When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really took care of their actors.

In April 2003 he traveled to Honolulu's historic Hawaii Theatre for a cameo role in Joe Moore's play Dirty Laundry. He called MacArthur and offered him the role of Dan Williams. He was survived by his third wife H.

James Gordon MacArthur (December 8 1937 – October 28 2010) was an American actor best known for the role of Danny "Danno" Williams the reliable second-in-command of the fictional Hawaiian State Police squad Hawaii Five-O.