Ron Palillo, Horshack From 'Welcome Back, Kotter,' Dies At Age 63

08/15/2012

Ron Palillo, 63, died Tuesday morning at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. at the age of 63. He was best known for playing Arnold Horshack in the quintessential '70s ABC series, Welcome Back, Kotter, which ran from 1975 to 1979 and also famously starred John Travolta before his Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and even The Boy in the Plastic Bubble days.