George Segal, the American actor of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” », Died at 87

American actor George Segal, nominated in 1967 for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, died Tuesday March 23 in California at the age of 87, Hollywood magazine reported Deadline. George Segal succumbed to “Complications of a heart bypass operation”, announced his wife Sonia, in a press release to the magazine.

Born February 13, 1934 in a small town in New York State, he made his film debut in the early 1960s and appeared in particular for a small role in The longest day, epic fresco from 1962 on the Allied landings in Normandy.

Golden Globe for Best Actor in 1974

His main feats of arms, however, came a few years later with Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, alongside movie giants like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. He will also shoot as a main actor under the direction of legendary directors like Stanley Kramer, in 1965 in The Fool’s Ship, or Sidney Lumet, in 1968 in Bye Bye Braverman.

Showing more than fifty films until 2010, he received – in addition to his Oscar nomination – the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy in 1974 for A mistress in her arms, a woman on her back. George Segal was also known for his roles on television, mainly in sitcoms.

Since 2013, he played the role of Pops Solomon in The Goldbergs, a series produced by Adam F. Goldberg. “Today we have lost a legend. It was a real honor to be a small part of George Segal’s incredible legacy, reacted the producer on Twitter. (…) I chose the perfect person to play Pops. Like my grandfather, George was a child at heart with a magical spark. I think these memories say it all… ”

“We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of George Segal”Sony Pictures Television, which produces the series, also said in a statement. “He was a true icon and a legend in the profession”, add text. For his part, James Gunn, director for Marvel of Guardians of the Galaxy, felt, on Twitter, hailed George Segal as “A movie star who captured our attention while always looking like one of us”.

The World with AFP