Jack Rebney has died at the age of 93. Rebney played Captain 11 on WMIN, taking over the role in late 1954 when Jim Lange went into the military. Rebney hosted the show through early 1955 when Chris Wedes took over. Following his brief run as Captain 11, he worked in advertising in Minneapolis, then […]
In February 1954, Captain 11 debuted on WMIN, Channel 11, featuring a young Jim Lange as the host of the program. It was the beginning of a long career in television for Lange, who would gain greater fame as the host of The Dating Game on ABC. Jim Lange died on Tuesday, February 25 at […]
A couple weeks ago I posted about the Captain 11 mystery. I was sharing Captain 11 photos with Jim Lange and he pointed out that two of the photos were not him. The pictures were clearly not Chris Wedes either. After some further discussion with Jim and Al DeRusha, a floor director at WMIN in […]
I had previously identified this photo as Jim Lange, but it is not! Jim Lange originated the role of Captain 11 on WMIN in late 1953. He played Captain 11 until November 1954. Eventually Chris Wedes took over as Captain 11. But between Jim Lange and Chris Wedes, another actor played Captain 11. At this […]