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Dabney Coleman, an Emmy winner whose six-decade career included a sterling run of hit movies in the ’80s such as 9 to 5, On Golden Pond and Tootsie and whose TV work included ranges from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman to Buffalo Bill to Yellowstone, has died, according to TMZ. He was 92.
Coleman’s career began with appearances on such early-’60s TV staples as Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare and The Outer Limits. Through the decade and into the ’70s he continued to be cast on episodes of some of TV’s most popular shows, with longer arcs on The Fugitive and That Girl.
He went on to amass six Primetime Emmy nominations, winning his supporting role for the 1987 telefilm Sworn to Silence.
His big break came with Norman Lear’s Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in 1976, in which he recurred as Fernwood Mayor Merle Jeeter in dozens of episodes, also appearing on spinoffs Fernwood Tonight and Forever Fernwood. But it was in the early ’80s that Coleman Broke through with a series of film roles, beginning with a small part in Jonathan Demme’s Melvin & Howard.
The actor then appeared in a series of cultural touchstones. In 1980, he played the egotistical, misogynistic boss Frank Hart in 9 to 5, who made the lives of his female employees miserable. Amid the women’s movement, a recession and changing mores, the film hit a nerve and made not just Coleman a star, but turbo-charged the careers of Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton.
Coleman appeared opposite Fonda and her father, Henry, the following year in another buzzy movie, On Golden Pond. The film won the elder Fonda and Katherine Hepburn Oscars alongside Ernest Thompson, who took Best Writing (as it was then called).
In 1982, Coleman was again a part of the zeitgeist playing what seemed a
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Dolly Parton has shared an emotional tribute to actor Dabney Coleman, saying that she “will miss him greatly”. See the post below.Coleman died at his home in Santa Monica, California last Thursday (May 16), his daughter, Quincy Coleman, confirmed in a statement. He was 92 years old.
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The Hollywood Reporter: “My father crafted his time here on earth with a curious mind, a generous heart, and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humour that tickled the funny bone of humanity.”“As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery. A teacher, a hero, and a king, Dabney Coleman is a gift and blessing in life and in death as his spirit will shine through his work, his loved ones and his legacy… eternally.
Dabney Coleman was remembered on Saturday Night Live.
When a great actor like Dabney Coleman passes away, there is no shortage of platitudes that come from the acting community. There is a shorter list of people who repay their admiration or a good turn, when it really makes a difference. That’s when the actor is still alive. Quentin Tarantino has done it many times, resurrecting careers, and Yellowstone co-creator did it by casting Coleman in a flashback scene with Kevin Costner that is a most fitting epitaph for the actor. His touching turn as John Dutton Sr. was also a pivotal plot point, revealing a promise made by John Dutton (Kevin Costner) that explains why he would not sell off a single square foot of his sprawling Montana ranch. Why did Sheridan choose Coleman? It goes back to when Sheridan was trying to make it as an actor, long before he found his purpose as a prolific storyteller.
Dabney Coleman, a popular comedic actor known for works including 9 to 5, Tootsie and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, has passed away at the age of 92.
Dabney Coleman made anything he appeared in better. That was the consensus as news reached his show business colleagues of his death today at 92.
J. Kim Murphy Dabney Coleman, the Emmy-winning character actor who starred in the 1980 comedy classic “9 to 5” and whose career in film and television spanned six decades, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.
according to the Hollywood Reporter. “My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious mind, a generous heart and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humor that tickled the funny bone of humanity,” she said in a statement.
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