Actor Dabney Coleman dead at 92

(WTVO) — Comic actor Dabney Coleman has died at the age of 92, according to his family.

According to TMZ , his daughter, Quincy Coleman, confirmed her father’s death on Friday, saying, “My Father, Dabney Wharton Coleman, took his last earthly breath peacefully and exquisitely in his home on Thursday May 16th, 2024 at 1:50 PM.”

Coleman was known for playing villainous roles in “9 to 5,” opposite Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton, and “Tootsie,” opposite Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. Coleman starred in feature films such as “WarGames,” “Cloak and Dagger,” “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” the movie version of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” and “You’ve Got Mail,” and television appearances on “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” “Buffalo Bill,” “Drexell’s Class” and “Madman of the People.”

He had over 200 acting credits to his name, and last appeared as John Dutton Sr, the father of Kevin Costner’s character in the TV drama “Yellowstone.”

Coleman was nominated for 6 EMMY Awards and won for “Sworn to Silence” in 1987. He also won a Golden Globe for ABC-TV’s “The Slap Maxwell Story” and won two SAG Awards for his ensemble work on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”

“My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious mind, a generous heart and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humor that tickled the funny bone of humanity,” his daughter said. “As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery.”

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