{"id":153205,"date":"2022-12-09T21:44:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gary-friedkin-dead-at-70-happy-days-star-who-was-ewok-in-star-wars-passes-after-covid-19-battle\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T21:44:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:44:01","slug":"gary-friedkin-dead-at-70-happy-days-star-who-was-ewok-in-star-wars-passes-after-covid-19-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gary-friedkin-dead-at-70-happy-days-star-who-was-ewok-in-star-wars-passes-after-covid-19-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Friedkin dead at 70: Happy Days star &#8211; who was Ewok in Star Wars &#8211; passes after COVID-19 battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"83.712062256809\">\n<h2>Gary Friedkin dead at 70: Happy Days star &#8211; who played Ewok in Star Wars &#8211; passes away in Ohio after long battle with COVID-19<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The veteran actor passed away with family at his side at Hospice House in Youngstown, Ohio due to complications from the novel coronavirus <\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>He had previously endured a challenging three-and-a-half weeks battling COVID-19 in medical intensive care unit at St.  Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital <\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>One of Friedkin&#8217;s signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>He also played an Ewok in iconic 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI \u2013 Return of the Jedi <\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Friedkin was had his brother, Alan, and sister-in-law, Carol, by his side when he passed away earlier this week <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2022-12-09T20:22:10+0000\">  15:22 EST, 9 December 2022 <\/time> <\/span>  | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2022-12-09T21:11:01+0000\">  16:11 EST, 9 December 2022 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/tvshowbiz\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/6.44.0\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.15.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/8.4.1\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.15.0\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.15.0\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if gte IE 8]><!--> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-fff\/2.4.0\/styles\/fff.css\" \/> <!--<![endif]-->  <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at\n    http:\/\/www.omniture.com -->  <\/p>\n<p>         <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. -->  <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->   <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n  \n  <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/gunther-2159\/video_bundle--.css\"><\/noscript>\n  \n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> --> <link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.17.2\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.rel=\" stylesheet=\"\" \/> <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.17.2\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" \/><\/noscript>  <!-- <![endif]-->   <!-- CWV --><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" wp_automatic_readability=\"73.87429218573\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Gary Friedkin who starred in Happy Days and Star Wars has died at 70 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The veteran actor passed away with family at his side at Hospice House in Youngstown, Ohio due to complications from the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He had previously endured a challenging three-and-a-half weeks battling COVID-19 in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) at St.  Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, according to his obituary in the Tribute Chronicle published earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-838ad5689337cf73\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65431431-11522417-image-a-1_1670617266529.jpg?resize=634%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Sad: Gary Friedkin who starred in Happy Days and Star Wars has died at 70 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sad: Gary Friedkin who starred in Happy Days and Star Wars has died at 70 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-f48ad7050b1579e0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65431435-11522417-image-a-2_1670617269857.jpg?resize=634%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"960\" width=\"634\" alt=\"One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured here with lead actor Henry Winkler in an episode which aired in September 1982\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-f48ad7050b1579e0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65431435-11522417-image-a-2_1670617269857.jpg?resize=634%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"960\" width=\"634\" alt=\"One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured here with lead actor Henry Winkler in an episode which aired in September 1982\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">One of Friedkin&#8217;s signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured here with lead actor Henry Winkler in an episode which aired in September 1982<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One of Friedkin&#8217;s signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also played an Ewok in iconic 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI \u2013 Return of the Jedi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The fictional species from the sci-fi mega-franchise are small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds who famously spoke in a language inspired by Kalmuck in Mongolia and Tagalog from the Philippines. <\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-ee8f615e31b55a85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65431433-11522417-image-a-14_1670618751643.jpg?resize=634%2C961&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"961\" width=\"634\" alt=\"One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured with Rita Wilson and Henry Winkler\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-ee8f615e31b55a85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65431433-11522417-image-a-14_1670618751643.jpg?resize=634%2C961&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"961\" width=\"634\" alt=\"One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured with Rita Wilson and Henry Winkler\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">One of Friedkin&#8217;s signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured with Rita Wilson and Henry Winkler <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His acting career on the big screen had began just a year earlier as he starred as a character named Wedgie in Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher comedy Under The Rainbow. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also starred as a creature in an episode of the Twilight Zone in 1986, as Fiddy in live-action Snow White from 1987, and as Mash in 1992&#8217;s Cool World.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Friedkin&#8217;s final acting role on the big screen was starrring as Shorty in 2016 movie Mother&#8217;s Day which featured an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Shay Mitchell, Timothy Olyphant, and Jason Sudeikis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-2ecc4c0b29c8fe22\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65432121-11522417-image-m-12_1670618191736.jpg?resize=634%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Iconic: He also played an Ewok in iconic 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI \u2013 Return of the Jedi (a general photo of an Ewok with characters R2-D2 and C-3PO\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-2ecc4c0b29c8fe22\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65432121-11522417-image-m-12_1670618191736.jpg?resize=634%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Iconic: He also played an Ewok in iconic 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI \u2013 Return of the Jedi (a general photo of an Ewok with characters R2-D2 and C-3PO\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Iconic: He also played an Ewok in iconic 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI \u2013 Return of the Jedi (a general photo of an Ewok with characters R2-D2 and C-3PO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-dce64dd05f08f4e9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65432123-11522417-image-m-13_1670618199832.jpg?resize=634%2C963&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"963\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The fictional species from the sci-fi mega-franchise are small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds who famously spoke in a language inspired by Kalmuck in Mongolia and Tagalog from the Philippines (a general snap of an Ewok from Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi )\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-dce64dd05f08f4e9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/20\/65432123-11522417-image-m-13_1670618199832.jpg?resize=634%2C963&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"963\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The fictional species from the sci-fi mega-franchise are small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds who famously spoke in a language inspired by Kalmuck in Mongolia and Tagalog from the Philippines (a general snap of an Ewok from Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi )\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The fictional species from the sci-fi mega-franchise are small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds who famously spoke in a language inspired by Kalmuck in Mongolia and Tagalog from the Philippines (a general snap of an Ewok from Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was a member of Little People of America which is a non-profit organization that &#8216;which provides support, resources, and information to individuals with dwarfism and their families.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His obituary read: &#8216;While Gary may have been short of stature, he was a giant amongst his family and friends.  His legacy will live on as stories are told and retold for years to come by all who loved him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He was a gift to all who knew him as an amazing son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Friedkin was had his brother, Alan, and sister-in-law, Carol, by his side when he passed away earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-675557de8872298a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/21\/65431437-11522417-image-a-15_1670620202017.jpg?resize=634%2C909&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"909\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Friedkin's (pictured with Tori Spelling in December 2000) obituary read: 'While Gary may have been short of stature, he was a giant amongst his family and friends.  His legacy will live on as stories are told and retold for years to come by all who loved him '\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-675557de8872298a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/12\/09\/21\/65431437-11522417-image-a-15_1670620202017.jpg?resize=634%2C909&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"909\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Friedkin's (pictured with Tori Spelling in December 2000) obituary read: 'While Gary may have been short of stature, he was a giant amongst his family and friends.  His legacy will live on as stories are told and retold for years to come by all who loved him '\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Friedkin&#8217;s (pictured with Tori Spelling in December 2000) obituary read: &#8216;While Gary may have been short of stature, he was a giant amongst his family and friends.  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