My sympathys to the family of Jeff, you will always be remembered by Magnum fans.

ciao mac from a magnum fan in italy :(

loss,I watch him in Magnum and ,he was humorous, loss ,I say...god bless him!

I will always remember Jeff's wonderful work; he gave such life to every character he played. What a great actor! My fondest memory is of his character "Mac" on Magnum. Deepest condolences and prayers to all his family and friends. Be in peace and light, Jeff.... Cathy

My prayers go out to his family and friends. I so enjoyed his work in Black Sheep Squadron, Tales of the Gold Monkey and Magnum. He always made me smile and still does in the DVDs. I am sure he is acting and flying something in Heaven. Rest In Peace and God Bless.

Jeff was a wonderful actor. I will miss him Terry

I was shocked and saddened to hear of Jeff's passing. My condolences go out to his family. I have been a fan of Jeff's since his days on Black Sheep Squadron. I have been a big fan of the that show since day one. I also watched him on Magnum Tales of the Gold Monkey, and JAG but his character of Don French was always my favorite.I was lucky enough to have the chance to meet Jeff at an airshow in 2002. He was sweet, funny and charming. It was so nice of him to humor an 'old' fan with stories from a show that had not been on the air for some 25 years. Rest in peace, Jeff.

My condolences to Jeff's family & friends. I became a fan of yours first through Black Sheep Squadron then Magnum PI. He was one of my favorite actors. Godspeed & RIP

Memories are Forever. Rust in vrede, Mac, rest in peace.

I had the pleasure of working with Jeff in May 2008 on his last film, and it was a lot of fun to hear his stories. He was a gentleman and a wonderful, talented actor. He will be missed, but he leaves behind a major legacy.

My deepest condolences to Jeff's family and friends. I'll never forget something he said once on the Magnum PI newsgroup. It solidified my impression of him as a regular, nice guy. He said he was just a guy who went to work every day like the rest of us, except he happened to go to work on a sound stage. Sail on, Jeff. The world is a lesser place without you.

I knew Jeff from his days at Tulsa Edison High School & saw him whenever he came to Tulsa for the charity golf tournaments. He was always friendly & willing to talk to all the fans. He will be greatly missed. My prayers go out to his family.

Jeff was an old friend of mine. We played in golf tournaments together and, although we saw very little of each other, we developed a very special and unique intellectual kinship. He was the salt of the earth, and great company at any depth of the relationship that you chose to pursue. He was also a fine actor, who in the past was never really given the chance to explore the limits of his talent. Recently, I made a full length feature called "December" which is in the rough cut stage of development. Jeff starred in the movie which is a wonderful story about a young man forced to make a choice between career and family. In "December," in the twilight of his career, Jeff was given an opportunity to play the roll of a domineering father and a powerful businessman on the verge of buying a major league baseball team. In deference to his extraordinary skills, he was given the latitude to stamp his own personal signature on the character and his performance explodes on the screen. December" will be Jeff''s last curtain call. "December" will be his legacy.

Jeff was an old friend of mine. We played in golf tournaments together and, although we saw very little of each other, we developed a very special and unique intellectual kinship. He was the salt of the earth, and great company at any depth of the relationship that you chose to pursue. He was also a fine actor, who in the past was never really given the chance to explore the limits of his talent. Recently, I made a full length feature called "December" which is in the rough cut stage of development. Jeff starred in the movie which is a wonderful story about a young man forced to make a choice between career and family. In "December," in the twilight of his career, Jeff was given an opportunity to play the roll of a domineering father and a powerful businessman on the verge of buying a major league baseball team. In deference to his extraordinary skills, he was given the latitude to stamp his own personal signature on the character and his performance explodes on the screen. December" will be Jeff''s last curtain call. "December" will be his legacy.

Jeff was an old friend of mine. We played in golf tournaments together and, although we saw very little of each other, we developed a very special and unique intellectual kinship. He was the salt of the earth, and great company at any depth of the relationship that you chose to pursue. He was also a fine actor, who in the past was never really given the chance to explore the limits of his talent. Recently, I made a full length feature called "December" which is in the rough cut stage of development. Jeff starred in the movie which is a wonderful story about a young man forced to make a choice between career and family. In "December," in the twilight of his career, Jeff was given an opportunity to play the roll of a domineering father and a powerful businessman on the verge of buying a major league baseball team. In deference to his extraordinary skills, he was given the latitude to stamp his own personal signature on the character and his performance explodes on the screen. December" will be Jeff''s last curtain call. "December" will be his legacy.

I just heard about this. for some reason, it wasn't reported on in any sci-fi news. I only found out about it while on TvNewsOnDVD.com while reading a rumor that "Tales of the Gold Monkey" might be released on DVD soon. I also enjoyed Jeff's work on (the original) Battlestar Galactica. RIP dude. Fiz

Personally I will remember him as the one who talked to us in the alt.tv.magnum-pi newsgroup. He was always nice, approachable by fans and so informative in his articles in our never ending talk about Magnum P.I. I am sure that fans of other series featuring Jeff MacKay made similar experience. Rest in Peace, Mac, we will miss you!

Ive been on set this last week and had no idea til I read variety today. You were a great guy that was always willing to help and to listen as I complained. You have no idea how much you will be missed, I am saddened , Ill always cherish the days on black sheep and all the fun we had.... Rest In Peace You Big Lug... Danny

Mac we had a whole lot of fun over the years and it was a sad day when you moved back to TX but the times up on Surrender Hill will always be a classic

I was on a half day boat fishing off of San Pedro, CA circa 1986 and he was fishing right next to me. Okay, I don't know for sure because he never said his name nor did I ask but he was the splitting image for Mac from Magnum PI and I really think it was him. Anyone know if he was a fisherman? It was him I'm sure it was. Anyway he was great on Black Sheep, Magnum and anything he was in. I found out he passed away just now by accident trying to look up info on him. I was shocked and saddened. Great actor.

David Cooper

16 years ago

No doubt it was, I fished with Jeff on the Malibu boat, well, he fished, I puked.

Being a strong Magnum p.i. fan I have loved Jeff in his roll of Mac. He was a kind sweet person. God Bless You Jeff. Rest In Peace Doug Byrne

My condolences to the Mackay family. I just read about Jeff's recent passing. I grew up watching Jeff in Baa Baa Black Sheep and Tales of the Gold Monkey. He always played excellent characters who will be remembered for their humor and compassion. He will be greatly missed.... Godspeed Jeff

My condolences to the Mackay family. I just read about Jeff's recent passing. I grew up watching Jeff in Baa Baa Black Sheep and Tales of the Gold Monkey. He always played excellent characters who will be remembered for their humor and compassion. He will be greatly missed.... Godspeed Jeff

I have been a fan of Jeff MacKay since 1982, when I first saw Tales of the Gold Monkey. I love the character Corky. I have been following his career since then. My thoughts are with Jeff and his family. In Jeff's honour, I have been re-watching all of the episodes of Tales if the Gold Monkey. It is so sad to hear that he has passed away. Rest in Peace.

I remember Jeff from Tales of the Gold Monkey and many others. My condolences go out to his family and friends. He will always be remembered. RIP