By Bruce Haring
21.05.2020 - 19:07 / nationalpost.com
Fred Willard, a comic actor known for his scene-stealing, heavily improvised work with filmmaker Christopher Guest and his Emmy-nominated appearances on the sitcoms “Modern Family” and “Everybody Loves Raymond,” died May 15 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.
His agent, Michael Eisenstadt, confirmed the death but did not give a precise cause.
Willard was a master at playing ridiculous, slightly smarmy characters prone to rambling monologues. While other performers made a name for themselves
By Bruce Haring
Susan Margarette-Havins, a veteran casting director and pioneer in securing international celebrity endorsements, died May 13 of a respiratory illness at her Los Angeles home, her husband said. She was 63.
Richard Herd, a character actor who appeared in several films and television series, died on Tuesday.
Hollywood actor Richard Herd has died at the age of 87.
By Dave McNary
Richard Herd has sadly died at the age of 87.
John Mahon, a veteran character actor who specialized in playing law enforcement and military types as seen in such films asL.A. Confidential,One False MoveandThe People Under the Stairs, has died.
By Klaritza Rico
Geno Silva, the character actor perhaps best known for playing The Skull, the hitman who takes out Al Pacino's Tony Montana in the explosive climax ofScarface, has died. He was 72.