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May 18, 2021
Charles Grodin, the droll comic actor who became an invaluable late-night guest — and eventually a talk-show host in his own right — died Tuesday at his Wilton, Connecticut, home, The New York Times reports.
Grodin, who had been battling bone marrow cancer according to his son, Nicholas, had celebrated his 86th birthday less than a month ago.
Grodin was born in 1935 in Pittsburgh, attending school in Miami. He quit college to pursue acting, studying at the HB Studio in Manhattan under Uta Hagen.
Grodin's first appearance on film was an uncredited bit part in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), and he made his Broadway debut in 1962 in "Tchin-Tchin" with Anthony Quinn.
He continued on Broadway in "Absence of a Cello" (1964), and directed both "Lovers and Other Strangers" (1968) and "Thieves" (1974) before his signature performance, in Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year" (1975). The comedy about an adulterous affair carried out once a year in the same hotel room was a smash, running for more than three years, though Grodin left seven months in to take advantage of the fresh demand for him on the big screen.
GRODIN, James (Charles Grodinsky)
Born: 4/21/1935, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Died: 5/18/2021, Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.A.
James Grodin’s westerns – actor:
Shane (TV) – 1966 (Jed)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV) – 1967 (Bells Pickering)
Iron Horse (TV) – 1967 (Alex)
The Virginian (TV) – 1967 (Arnie Doud)
The Big Valley (TV) – 1968 (Mark Dunigan)
Bad Men of the West – 1974 (Arnie Doud)
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