{"id":67715,"date":"2021-04-06T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T22:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=67715"},"modified":"2021-04-13T16:23:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:23:54","slug":"longtime-idyllwild-resident-film-and-tv-actor-chris-pennock-died-at-age-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2021\/04\/06\/longtime-idyllwild-resident-film-and-tv-actor-chris-pennock-died-at-age-77\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Idyllwild resident, film and TV actor Chris Pennock died at age 77"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Lynn Pennock
Contributed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Pennock first came to Idyllwild 40 years ago to rock climb with his stunt man. It was then that he fell in love with the beautiful surroundings of the Idyllwild mountains. Chris often came up on weekends to hike with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1988, he moved here to Idyllwild with his new wife Lynn and her two children, Jamila Dunn and CJ Dunn, thinking it was a great place to raise a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Pennock
PHOTO COURTESY OF LYNN PENNOCK<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 1989, the family with a new baby, Tara Pennock, moved to Princeton, New Jersey for one year where he starred on \u201cGuiding Light\u201d which filmed in New York City, the place where his acting career began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Pennock first came to Idyllwild 40 years ago to rock climb with his stunt man. It was then that he fell in love with the beautiful surroundings of the Idyllwild mountains. Chris often came up on weekends to hike with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In 1988, he moved here to Idyllwild with his new wife Lynn and her two children, Jamila Dunn and CJ Dunn, thinking it was a great place to raise a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In 1989, the family with a new baby, Tara Pennock, moved to Princeton, New Jersey for one year where he starred on \u201cGuiding Light\u201d which filmed in New York City, the place where his acting career began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In 1967, he appeared on Broadway in \u201cThe Rose Tattoo\u201d and \u201cA Patriot for Me.\u201d He then landed a role on the popular horror soap opera \u201cDark Shadows\u201d where he played seven different roles. He touched the hearts of thousands of \u201cDark Shadows\u201d fans throughout his life on social media and at festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


After moving to LA, he appeared in multiple guest star roles on nighttime television. He played Mitch during the Luke and Laura period of \u201cGeneral Hospital.\u201d He appeared in \u201cFrances,\u201d an Academy Award-nominated film opposite Jessica Lang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In Idyllwild, Chris raised his family with Lynn and commuted to LA to act on \u201cBaywatch,\u201d \u201cMelrose Place\u201d and other TV shows. He was a lifetime member of the famed Actors Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In the last 15 years, Chris enjoyed acting in student films at Idyllwild Arts Academy and reading poetry at Beat Night. He stayed busy doing plays at The Actors Studio, doing the web series \u201cHigh\u201d for Bandon Miller and multiple films for Ansel Faraj. He was often seen on the Scenic Trail hiking or running with his dog Boris, and later, his dog Yogi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Yahoo news quoted his wife Lynn as saying, \u201cOn Feb. 12, Chris Pennock, a lifelong Buddhist, passed peacefully into the pure land of Dewachen leaving only a rainbow body behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


He was a member of KML (Idyllwild Dharma Center), the local Tibetan Buddhist Sangha, where a tree will be planted in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


He will be terribly missed by friends and family alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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