VETERAN ACTOR WHO IMPRESSIVELY RETURNED TO SHOWBIZ AFTER BEING BLACKLISTED PASSES AWAY

His acting career began at nine, however, his rising stardom went through dark times when he joined the Theatrical Action Committee to free Willie McGee, a black man who was convicted of rape in 1945 in Mississippi and executed in 1951.

This activity of his led to him being labelled a communist sympathiser with studio producers unanimously turning their backs on him. However, he managed to make a comeback with the 1973 film Serpico alongside Al Pacino. In the interim period, he had worked as a stockbroker. 

The crime thriller was a huge commercial success, which the veteran actor then followed up with an appearance in Quiz Show with Robert Redford. A League of Old Men, My Sexiest Year and The Last Word are among the other films he had featured in.

You would have also caught him in television such as CSI, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Judging Amy.