{"id":42060,"date":"2023-12-17T12:10:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1946008"},"modified":"2023-12-17T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T14:56:28","slug":"greys-anatomy-and-general-hospital-actor-jack-axelrod-dies-aged-93","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/greys-anatomy-and-general-hospital-actor-jack-axelrod-dies-aged-93\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey\u2019s Anatomy and General Hospital actor Jack Axelrod dies aged 93"},"content":{"rendered":"

The actor died from natural causes on 28th November. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 17 December 2023 at 11:10 AM<\/p>

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Actor Jack Axelrod, best known for his roles in Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/a> and General Hospital has passed away, aged 93.<\/p>\n

His representative, Jennifer Garland, confirmed the news to multiple outlets revealing that the star died from natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on 28th November.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with him in his last years, as he had no immediate family,\u2019 Garland said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent much time outdoors, where Jack loved to sketch, read news articles and recite Shakespearean sonnets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Axelrod had been a star since the early 70s and had over 89 credits to his name, including iconic shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/a>, Modern Family, Dynasty, and It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

He was born in Los Angeles on 25th January 1930, and later served as a corporal in the United States Army, being stationed in Germany<\/span>\u00a0from 1953 until 1955.<\/span><\/p>\n

He went on to study architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and became a licensed architect in Washington state.<\/span><\/p>\n

While maintaining his career as an architect, he played Banquo in an off-Broadway production of Macbeth that premiered in 1969, as reported by Variety.<\/p>\n

After years of theatre productions and off-Broadway, Axelrod got his big break in 1971 when he starred in\u00a0Woody Allen\u2019s film Bananas.<\/p>\n

\"Katherine\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight, Ellen Pompeo and Jack Axelrod on Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

His biggest and best known role was on\u00a0US daytime drama General Hospital, in which he starred as the mob boss Victor Jerome in the late 80s.<\/p>\n

He also appeared in Grey\u2019s Anatomy, where he played bed bound, semi-conscious patient Charlie Yost, and was a regular on the Channel 4 comedy My Name is Earl, playing the \u2018Electrolarynx Guy\u2019.<\/p>\n

His work extended to the big screen, with several movies such as Hancock (2008), Little Fockers (2010) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), to his name.<\/p>\n

Axelrod retired from acting in 2020, however, continued to share his love of\u00a0acting with the world as he taught in the theatre departments of several universities and was a guest teacher at the Aaron Speiser Acting Studio in Los Angeles prior to his death.<\/p>\n

The actor\u2019s final appearance was in the 2020 feature film Bad Therapy.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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