Character actor Stefan Gierasch has died at the age of 88. The Hustler star passed away at his home in Santa Monica, California of complications from a stroke on 6 September (14), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Gierasch studied at the Actors Studio in New York and began his career in TV show Mister Peepers in 1952.
He went on to appear in several TV shows and films including Carrie, High Plains Drifter, ER, Dark Shadows and Jeremiah Johnson.
In addition to his film and TV work, Gierasch also appeared on Broadway in Snafu in 1944 and was part of the original 1959 production of The Sound of Music.
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