Notable people who pass away in the last days of December always get overlooked in all the year-end "Celebrity Memorial Tributes" you see on TV etc. Bill Erwin passed away Dec. 29, 2010, and as I expected, I saw barely a mention of it.
Erwin had just turned 96 earlier in the month, and had been acting up until 4 years ago. He is probably the only actor who appeared on television from 1948 through 2006 continuously. One of his memorable film roles was in the film "Somewhere in Time" starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, and he is widely remembered for a guest role on Seinfeld where he plays a cantankerous old man who Jerry is visiting as part of a Foster Grandparent program. He was always grateful and appreciative towards his fans, and will be missed!
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