‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ actor, Hollywood veteran George Segal dies at 87

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Veteran actor George Segal, identified for his Oscar-nominated efficiency in 1966 basic “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and the star of the sitcom “The Goldbergs”, has died.

He was 87.

The information was shared by his spouse Sonia Segal, who mentioned the actor handed away because of “complications from bypass surgery”.

“The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery,” she mentioned in a press release to Deadline on Tuesday.

Born on February 13, 1934, in Great Neck, Long Island in New York, Segal was identified for his spectacular comedian timing and dramatic prowess.

His appearing profession started on the New York stage and tv within the early Sixties.

He then ventured into movies and featured in two films “Ship of Fools” and “King Rat” in 1965.

But Segal’s most well-known flip got here within the 1966 drama “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, which relies on Edward Albee’s critically-lauded play of the identical identify.

He featured alongside the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton within the film.

He earned a nomination for best-supporting actor Oscar for his efficiency as Nick within the film.

Segal typically performed main males in movies equivalent to “The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox” and “Fun with Dick and Jane”.

He additionally starred in a number of acclaimed movies for tv, together with “Of Mice and Men”, “Death of a Salesman” and “The Desperate Hours”.

In the 90s, Segal began taking over extra initiatives on the small display, with exhibits like “Take Five”, “Murphy’s Law” and “Just Shoot Me!”.

In 2013, he began working as a sequence common on ABC’s Eighties-set household comedy “The Goldbergs”.

The actor additionally performed the function of Jewish household patriarch Albert “Pops” Solomon.

In a press release to The Hollywood Reporter, the crew of “The Goldbergs” paid a tribute to the late actor, saying that they’re devastated by the information of his dying.

“He was kind, sweet, beyond talented and funny. George was the true epitome of class, and he touched all of our lives so deeply. It was an honour and a privilege to have him as a colleague and friend all of these years. It is no surprise to any of us that knew him so well that he is a true national treasure,” they mentioned.

Segal was married 3 times: to movie editor Marion Sobel from 1956 till their 1983 divorce; to music supervisor Linda Rogoff from 1983 till her dying from aplastic anaemia in 1996; and to Sonia Schultz Greenbaum, his highschool sweetheart, since 1996.

He is survived by his spouse Sonia and daughters — Polly and Elizabeth.