Richard Roat, the actor best known for his early work on the NBC soap The Doctors and roles on Seinfeld and Friends, has died. He was 89.
The cause of death is not known, and the family did not provide any further details.
The pilot would ultimately lead to Roat appearing in over 170 episodes during the fi
rst year it aired.
The daytime drama would air more than 5,000 episodes over the span of nearly two decades.
He had more than 130 TV credits to his name, including The Fugitive, Happy Days and Charli
e's Angels, among many others.
Roat was born in Connecticut in 1933. He was a theater actor for many years, including time on Broadway.
According to Variety, he was a huge Los Angeles Lakers and Angels fan.