GREY’S Anatomy star George Gerdes has died on the age of 72.
The singer and actor allegedly handed away after struggling a mind aneurysm on New Yr’s Eve.
George died in a Glendale hospital on New Yr’s Day, his accomplice, Julia Johns, instructed The Hollywood Reporter.
Except for his accomplice, he’s survived by his sister, Julia, and nephews Zachary, Michael and Will.
George’s profession included turns in The X-Recordsdata, The Lady With The Dragon Tattoo, A Few Good Males and Bosch.
In 2020, he starred in Gray’s Anatomy and the rebooted Perry Mason and performed President Dwight Eisenhower in Christopher Munch’s sci-fi drama The eleventh Inexperienced.
George performed Ray Scales, who heads up a midway home for Vietnam Struggle veterans within the Amazon Prime crime drama, Bosch.
His costar, Titus Welliver, referred to as him a “deeply variety man” in a tribute to him on Twitter.
“George Gerdes has departed. An actor’s actor and deeply variety man. Relaxation straightforward brother, we’re fewer…” Titus penned.
Higher Name Saul actor Michael McKean tweeted: “Pricey previous pal… was an exquisite songwriter, poet and actor, a lot beloved by everybody who knew him. You’ll have appreciated him, too.”
Born in Queens in 1948, George began off as a singer and recorded two folks albums within the ’70s.
Singer Joni Mitchell as soon as described his tune “Say So What Else Is New?” as “the happiest unhappy track I’ve ever heard”.
Terre Roche, the founding member of the vocal group The Roches – who launched George to his accomplice Julia – described him as a “triple menace”.
“George’s songs and performances have been in contrast to something I’ve ever heard earlier than or since. The songs have been fantastically crafted,” he instructed THR.
“However when he mounted the stage, it was as if he had develop into a channel for all kinds of characters from out of the films as he effortlessly held rapid-fire conversations between Buster Keaton, Elvis, the Depraved Witch of the West, Laurel & Hardy and myriad others from his youth.”
George made the transfer to Broadway within the ’80s, showing in Sam Shephard’s hit, Idiot For Love and Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Males.
He also played an outspoken Southern preacher in a 1994 episode of The X-Files and a detective in the 2011 film, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
He has starred in other films like 2005’s Rumor Has it and TV shows like Miami Vice, NYPD Blue, ER, Lost and True Blood.
A memorial is planned for when Covid restrictions are eased and donations can be made in his name to the Meher Spiritual Center.
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