Another Hollywood veteran actor and showbiz man has died. George Coe, an original member of “Saturday Night Live” Not Ready for Prime Time Players died at age 86, Hollywood Reporter announced.
He died Saturday, July 18, in Santa Monica following a long illness.
He was an Academy Award nominee in 1969 for his 15-minute short film, “The Dove,” a parody of Ingmar Bergman films that he starred in, produced and directed.
The actor was said to have appeared in films as “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “The Stepford Wives,” He also provided the voice of Woodhouse, the heroin-addicted valet in the FX animated series “Archer.” He also showed up on some episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Golden Girls,” “Two and a Half Men” and “Wilfred.”
His other film credits include: “The First Deadly Sin” (1980), “The End of Innocence” (1990), “The Mighty Ducks” (1992), as Adam Sandler’s father in “Funny People” (2009) and “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011), as the voice of the Autobot Wheeljack.
May his soul rest in peace!
