Richard Roat, a character actor whose career spanned five decades and was best known for starring in “Seinfeld,” “Friends” and “Dallas,” has died at age 89.
According to the actor’s obituary, which was published in The Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, he passed away “suddenly” on Aug. 5 in Orange County, Calif.
What was Richard Roat’s cause of death? Unfortunately, an official cause of death was not revealed.
Aside from his successful acting career, Roat also owned a practice as an entertainment tax preparer for more than 50 years.
According to the obituary, the late actor loved music, the theatre, movies, literature and playing the violin.
He was also a huge sports fanatic and was an avid supporter of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Angels.
Roat, who was born on July 3rd, 1933, appeared in several TV shows in the early 1960s before securing his first recurring part as Dr. Jerry Chandler on the NBC serial opera “The Doctors” in 1962.
Roat’s last TV role was on 24 with Kiefer Sutherland in 2009.
He also worked on Broadway in productions such as Sunday in New York, Any Wednesday and The Wall.