Jack Lilley, a cherished Little House on the Prairie alum and legendary stuntman, has passed away<\/p>\n\n\n\n
at the age of 91. His death was confirmed by former co-star Melissa Gilbert, who shared a heartfelt tribute on March 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Little House family has lost one of our own,\u201d Gilbert wrote. \u201cJack Lilley has passed away. He was 91 years old and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
one of my favorite people on the planet. He taught me how to ride a horse when I was just a wee little thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was endlessly patient and never said no when I begged, \u2018Can we go ride? Please, please, please?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lilley\u2019s career spanned decades of Hollywood westerns. On Little House on the Prairie, he often served as Victor French\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
photo double while also taking on multiple on-screen roles. Beyond the series, his stunt work and performances<\/p>\n\n\n\n
contributed to classics like Blazing Saddles, showcasing his skill, versatility, and dedication to the craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Loved by colleagues for his kindness and professionalism, Jack Lilley left an indelible mark on both television and film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His legacy remains not only in the productions he helped bring to life but also in the memories of those he inspired and mentored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jack Lilley, a cherished Little House on the Prairie alum and legendary stuntman, has passed away at the age of 91. His death was confirmed by former co-star Melissa Gilbert, who shared a heartfelt tribute on March 21. \u201cThe Little House family has lost one of our own,\u201d Gilbert wrote. \u201cJack Lilley has passed away….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4540,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538\/revisions\/4540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}