Ed (*88*), a veteran actor who appeared in Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Broadcast News, Mickey Blue Eyes and many different movies, TV exhibits, stage productions and commercials, has died. He was 88.
His spouse, Messeret Stroman (*88*), instructed Deadline that he died August 21 at Englewood (NJ) Hospital of respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia issues.
Born on February 18, 1936, in Brooklyn, (*88*) acquired his begin in showbiz doing TV commercials, together with nationwide adverts for the likes of Luvs diapers, Reynolds Wrap, Sudafed, Pepcid AC, Computer Associates and many others.
He educated beneath Gene Frankel and Vin Diesel’s stepfather Irving Vincent and earned his first display credit on such TV collection as Watch Your Mouth, 3-2-1 Contact and The Core of the Apple. (*88*)’s first movie position was reverse William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter in James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News (1987).
He went on to look in such movies as Presumed Innocent, Thinner, Daylight, the 1998 Godzilla, Mickey Blue Eyes, Head of State, The Good Guy and The Good Heart.
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(*88*) guested on a half-dozen episodes of the landmark NBC drama Law & Order from 1992-2004 and additionally did episodes of well-liked collection together with Ed, Soul Food, Third Watch, New York Undercover, Hope & Faith and One Life to Live. He additionally labored with Bill Cosby on Cosby and as a voice actor on Little Bill. His most up-to-date credit score was a 2010 episode of Blue Bloods.
An alum of the Negro Ensemble Company, (*88*)’s stage credit embrace Melody in Search of a Base Note, The Dance on Widow’s Row, The Waiting Room, Zooman and the Sign, The Little Tommy Parker’s Celebrated Colored Minstrel Show and Cuttin’ Up.
In 2017, (*88*) was honored with the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC, honoring his contributions to American theater and the broader leisure business.
(*88*) and his spouse shaped a manufacturing firm and supported a quantity of inventive organizations. In 2023, they made their debut as co-executive producers with the brief movie Keepers of the Flame.
“His life was a testament to perseverance, creativity and the power of generosity and kindness,” stated Stroman (*88*), an actor who has guested on The Sopranos, Law & Order and different collection and carried out videogame voice-overs. “Ed will be deeply missed, but his legacy will continue to inspire generations to come.”
Along along with his spouse, (*88*) is survived by nieces, nephews and prolonged household.
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