Overview
- His family said he died Jan. 6 at his longtime home in Rye, New York, beside the 11th hole at Rye Golf Club, and no cause of death was disclosed.
- Across nearly 70 years on stage, he originated roles in Zorba, Company, Six Degrees of Separation, The Sisters Rosensweig and Titanic.
- On screen he appeared in Mystic Pizza, Dead Poets Society and School Ties, and he lent his voice to In & Out and Starship Troopers with recurring TV roles including Law & Order.
- He trained at Dartmouth and the Yale School of Drama after performing for troops in Europe with the U.S. Army, and his break came touring in My Fair Lady in 1960.
- The family set a Jan. 17 service for 1:30 p.m. ET at Rye Presbyterian Church with a Zoom option and asked that donations be made to the Entertainment Community Fund; survivors include his wife Carolyn, three children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.