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Terrible-tempered-voiced character actor James Gammon, perhaps best known as Cleveland Indians manager Lou Brown in the 1989 huge-screen comedy Major League, died Friday in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a battle with cancer, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was 70 years ancient. The Illinois native boasted a lengthy Hollywood resume, with coat credits counting Urban Cowboy, The Milagro Beanfield War, Ironweed, Silverado, Major League II, and Cold Mountain. He played the father of Don Johnson’s character on Nash Bridges starting 1996 to 2001, and guest-starred on TV shows such as Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Charlie’s Angels, Homefront, and Grey’s Anatomy. Gammon also made his characteristic on the stage, starring in a host of Sam Shepard plays and co-founding the MET Theater in Los Angeles; he earned a Tony nomination for his role in a 1996 Broadway production of Shepard’s Hidden Child.

“Acting was always what he wanted to do. That was his goal in life,” Barker unwritten. “He achieved it and achieved it very well. He has never forgotten anyone, and I reflect that’s an admirable feature.”