Barry Newman, known for his role in the cult action thriller The Vanishing Point, died on May 11 in a New York City hospital, according to multiple reports.
The Emmy-nominated star was 92 years old. No further details have been released on his death.
Newman is survived by his wife, Angela, who confirmed her husband's death on Sunday to The Hollywood Reporter. His friends also confirmed the news on social media, per Deadline.
In a tribute shared with THR, Angela expressed that Newman “was a rock for so many people, whose spirit he lifted and allowed to be free,” she said. “He was truly a light for so many, with an incredible, hilarious sense of humor that lit everything and everyone up.”
The stage, screen and TV actor, who is also known for his starring role in the 1974 legal drama, Petrocelli, grew up in Boston. While studying at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, he met Lee Strasberg and decided he wanted to be an actor. After graduating, he studied with the influential acting teacher in the Big Apple.
Newman went on to star in feature films such as Daylight in 1996 with Sylvester Stallone, Bowfinger with Steve Martin in 1999 and with the late Peter Fonda in Stephen Soderbergh's The Limey that same year.
Edge of Night (EON) (No spoilers please)
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There was a book of trivia on The Edge of Night that was written, but I do not think that it was ever published. The writer (whose name I cannot remember at this moment) had written other trivia books - I remember that there was a MASH book from the same author. I suppose that the publisher thought that there was a much smaller amount of interest in The Edge of Night.
I was really hoping that Lois Kibbe (who was a very published author) and Ann Flood would collaborate on a book about the show. After the death of Ms. Kibbee, I was hoping that Ann Flood would have written a book about it.
Now, I don't know who would know that most about the show. Maybe Millette Alexander? Is director/writer Don Wallace (the original director of The Edge of Night and a producer/director/writer of numerous shows) still living?