Filipino-born dancer and actor Patrick Adiarte, 81, died on April 16. The son of dancer Purie Adiarte, Patrick appeared with his mother in The King and I on Broadway, and in Flower Drum Song (he was also in the movie versions of both plays). On TV, Adiarte played cabin boy Ho-Jon on M*A*S*H, and appeared in such TV shows and movies as High Time, John Goldfarb Please Come Home!, It Takes a Thief, Bonanza, Ironside, The Brady Bunch, Hawaii Five-O, and Kojak. He also danced with Gene Kelly in his TV special Dancing, a Man's Game, and danced as well on Hullabaloo, as well as cutting several records in the ’60s. He eventually retired from performing and became a dance teacher.
Patrick Adiarte and Gene Kelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwiVcgEzHW4e
