Stan Brock, who found fame on Wild Kingdom and brought basic medical care to the isolated, dies at 82
Brock, born in England, rose to fame in the 1960s as a co-host, along with Marlin Perkins, of
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. This was followed by occasional film appearances.
In 1985, he left Hollywood and established the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, which offers clinics in rural areas of the world, much of that in the United States. He was inspired by his childhood life in the Amazon River watershed, where medical care was weeks away. He was a vocal critic of the bureaucracy of the U.S. medical system and the barriers that state lines posed to providing medical care, especially in times of crisis.
Brock lived a meager life, residing at the RAM headquarters and living off a small portion of his Social Security check, the rest of which was donated back to RAM. RAM currently holds approximately one clinic a week somewhere in America, plus several a year around the world.
Brock died August 29 of unknown causes.
Obituary from the Knoxville NewsWikipedia
