Carl W. Crudup, who appeared on Broadway in The First Breeze of Summer and on the screen in J.D.’s Revenge, The Rockford Files, Better Things and A Man on the Inside during his five-decade career as an actor, has died. He was 79.
Crudup died Jan. 10 of prostate cancer on his ranch in Littlerock, California, where he “found peace and joy [and] lived as both actor and farmer,” his family noted.
“The ranch was Carl’s sanctuary, a place of nature, animals and quiet reflection. His goats were treasured like children, and he embodied the heart of the original Dr. Dolittle, gentle, compassionate and endlessly patient.”
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He worked primarily on television, showing up on everything from Harry O, The Six Million
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