Buell Wesley Frazier was born June 4, 1944. (1) At 19, he arrived in Irving in early September 1963 from the town of Huntsville 200 miles away to find work and live with his sister Linnie Mae Randle, her husband Bill . Betty White, 95, Honored for 60 Years in Television: 'Thank You for Spoiling Me Rotten', From MASH to Friends, How Some of TVs Popular Shows of the Past Might Make You Cringe Today, Japanese Game Shows Might Be the Wildest Programs in Television History. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ", Actors Jack Sydow and Rosemary Murphy made two appearances on "Frasier" as Alfred and Carol Larkin, who lived in Niles Crane's (David Hyde Pierce) posh apartment building. 'Some people think I am guilty that I helped Oswald. Frazier was released. Buell Wesley Frazier: Well, I would say the package was about that wide. About the only time you could get anything out of the talking was about babies, you know, he had one and he was expecting another, that was one way he had him get that job because his wife was pregnant and I would always get something out of it when I asked him about the babies because it seemed he was very fond of children because when I asked him he chuckled and told me about what he was doing about the babies over the weekend and sometimes we would talk about the weather, and sometimes he would go to work and it would be cloudy in the morning and it would come out that afternoon after work, sometimes during the day and it would turn to be just one of the prettiest days you would want anywhere, and he would say some comment about that, but not very much. When they were shown the bag found on the sixth floor, Frazier and Randle swore that it was "too long" to be the bag Oswald carried. My assertion is that from available HSCA testimony of Oswald's TSBD co-workers, Frazier's own testimony and statements, and a little logic and common sense, thatBuell Wesley Frazier has been concealing the truth for 56 years. They kept on asking me the same questions. In his book The Kennedy Conspiracy, the author, Anthony Summers, points out: "Ironically, it was Frazier and his sister who created a slight doubt that Oswald had, in fact, been carrying the murder weapon rather than his "curtain rods." Eddie was played by Moose, reported "Today," a Jack Russell terrier who passed away at the ripe old age of 16 in 2006. This is rather strange, because the Mannlicher-Carcano was oiled when found. Mr. FRAZIER - Right, that is what I say. He only works for the TSBD 5-6 weeks Wesley drives him to and from Irving on Mondays and Fridays.. Every single word is true to the 26 volume Warren Commission (minus words clipped for continuity - or clarity-) testimony of Mary Moorman, Jean, Buell Frazier etc. David Ogden Stiers was a familiar face to television viewers of the 1970s and 1980s for his portrayal of snobbish Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on "M*A*S*H,"the hit military-medical sitcom that ran from 1972 until 1983. Hoskins went on to even bigger fame in numerous Hollywood productions, but will always be best remembered for playing Toontown PI Eddie Valiant in Disney's blend of live action and animation "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". Travis Buell. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. He is now retired from his job with the Lewisville School Board where as a receiving clerk he was responsible for stocking schools with equipment and furniture. Character actor Robert Prosky landed his big break when he was cast alongside James Caan in the atmospheric 1981 thriller "Thief." Murphy died in 2014 at age 89. "But if I don't, maybe I can find some sort of happiness and fulfillment in life.". In addition to his "M*A*S*H" role, these included voice roles in several of Disney's animated films, appearing in "Beauty and the Beast,""Pocahontas," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame,"and "Lilo &Stitch." I gave him a lift to work but we did not socialize after work. Joseph Ball: Do you have any idea of the date itself, do you have any memory of the date when you first saw him? Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place. Yet the freshest prints, those of the police, were not discovered. The initial plan is for Frasier to narrate, until he exits the project when Roz discards all the ideas he shoots at her while staying firm with her vision of the project. Oswald told Frazier that the package contained curtain rods. These early fights gave rise to some of boxing's first stars and a few of the boxers on this list dominated the sport during that time. Prior to her 2011 death at age 63, reported The New York Times in her obituary, one of Playten's most memorable roles was in an Alka-Seltzer commercial, playing a newlywed bride whose first home-cooked meal has given her husband some serious indigestion. Frazier demonstrated this by showing that Oswald could not physically have carried a 35-inch rifle tucked into his armpit with the base cupped in his hand, as Frazier remembered.". Joseph Ball: When you first saw him was it a Monday morning? Before he died at age 95 in 2016 (via The New York Times), "Frasier"was Glenn's sole acting credit in a TV series. I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. He was 67. 1 Follower. Steering Truth by Buell Wesley Frazier. Tweets. A: As soon as I cut the engine off and got out and closed the door he started walking off. In the half a century since JFK was killed Buell said he has been haunted by the events and the role he played in them. 'I told them what I knew about Lee, but that wasn't very much. On the morning of November 22, 1963, Frazier drove Oswald to the Texas Book Depository. In the episode, titled "The Club,"Niles and Frasier attempt to sabotage the other's chances of being accepted into Seattle's prestigious Empire Club when they learn they're competing against each other for the sole vacant spot. Nor is there any testimony which claims that Wesley picks Oswald up daily unless you can point me to some. What he didn't know was that it was - according to the official account - his work colleague firing from the sixth floor window of the depository building. He could have done so only if the package was shorter. Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. Sadly, Mahoney diedin 2018 at age 77, with TMZ later revealing the cause of death to be lung cancer, brain disease, and seizures. Another fight . Rob ClarkDecember 19, 2019 in JFK Assassination Debate. Buell Wesley Frazier: Yes; she did. The complete context of Mrs. Randle's testimony clearly demonstrates that she was referring to the texture of the paper rather than the weight of the package: "He was carrying a package in a sort of heavy brown bag, heavier than a grocery bag it looked like to me." His high-profile turn as the Miami mob boss deposed by Al Pacino's Tony Montana in 1983's "Scarface" led to further big-screen work, including such films as "Prizzi's Honor,""Jagged Edge," and "Big,"in which he shone as the toy impresario who hires Tom Hanks' boy-in-a-man's-body character and dances with Hanks on giant piano keys in the movie's most famous scene. Buell Frazier was a co-worker who gave Oswald a ride to work the day the President was shot. As Deadline noted, he played the recurring role of Dr. Ira Graves in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and also appeared in an episode of "Voyager." The reader can demonstrate this by taking a yardstick, which is the same length as the package which the Warren Commission claimed Oswald held, and hold one end of the yardstick cupped in the hand. I take the bus myself into the city for work and I seethe same people every single day, morning and night. to. I don't know how well Frazier may have known Oswald beyond the weekend rides. Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday . Thanks, we'll get right on that. (Did the FBI even try to find any such witnesses? But the first time I ever saw him was the first day he come to work. Buell said Oswald was 'quiet' during the 20 minute drive and no one mentioned the visit of President Kennedy to Dallas. ", Mahoney gravitated toward acting fairly late in life. FRAZIER - No, sir; we never did.Mr. She will next appear inBenjamin, which is directed by Full House patriarchBob Sagetand due out later this year. He would ride home with me on Friday and he would come back with me on Monday. First seen in the series' eighth season, Auberjonoisportrayed Frasier's Harvard professor, Dr.William Tewksbury. I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. Notably absent was George Foreman. "He bit me twice," said Mahoney of his canine co-star, but conceded that on the whole he and Moose "got along all right." 'I noticed the package straight away and asked Lee what it was,' Buell said. And a press photographer. Buell Wesley Frazier has been one of the few Texas School Book Depository employees who is alive and still talks about that day in 1963 in Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas. Shehas also donevoice over work in Penguins of Madagascar and Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. So he frequently got a ride to work from a colleague named Buell Frazier, who lived in the suburb of Irving, Texas, near where Oswald's wife and daughter stayed. Glenn Frazier survived the Bataan Death March and more than three years of slave labor in Japanese prison camps. He lived in Huntsville before moving to Irving where he stayed with his sister, Linnie Mae Randle. In Stiers' 2003 episode, titled "Fathers and Sons,"he plays Leland Barton, the former research assistant to Hestor Crane, later mother of Nilesand Frasier. The following month, Ruth Paine, a neighbour of Linnie Mae Randle, told her that Lee Harvey Oswald was going to work at the same building. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. Frasierfollowed Kelsey Grammer's titular character as he relocated from Boston to Seattle, where he takes in his father, Martin, and is frequently visited by his brother, Niles. Buell Frazier is Lee Harvey Oswald's friend and coworker at the Texas School Book Depository. TMZ has since reported that Mahoney's death caused by multiple health complications, which included brain disease and lung cancer. The curtain rods story, then, may not have been a total fiction. However, she was concerned for her daughter and her grandkids. He said: 'Everyone talked about how beautiful she was and it was nice to be given time off for work. 'It was because they found out I had given Lee a lift to work on the day Kennedy died. 'I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. Q: Tell me, how was Lee Harvey Oswald carrying this package you described as he was walking in front of you? He was 5. 'I couldn't believe I was being asked about the assassination of the President. Joined November 2011. He reached the same conclusion - Frazier lied about the "curtain rods" sack. In an interview with Fox Newsshortly before his death,Mahoney candidly discussed overcoming cancer twice previously. 'Oswald did have access to the book depository as he worked there and he was present on the day of the assassination. Only Jack Dougherty saw Oswald enter the Texas Book Depository on 22nd November, 1963. Publicity Listings [5] He was the executive producer for the feature film American Ghost Hunter, released in 2010. According to LaMotta's IMDb page, he died in 2014 at the age of 75. I don't get that impression from this exchange Mr. FRAZIER - Well, I say, we were standing like I said at the four-headed table about half as large as this, not, quite half as large, but anyway I was standing there getting the orders in and he said, "Could I ride home with you this afternoon? Actress Alice Playten was seen in the sixth season of "Frasier,"playing the recurring role of Martin's then-girlfriend, Bonnie, in a few episodes. Robert Loggia was already an established Hollywood star when he guest starred in a 2000 episode of "Frasier,"playing Stefano, owner of an Italian restaurant whose gruff and terrifying demeanor once left Niles (David Hyde-Pierce) suffering PTSD as a child. Interestingly enough, prior to "Frasier,"Gratton also appeared in a 1991 episode of "Cheers,"from which "Frasier"spun off, playing a justice of the peace. Frazier lived in the suburb of Irving, near Oswald's wife and daughter, and about 15 miles from his job. Official Sites. Unfortunately, The Woman in the House doesn't provide many clues as to why it needs to be fixed. Joseph Ball: Was it sometime around the middle of October, do you think, would that be close to it? Buell Wesley Frazier: Oh, say, around 5 inches, something like that. Buell Wesley Frazier is a somewhat obscure figure in the murder of President John F Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in the City of Hate on November 22, 1963, but known as the man who drove Lee Oswald to work that day. The authorities believe the packaged contained a rifle. But away to get the "rifle" into "Oswald's" hands as he entered the TSBD was needed, and the "curtain rods" story would do it. Over the years he's come to know several people who found themselves embroiled in the investigation, including ex-Dallas detective Jim Leavelle and Oswald's co-worker Buell Frazier. He added that Oswald had been driven to the driving range by "a man named Frazier from Irving". After being off the air for 14 years, InsideEdition.com takes a look back at where Frasier's stars are today. As IMDb illustrated, Loggia was a frequent television guest star throughout the 1960s and 1970s, breaking out into film with a supporting role in 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman." FRAZIER - No, sir; stopped one time and bought some gas, I remember. Despite this fall from fame, Frazier remains a boxing legend forever. 'I just told them what I knew, and told the truth,' said Buell. At the book depository Oswald, aged 22, hurried inside with the package tucked under his arm. Another issue which Mrs. Williams also might have cleared up was why Linnie misinformed the DP about what hospital Buell stepfather had been admitted to (Parkland). He negotiated with Hough for another car. The results of that polygraph have never seen the light of day, and I believe that Frazier failed. For years Buell refused to talk about his involvement with one of the 20th century's most famous events. The show became an instant hit, with Grammer joined by David Hyde-Pierce as his brother Niles; John Mahoney as Martin, the Crane boys' retired cop father; Jane Leeves as Martin's caregiver, Daphne; and Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer, Roz. 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