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John D. Kimble, a prominent longtime Hollywood talent agent at agencies including Dhkpr, Triad and William Morris, died Sunday in Dallas. He was 79.

Born in Kingsville, Texas, he was raised in Uvalde, Texas and graduated the University of Texas, El Paso with a theater degree. He started out hoping to act in Westerns, and was offered a contract through Screen Gems. But Kimble pivoted to representing actors rather than performing, and began his agency career working with Joan Scott at Writers and Artists.

Kimble set up his own shingle in 1977, and the next year, merged his company with the agency run by Gene Parseghian to for Kimble/Parseghian in New York. Their roster included William Hurt, Pamela Reed, Kevin Bacon, Griffin Dunne, Martin Short and Andrea Martin.

Kimble moved to California to open the L.A. office of his agency, soon merging with Arnold Rifkin, Nicole David and Jeffrey Hunter to creat Dhkpr.

John Kimble, who had a long career as a Hollywood talent agent at Writers & Artists, Kimble/Parseghian, Dhkpr, Triad Artists and the William Morris Agency, has died. He was 79.

Kimble died Sunday in Dallas, where he retired in 2022 to be close to family, former CBS Entertainment chair Nina Tassler announced. She was his assistant at Triad from 1985-90, and they remained good friends, she said.

Kimble repped Henry Winkler when he was cast as The Fonz on Happy Days in 1974; Jane Curtin when she was hired by Saturday Night Live in 1975; Joan Collins when she joined Dynasty in 1981; George Clooney when he landed on ER in 1994; and Matthew Perry when he signed up for Friends, also in ’94.

Over the years, Kimble’s clients also included Julie Andrews, Ann-Margret, Sara Gilbert, Emilio Estevez, Brooke Shields, Lea Thompson, Cary Elwes, Linda Hamilton, Delta Burke, Victoria Principal, Nell Carter, Rachel Ward and Meredith Baxter.

Johnnie Planco, a former Wma agent and co-founder of the Parseghian Planco management and production company, died on Sunday from a brain and respiratory infection. He was 68.

Planco started out in the Wma mailroom in 1972 and rose in the ranks at the talent agency before he left in 2000. He was the youngest department head and senior vice president in the company’s history, and ran both the motion picture department in New York and the William Morris talent department, which he created. Some of the clients he represented included Tom Hanks, Richard Gere, John Malkovich, Michael Douglas and Susan Sarandon.

After leaving, he and Gene Parseghian formed Parseghian Planco and represented Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Schrader, Judi Dench, F. Murray Abraham and many others. The company produced two feature films, “Perfume” in 2001 with Jeff Goldblum and Peter Gallagher and Schrader’s “The Walker” in 2007 starring Woody Harrelson, plus William Mastrosimone’s...

Johnnie Planco, a former New York-based William Morris Agency (Wma) agent and co-founder of management/production company Parseghian Planco, has died. He was 68.

Planco passed away on Sunday in New York City after suffering from an infection that his brain and respiratory system.

Planco joined the Wma mailroom after he graduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 1972, and he stayed at the agency until 2000. During his tenure at Wma, he became the youngest department head and senior vice president, running both the motion picture department in New York and creating the William Morris Talent Department. In his career, he represented talent like Tom Hanks, Richard Gere, Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Bacall and John Malkovich, among many others.

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In 2000, he partnered with Gene Parseghian to create Parseghian Planco, which has represented talent like Daniel-Day Lewis, Paul Schrader and Judi Dench.

Johnnie Planco, the longtime New York-based Wma agent who partnered with Gene Parseghian in the management/production company Parseghian Planco, has died. Planco passed away on Sunday, June 2 in New York City, after struggling with an infection that quickly affected both his brain and respiratory system. He was 68.

Planco was born and raised in New York City, as was his father and grandfather, latter of whom was a Rough Rider under Teddy Roosevelt. Planco joined the famed Wma mailroom after graduating Fordham U at Lincoln Center with a BA in Theater. This was in 1972, and he would remain with that agency until 2000.

In those 28 years he became the youngest Department Head and Senior Vice President in the agency’s history, running both the Motion Picture department in New York and creating and running the William Morris Talent Department. Among the clients he represented were Tom Hanks, Richard Gere, John Malkovich,...

Gene Parseghian, the co-founder of the Parseghian Planco management and production company that represented the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench and Betty Buckley, died Thursday. He was 72.

Angela Carbonetti, his associate for 22 years, told The Hollywood Reporter that Parseghian died of cancer at his home in Manhattan.

In 1999, Parseghian left William Morris and teamed with Johnnie Planco to launch the New York-based Parseghian Planco with a roster that also included Lauren Bacall, Christopher Walken, Franco Zeffirelli and Peter Bogdanovich.

A native of Oneonta, N.Y., Parseghian was aiming for a career as an actor, studying...

Gene Parseghian, the co-founder of New York’s Parseghian Planco management and production company who managed the careers of Daniel Day-Lewis, Eddie Redmayne, Kit Harington, Kathleen Turner, Betty Buckley and an array of Oscar, Tony and Emmy winners, died today of cancer at his home in Manhattan. He was 72. His death was confirmed by Angela Carbonetti, his associate of more than 20 years. Born in Oneonta, NY, Parseghian began his career as an actor, earning a bachelor’s…...

Gene Parseghian, the co-founder of New York’s Parseghian Planco management and production company who managed the careers of Daniel Day-Lewis, Eddie Redmayne, Kit Harington, Kathleen Turner, Betty Buckley and an array of Oscar, Tony and Emmy winners, died today of cancer at his home in Manhattan. He was 72. His death was confirmed by Angela Carbonetti, his associate of more than 20 years. Born in Oneonta, NY, Parseghian began his career as an actor, earning a bachelor’s…...

Exclusive: Management/production companies 3 Arts and Untitled Entertainment are in merger talks. I’m not certain they are going to join forces, but they are exploring it seriously. The potential mix of assets of the two companies is intriguing. 3 Arts--run by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg, Howard Klein, David Miner and Dave Becky--is particularly strong in the producing department. On the TV side, that includes 30 Rock, The Office, Parks and Recreation, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, HBO's Bored to Death, and the FX comedy Louie. Among the features is I Am Legend, Street Kings, and All You Need Is Kill, the latter a priority project at Warner Bros that just got Doug Liman aboard to direct. Untitled, which is run by Jason Weinberg, Stephanie Simon, Guy Oseary, Gene Parseghian and Johnnie Planco, has a strong talent list that include Daniel Day-Lewis, Hilary Swank, Alex Rodriguez, Madonna, Naomi Watts, David Caruso,...