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Actor Geoffrey Lewis dies

Updated on: 09 April,2015 06:23 AM IST  | 
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79-year-old actor Geoffrey Lewis, who appeared in several Clint Eastwood movies and made guest appearances on dozens of TV shows in the '60s through '80s, has died

Actor Geoffrey Lewis dies

Los Angeles: 79-year-old actor Geoffrey Lewis, who appeared in several Clint Eastwood movies and made guest appearances on dozens of TV shows in the '60s through '80s, has died.


The character actor, who often appeared in Westerns, was the father of actress Juliette Lewis. He dies on Tuesday in Woodland Hills, California of natural causes, according to a family friend, reported Variety.


He had roles in Eastwood's 'High Plains Drifter', 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot', as Orville Boggs in 'Every Which Way But Loose'and 'Any Which Way You Can' as well as in 'Bronco Billy', 'Pink Cadillac' and 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'.


Among his other film credits were 'The Devil's Rejects', Michael Cimino's 'Heaven's Gate', John Milius' 'Dillinger', TV movie "Salem's Lot" and Michael Ritchie's "Smile."

Lewis received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance on the 1980 series "Flo," and appeared in numerous other shows including 'Barnaby Jones', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Lou Grant', 'Little House on the Prairie', 'Falcon Crest' and 'Murder, She Wrote'.

Born in San Diego, he grew up in Rhode Island and moved to California at age 10. He is survived by his wife Paula Hochhalter, Juliette Lewis and nine other children including Lightfield and Matthew, both actors, and Dierdre, an actress.

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