{"id":1590,"date":"2023-07-29T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T15:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2023-07-29T15:03:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T15:03:47","slug":"paxton-whitehead-a-star-of-friends-passed-away-aged-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1590","title":{"rendered":"Paxton Whitehead, a star of \u201cFriends,\u201d passed away aged 85"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout his long career, Whitehead appeared in movies and television programs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7627\" src=\"https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bh-1956-300x194.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bh-1956-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bh-1956-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bh-1956.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A cherished member of the \u201cFriends,\u201d \u201cFrasier,\u201d and Broadway communities has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton Whitehead, an English actor and dramatist whose nearly 70-year career included several parts in movies and comedy, passed away at age 85.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood Reporter received confirmation from Whitehead\u2019s son Charles that his father passed away on June 16 at an Arlington, Virginia, hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Whitehead made his Broadway debut in the 1962 play \u201cThe Affair\u201d and went on to perform in many additional Broadway shows, including \u201cThe Harlequin Studies,\u201d \u201cMy Fair Lady,\u201d and \u201cThe Crucifer of Blood.\u201d In 1978, Trent University awarded him an honorary degree in the arts, and two years later, he was nominated for a Tony for his performance in Camelot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7628\" src=\"https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jm-1957-300x167.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jm-1957-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jm-1957-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/animalheaven.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jm-1957.jpg 928w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his lengthy career, Whitehead went on to make several television and movie appearances, scoring cameos in such series as \u201cMurder, She Wrote,\u201d \u201cEllen,\u201d \u201c3rd Rock from the Sun,\u201d \u201cThe Drew Carey Show,\u201d \u201cMad About You,\u201d \u201cFrasier,\u201d and \u201cLaw &amp; Order.\u201d Additionally, he played Rachel Bloomingdale\u2019s supervisor in two episodes of \u201cFriends\u201d with Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n<p>Whitehead continued to perform on Broadway and in the regional theater during his older years; his final performance was in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>English actor Jim Piddock posted a memorial shortly after his friend passed away to pay respect to his memory.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a message to Twitter on June 19, saying, \u201cHeartbroken to hear my dear friend and mentor Paxton Whitehead has passed away. He was a fantastic performer, a wise friend, and an all-around wonderful person. He was so dear to so many people, and he never failed to put a smile on everyone\u2019s face.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout his long career, Whitehead appeared in movies and television programs. 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