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POSTED: 12:19 p.m. EST January 23, 2004
UPDATED: 12:51 p.m. EST January 23, 2004
Bob Keeshan, the actor who played "Captain Kangaroo" on the classic children's television show of the same name, has died, according to broadcast reports.
Keeshan was 76.
Both NBC NewsChannel and ABC NewsOne are reporting his death. ABC NewsOne says Keeshan's family confirmed his death.
The show ran on CBS from 1955 to 1984.
Keeshan first rose to prominence playing "Clarabell the Clown" on NBC's "The Puppet Playhouse" (aka "The Howdy Doody Show") from 1947 to 1953, opposite the late "Buffalo" Bob Smith.
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