Stage and Screen Actor James Rebhorn Passes Away at 65

By: Mar. 23, 2014
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James Rebhorn passed away on Friday, March 21, at the age of 65. Rebhorn is most known for his role in the Showtime drama Homeland. His agent, Dianne Busch, told The Hollywood Reporter, "He died from melanoma, which had been diagnosed in 1992. He fought it all this time. He died Friday afternoon at his home in New Jersey, where he had been receiving hospice care for a week and a half."

Rebhorn's career spanned both the screen and stage. Some of his film credits include Meet the Parents, Real Steel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green. In terms of theatre, Rebhorn was a regular at the Roundabout Theatre Company in NYC. He's last role with them was as a father with Alzheimer's in Too Much, Too Much, Too Many (2013). He also starred on Broadway in Our Town (1988), Twelve Angry Men (2004), and Prelude to a Kiss (2007), among others.

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Photo Credit: Joan Marcus



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