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Pat Finn, Character Actor Known for The Middle, Dies at 60

His family said his 2022 bladder cancer returned and metastasized.

Overview

  • He died on Dec. 22 at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by loved ones, according to a representative.
  • Finn was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2022, entered remission, and later faced a recurrence that metastasized.
  • He built his career in Chicago improv at The Second City and iO after graduating from Marquette University, where he befriended Chris Farley.
  • He was best known as Bill Norwood on ABC’s The Middle (23 episodes, 2011–2018) and also appeared on Friends and Seinfeld.
  • He is survived by his wife Donna and their children Cassidy, Caitlin and Ryan, as tributes poured in and a recent GoFundMe topped $100,000 for his family.