Ron Palillo has ripped away another piece of my childhood, never to be replaced. He played Horshack in the original Welcome Back, Kotter (here are my thoughts on the new movie version planned). He has ...

That “Ooh! Ooh ooh!” That Horshack laugh. When Ron Palillo died Tuesday morning at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., another little nugget of ‘70s pop culture died with him. Palillo, best known ...

March 15, 2006 — -- A little quiz for fellow Sweathogs out there: If you know what part Ron Palillo wants to play in Ice Cube's new version of "Welcome Back, Kotter," raise your hand and start ...

Actor Ron Palillo, best known as the adorably irritating Arnold Horshack from the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back Kotter,” died yesterday in Florida, marking the second “Sweathog” to pass away this year.

Jacqueline Stander, an agent for Palillo, told NBC News that the actor had a heart attack and passed away in his sleep. Palillo was inextricably linked with the character he played from 1975 to 1979 ...

The cast of "Welcome Back, Kotter" featuring John Travolta, Ron Palillo, Gabe Kaplan, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs. Actor Ron Palillo, best known as the adorably irritating Arnold Horshack ...

Actor Ron Palillo, who died early Tuesday morning of a heart attack at age 63, will be remembered by a generation of Americans as Arnold Horshack, the whiny-voiced lovable loser he played on the hit ...