Whitney Rydbeck — an actor identified for his look in a ‘Friday the thirteenth’ movie and several other main sitcoms — has died … based on his longtime buddy.
The actor handed away early final week based on his buddy, director Tommy McLoughlin, who simply posted the information a pair days in the past … saying the world misplaced a very humorous comic and kind-hearted buddy.
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The Hollywood Reporter spoke with McCloughlin as properly … who advised them he died from prostate most cancers problems whereas in hospice care in Chatsworth, California.
Whitney kicked off his profession within the early Nineteen Seventies making small one-episode appearances on exhibits like “The Brady Bunch,” “Big John, Little John,” “M*A*S*H,” and “Switch.” He continued making main TV appearances in exhibits like “3rd Rock From the Sun” and “Scrubs” all through his life.
Horror followers will bear in mind his hilarious flip as Roy in “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” a paintballer who fires pictures at Jason Voorhees however finally will get murdered by the villain.
His different movie roles embrace “1941,” “Rocky II,” “Oliver and Company” and a task as a silent robotic in Woody Allen‘s “Sleeper” the place he put his mime expertise to make use of.
Whitney later made an excellent greater affect away from mainstream motion pictures and TV … starring as crash take a look at dummy Larry in PSAs asking folks to put on seat belts.
The commercials proved so consequential, one in all Rydbeck’s unique outfits ended up in The Smithsonian.
Extra lately, Rydbeck taught drama at Pasadena Metropolis Faculty. He is survived by his longtime companion, Claire.
Rydbeck was 79.
RIP
