Richard Easton
John Richard Easton[1] (March 22, 1933 – December 2, 2019) was a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. Easton was best known for his role as Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.[2] He also had television guest appearances on Doctor Who, L.A. Law, Frasier, and Ed.[3][4]
In 2001, he won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his role in The Invention of Love. In 2008, Easton was added into the American Theater Hall of Fame.[5]
Easton died on December 2, 2019 of congestive heart failure at his home in Manhattan at the age of 86.[6]
References
- ↑ Richard Easton Biography (1933-). www.filmreference.com.
- ↑ Richard Easton. IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ↑ Richard Easton | TV Guide. TVGuide.com.
- ↑ Richard Easton. www.aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ↑ Hamlisch, Lane, Birch, Tunick and Azenberg Among Theater Hall of Fame Inducteeswww.playbill.com.
- ↑ Richard Easton, Stage Veteran and Tony Winner, Dies at 86. The New York Times (December 13, 2019).