, and maybe there's some "mysterious reason," but John, Marsha, Karen Austin, Richard Moll, Ellen Foley, and Denice Kumagai are all still alive.

Moll was one of my celebrity partners on $10,000 Pyramid.

Has Linwood Boomer commented?

Really, R140? How did you do?

She was beautiful, inside and out.

The entire cast of Night Court were smokers, it's not surprising a number of them died relatively young.

Markie really rocked the mullet. Respect.

It was extremely close, r142, but at the end of the day I walked away with $650.00 and a Sony Betamax (woo-hoo!). Consolation prizes included a Mr. Coffee, a case of Shasta (and a Shasta beach towel), L'eggs pantyhose, and Milkbone dog biscuits. I don't recall there being Rice-a-roni (the San Francisco treat). I didn't go to the Pyramid with Moll, I went with Lois Nettleton. I looked and I still have my studio pass.

Didn't look, r147, we were both in suits. He really liked mine and touched my lapel. I told him I got it in the garment district. I guess I was tense when I went to the Pyramid because Dick Clark told me to relax and rubbed my shoulders. Oh and during a break I asked Moll why Paula Kelly had left. It kind of flustered him and he said he didn't know.

Markie Post, Joey Heatherton, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, Billie Lourd...any other female stars with male names?

Richard Moll was sexy on Night Court.

I was stunned when I saw him in "But I'm a Cheerleader". Then I thought he was possibly gay.

Who cares R147? He's a fan of the religious right & The 700 Club.

[quote] Only dorks watched that TGIF shit.

Some of the ABC Friday night shows not made by the Miller Boyett bilge machine were not terrible. Dinosaurs, for example, but they kept moving its timeslot around until they finally canceled it and made every character extinct.

I was a fan of Dinosaurs, r152. My favorite is when Monica is introduced. She sticks her head in their window, looks around and says "Oh I just *love* dirt walls, but they're so hard to keep clean.".

[quote]Only dorks watched that TGIF shit.

Some of us were literally children.

R155 And had very small fingers, which were perfect for operating the remote.

Children didn't choose the viewing, r157.

I'm still rocking, bitches!!

How many Twitter remembrances has Ed Asner had to write lately?

He's going to outlive us all.

"Who cares [R147]? He's a fan of the religious right & The 700 Club."

Link, please.

I had a bit of Ellen Foley amongst my vinyl...

Hearts Afire wasn't so bad. John Ritter and Conchata Ferrell were funny, and it was the first time I remember seeing Leslie Jordan, who stole all his scenes. He played an effeminate man who lived with his mother but was supposedly straight. It was the 90s, after all. Markie was pretty much wasted playing a wife and mother.

[quote]Markie Post, Joey Heatherton, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, Billie Lourd...any other female stars with male names?

GLENN!

Michael Learned, Cameron Diaz, Christopher Norris

A lot of people did not have remote controls at the time at the time this originally aired, R157.

I actually liked Night Court when it originally aired, but the lack of the remote explains a lot of the more inexplicable shows that stayed on the air for years. The viewing audience had to actually get up and physically change the channel. It wasn't engagement, it was more ugh, whatever, and people kept watching.

Linda Bloodworth Thomason had only one decent show in her. The rest were just recycled slop.

Markie and her mullet - giving great clues.

Holy cow, someone actually has put all the old TV schedules on Wikipedia.

Night Court finished in 1992 so by then people would have had remotes. I vaguely recall my parents having for an eggshell colored box. The problem is there wasn't a whole lot to watch on TV back in those days. I think people forget how quickly that has changed.

Take Night Court for instance: it was the only half-hour sitcom that aired during that time either at 9 or 9:30 for years. Then a shift happened and in the 1989-1990 season, Doogie Howser managed to tie with Night Court in terms of ratings. Both shows were in the top 30 for the season.

Then the following in the 1990-1991 season Doogie Howser beat it and remained in the top 30 for the year. Night Court fell out completely and stayed there for the rest of the run.

In 1991-92 it was up against Doogie Howser MD, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles or Room for Two on ABC, Jake and the Fat Man, Raven or 2000 Malibu Road on CBS. It aired before Seinfeld. ABC also eventually added Home Improvement which killed it.

In 1990-91 (Wednesday) it was up against Dougie Howser MD and Jake and the Fatman on Wednesday. (Friday in the fall) it was up against DEA, Over My Dead Body, and Perfect Strangers.

In 1989-90 it was up against Dougie Howser MD and Jake and the Fatman

In 1988-89 it was up against Jake and the Fatman or The Equalizer on CBS or Coach or The Wonder Years on ABC

In 1987-88 it was up against Hooperman on ABC or Magnum PI, Jake and the Fatman or The Equalizer on CBS

In 1986-87 it was up against Magnum or Dynasty

In 1985-86 it was up against Crazy Like a Fox, Bridges to Cross or Simon & Simon on CBS and The Colbys, the ABC Thursday Night Movie or Lady Blue on ABC

In 1984-1985 Simon & Simon on CBS or The ABC Thursday Night Movie, Street Hawk, Eye to Eye or Glitter on ABC

r169 it's so true about not having much to watch back then. Many shows from that era were hits because there was really nothing else on at the same time. Today, many of the shows from back then would not be hits in today's world with so many choices and much more adult-oriented material.

I know DLers love their old shows from decades ago but I can't watch 90% of them today because they just seem so antiquated now.

^^ Markie was a lot smarter than I knew.

^^ After watching all the way through, it's really the gay contestant who is the brilliant one.

R173 maybe - but she consistently won for her contestants. Definitely one of the best clue givers.

Hearts Afire...quite a cast:

John Ritter

Markie Post

Billy Bob Thornton

Beth Broderick

Wendie Jo Sperber

Clark Duke

Leslie Jordan

Conchata Ferrell

Ed Asner

Watching R171, I wonder if the sister who played with Markie made it out of the '80s. Hope so.

R177, it was quite a cast, and if you'd believe it, Billy Bob Thornton "got the reviews," as they used to say.

He was so well-regarded that he nonsensically survived the show's move from DC to Bumfucke, while Wendie Jo Sperber, George Gaynes and Ed Asner were dumped.

I don't know if I want to continue on in a Post-Markie world?

(see what I did there)

Has there been any news? Is Markie doing any better?

Heather Thomas and Lee Majors wife posted tributes as well

r183 Umm ... Susan Dey? We're waiting ...

Markie was so fantastic as the beleaguered but tough and loving mother in the failed ABC sitcom ODD MAN OUT (2000), with Erik Von Detten, Jessica Capshaw & Trevor Fehrman.

RIP & thanks to my fave TV Mom!

I thought Markie tore up the scenery in Lifetime's "Chasing the Dragon". She played a single mother who gets addicted to HEROIN!

Seriously, RIP.

[quote]Who cares [R147]? He's a fan of the religious right & The 700 Club.

I did a Google search and I see NOTHING about this.🙄. I think you have him confused with someone else. Plus, he played a gay character in “But I’m a Cheerleader.” I don’t think he would play a role like that if he was “a fan of the religious right and The 700 Club.”

[quote]He played an effeminate man who lived with his mother but was supposedly straight. It was the 90s, after all.

Crazy how even the most obviously gay characters had to be presented as straight back in the day. Even the most flaming queens were written as pussyhounds. It was ridiculous. Those were the times, though.

If someone posted this already, my apologies. (And/or, perhaps I have the Klan Grannies blocked, as is the case.) But if Markie had married Meghan Markle's father, she'd be...wait for it...

Gil Chesterton was a send up of those characters, r191.

Something tells me she sucked a whole lotta dirty old man dick to get where she was in Hollywood.

I bet you say that about all the girls, r194.

^^ And probably about most of the boys. ^^

It's worth noting that since her death, all the comments have been how beloved she was and what a professional she was. Not one shady story or "we did not get along" or anything. Very few celebs I can think of you could say that about.

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