Supply (1977), Partners (1982) and Illegally Yours (1988). He also played Cornelius Vanderbilt in the 1989 miniseries Around the World in 80 Days. In 1973, he was a frequent character on The Young and the Restless. He was also a favorite voice for TV commercial narration in the 1960s. Retirement After retiring from screen appearances, Jason kept busy by doing voice-overs for commercials and wrote his autobiography, Scrapbooks of My Mind. In 2000, he attended a Combat! reunion in Las Vegas with fellow cast members. Personal life In his personal life, Jason enjoyed playing guitar, painting, sculpting, collecting wines, flying, hunting, photography, and breeding tropical fish. In 2000, Jason published his autobiography Scrapbooks of My Mind: A Hollywood Autobiography. The book describes Jason growing up in New York during the Great Depression and shares behind-the-scenes stories of his film and tv career. The book was pulled from publication after his death in October 2000. An online version of the book exists on the web. Death Jason died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound one week after the Combat! reunion, on October 16, 2000, in Moorpark, California, where he lived. He left no note. Authorities said the actor was "despondent" over "unspecified personal matters." His body was cremated and interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in the Cathedral Mausoleum. Legacy Concerning Combat!, pop culture scholar Gene Santoro has written: Producer Steve Rubin wrote a tribute to Jason published in the Los Angeles Times on October 20, 2000: Rubin concluded: Filmography Notes References Jason, Rick. Scrapbooks of My Mind : A Hollywood Autobiography; Strange New Worlds; 1st edition 29 July 2000; Obituary in Variety; 9 November 2000 External links The Fountain of Youth on YouTube The Life and Sad Ending of Rick Jason (December 18, 2020) Access Date: March 9, 2022 A Salute to Rick Jason (as platoon leader 2nd Lt. Gil Hanley) 2018 Access Date: March 9, 2022 1923 births 2000 deaths Jewish American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from New York City Suicides by firearm in California Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century American male actors People from Moorpark, California 2000 suicides United States Army Air Forces soldiers 20th-century American Jews