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JamesG · 03-13-2019, 10:26 PM

George Morfogen Dies: "Oz", Broadway Actor was 86
by Greg Evans
March 13, 2019

George Morfogen, an actor whose career spanned Broadway (most recently in 2008’s A Man For All Seasons), film (1972’s What’s Up, Doc?) and the TV role for which he’s probably most widely known — as the seen-it-all inmate Bob Rebadow of HBO’s "Oz" — died March 8 at his home in New York.

His death was announced by his family in a New York Times obituary. No cause was disclosed, but donations in his memory can be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Although Morfogen will be instantly recognizable to viewers of the intense, addictive "Oz" (1997–2003), in which his quiet, laid-back, eldery survivor of the brutal Oswald State Correctional Facility often was a mentor to younger, hotter heads, the actor appeared on no fewer than 12 TV series.

Among them were "St. Elsewhere", "Deadly Matrimony", "Blood Feud" and "Sherlock Holmes". His TV credits go back to "Kojak" and "The Adams Chronicles" miniseries in 1976.

The actor’s film career was closely tied to Peter Bogdanovich, with Morfogen appearing in the director’s What’s Up, Doc?, Daisy Miller (1974), They All Laughed (1981) and, most recently, 2014’s She’s Funny That Way, starring Imogen Poots and Owen Wilson.

His Broadway credits include 1981’s Kingdoms, with Armande Assante; the 1985 Circle in the Square production of Arms and the Man with Raul Julia, Glenne Headley and Kevin Kline; 2002’s Fortune’s Fool, directed by Arthur Penn and starring Alan Bates and Frank Langella; and, his final Broadway production, 2008’s A Man for All Seasons, also starring Langella.

His final performance on any stage was in Horton Foote’s Traveling Lady at Off Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre in 2017, directed by his longtime friend Austin Pendleton.

Morfogen also was an acting instructor at New York’s renowned HB Studio. He is survived by his husband and life partner of 51 years, Gene Laughorne.

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AB · 03-14-2019, 03:05 PM

Rest in peace.

03-13-2019, 10:26 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	George Morfogen (Oz) Dies at 86 George Morfogen Dies: "Oz", Broadway Actor was 86 by Greg Evans March 13, 2019 George Morfogen, an actor whose career spanned Broadway (most recently in 2008’s A Man For All Seasons), film (1972’s What’s Up, Doc?) and the TV role for which he’s probably most widely known — as the seen-it-all inmate Bob Rebadow of HBO’s "Oz" — died March 8 at his home in New York. His death was announced by his family in a New York Times obituary. No cause was disclosed, but donations in his memory can be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation. Although Morfogen will be instantly recognizable to viewers of the intense, addictive "Oz" (1997–2003), in which his quiet, laid-back, eldery survivor of the brutal Oswald State Correctional Facility often was a mentor to younger, hotter heads, the actor appeared on no fewer than 12 TV series. Among them were "St. Elsewhere", "Deadly Matrimony", "Blood Feud" and "Sherlock Holmes". His TV credits go back to "Kojak" and "The Adams Chronicles" miniseries in 1976. The actor’s film career was closely tied to Peter Bogdanovich, with Morfogen appearing in the director’s What’s Up, Doc?, Daisy Miller (1974), They All Laughed (1981) and, most recently, 2014’s She’s Funny That Way, starring Imogen Poots and Owen Wilson. His Broadway credits include 1981’s Kingdoms, with Armande Assante; the 1985 Circle in the Square production of Arms and the Man with Raul Julia, Glenne Headley and Kevin Kline; 2002’s Fortune’s Fool, directed by Arthur Penn and starring Alan Bates and Frank Langella; and, his final Broadway production, 2008’s A Man for All Seasons, also starring Langella. His final performance on any stage was in Horton Foote’s Traveling Lady at Off Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre in 2017, directed by his longtime friend Austin Pendleton. Morfogen also was an acting instructor at New York’s renowned HB Studio. He is survived by his husband and life partner of 51 years, Gene Laughorne. https://deadline.com/2019/03/george-...86-1202575227/ Attached Images

03-14-2019, 03:05 PM	#2
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Rest in peace.