{"id":153717,"date":"2022-12-10T11:21:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T11:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/actor-gary-friedkin-dead-at-70-from-covid-complications\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T11:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T11:21:56","slug":"actor-gary-friedkin-dead-at-70-from-covid-complications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/actor-gary-friedkin-dead-at-70-from-covid-complications\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Gary Friedkin Dead At 70 From COVID Complications"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The actor died on Dec. 2 at a hospice care facility in Youngstown, Ohio, after \u201ca difficult three-and-half-weeks\u201d in ICU battling the virus, his family announced in an obituary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Friedkin’s family encouraged \u201ceveryone to get vaccinated and boosted to protect their family and community\u201d in its tribute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe was a gift to all who knew him as an amazing son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend,\u201d the family wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cGary lived his life to the absolute fullest, bringing endless laughs to his family and many friends, while never letting the obstacles he faced get in his way,\u201d it added. \u201cGary put countless faces smiles on people’s and left so many with their own special ‘Gary story.’\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He appeared as cook Clarence in three episodes of \u201cHappy Days\u201d and had roles in the 1981 comedy \u201cUnder the Rainbow,\u201d the 1982 movie \u201cYoung Doctors In Love\u201d and the 1992 animation \u201cCool World.\u201d His last movie credit was for \u201cMother’s Day\u201d in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhile Gary may have been short of stature, he was a giant amongst his family and friends,\u201d his family said. \u201cHis legacy will live on as stories are told and retold for years to come by all who loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n