John Aylward, a veteran film and television actor for more than 3 decades, has died, according to his agent and lifelong friend, Mitchell K. Stubbs.
The 75 years.
Aylward died Monday of herbal causes, Stubbs told CNN.
“He’s a glorious actor and a phenomenal human being,” Stubbs said.
Alyward, a Seattle native, best known for betting on Dr. Donald Anspaugh on NBC’s “ER” and Barry Goodwin on “The West Wing. “
Aylward graduated from the University of Washington School of Drama in 1971, according to the school’s website. He worked basically in the theater for 15 years before moving to the small and big screen, the site says as well.
Among his early credits, a recurring role in “Northern Exposure”. Other paintings included screen roles such as “Family Law,” “The Practice” and “Mad Men. “
Aylward has made an impression on more than 70 episodes of “ER” during the show’s 15 seasons. Thanks to this, especially at the height of the show’s popularity, when it attracted around 30 million viewers a week, Aylward has become a very recognizable face. .
In an interview with the Seattle Times at the end of the show, Aylward described the investments enthusiasts had in the show.
“When I was doing ‘Death of a Salesguy’ on ACT (in 1998), I was still appearing on ‘ER’, and that was right after the season in which Anspaugh’s son died. It was a Monday (day off for the theater actors), and I was in line to pay at the grocery store, and this woguy ran up to me and said, “Excuse me, I’m sorry to bother you, I’m out of the country. . . What happened to your son?’ And I said, ‘Oh, he’s dead,'” Aylward told the newspaper. “The girl said, ‘Oh, no!’ And I said, ‘Yeah, we buried his butt last week!’and the woguy checking the groceries turned as white as a sheet, so I had to caution and say, “We’re talking about a TV show!say that he was thinking: “Who is this hateful guy who talks about death?of your child that way.
The television screen roles “Briarpatch” and “Yellowstone” are among Alyward’s latest credits.