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Jack Axelrod has died at the age of 93, a representative confirmed on Saturday.
His rep Jennifer Garland told Entertainment Weekly that the veteran actor died of natural causes in Los Angeles on November 28.
“I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with him in his last years, as he had no immediate family,” she said.
Garland went on to recall some memories from the final years of his life after he retired from acting in 2020.
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“We spent much time outdoors, where Jack loved to sketch, read news articles, and recite Shakespearean sonnets,” she said.
The actor originally served as a corporal in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany from 1953 until 1955.
He became a licenced architect in Washington state after studying at the University of Berkeley, before studying acting underneath Uta Hagen in New York City.
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Axelrod maintained his position as an architect while he took on his early acting roles, which included off-Broadway productions of Macbeth and Gandhi.
He made his feature debut in Woody Allen’s 1971 film Bananas, and has since appeared in major pictures like Vice, Hancock and J. Edgar.
The TV regular went on to appear in 40 episodes of General Hospital as Victor Jerome and has had guest spots in some of the most popular shows in the United States.
To name just a few, Axelrod appeared in two episodes of Modern Family, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ray Donovan, two episodes of NCIS and an episode of Dexter.
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He also appeared in three episodes of Grey’s Anatomy as Charlie Yost back in 2006 and 2007.
Axelrod’s final screen appearance was in the 2020 feature Bad Therapy.
Alongside his own acting career, he also served as a member of the theater faculty for University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin and Penn State and other institutions.
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