Veteran TV star Ron McLarty has died following a battle with dementia.
He was 72.
McLarty was diagnosed with the condition in 2014 and retired from acting as a result.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he passed away on Saturday. His wife Kate Skinner revealed the news to the outlet.
"He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," Skinner said in a statement.
The actor was raised in Rhode Island and is best known for his role in the Law & Order franchise playing Judge William Wright.
He played the same role on an episode of Law & Order: Trial By Jury, and a different one in a 2006 episode of Law & Order: Svu.
McLarty also lent his voice to the Cartoon Network series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
The actor also appeared in a single episode of Sex and the City and had a role in the 1990s series Champs.
He was 72.
McLarty was diagnosed with the condition in 2014 and retired from acting as a result.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he passed away on Saturday. His wife Kate Skinner revealed the news to the outlet.
"He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," Skinner said in a statement.
The actor was raised in Rhode Island and is best known for his role in the Law & Order franchise playing Judge William Wright.
He played the same role on an episode of Law & Order: Trial By Jury, and a different one in a 2006 episode of Law & Order: Svu.
McLarty also lent his voice to the Cartoon Network series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
The actor also appeared in a single episode of Sex and the City and had a role in the 1990s series Champs.
- 2/12/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Ron McLarty, the familiar character actor known for his turns on Spenser for Hire, Cop Rock and Law & Order who became a published author thanks to a rave from Stephen King, has died. He was 72.
McLarty suffered from dementia since 2014 and died Saturday night in New York, his wife, actress Kate Skinner, told The Hollywood Reporter. "He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," she said.
The Rhode Island native appeared in more than a dozen features, including Sidney Lumet's Daniel (1983), Garry Marshall's The Flamingo Kid (1984), Mike ...
McLarty suffered from dementia since 2014 and died Saturday night in New York, his wife, actress Kate Skinner, told The Hollywood Reporter. "He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," she said.
The Rhode Island native appeared in more than a dozen features, including Sidney Lumet's Daniel (1983), Garry Marshall's The Flamingo Kid (1984), Mike ...
- 2/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ron McLarty, the familiar character actor known for his turns on Spenser for Hire, Cop Rock and Law & Order who became a published author thanks to a rave from Stephen King, has died. He was 72.
McLarty suffered from dementia since 2014 and died Saturday night in New York, his wife, actress Kate Skinner, told The Hollywood Reporter. "He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," she said.
The Rhode Island native appeared in more than a dozen features, including Sidney Lumet's Daniel (1983), Garry Marshall's The Flamingo Kid (1984), Mike ...
McLarty suffered from dementia since 2014 and died Saturday night in New York, his wife, actress Kate Skinner, told The Hollywood Reporter. "He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," she said.
The Rhode Island native appeared in more than a dozen features, including Sidney Lumet's Daniel (1983), Garry Marshall's The Flamingo Kid (1984), Mike ...
- 2/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Red Bull Theater's next Revelation Reading, John Marston's The Dutch Courtesan, directed by Michael Sexton, featuring Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe, along with Matthew Amendt, Michael Braun, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Autumn Dornfeld, Cameron Folmar, Don Guillory, Daniel K. Isaac, David Manis, Kathryn Meisle, Rachel Mewbron, Steven Rattazzi, Kate Skinner, and more, will take place March 2nd at 730 pm at the Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street.
- 2/24/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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