{"id":134603,"date":"2024-12-08T05:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T22:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134603"},"modified":"2024-12-08T05:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T22:10:58","slug":"mark-withers-actor-of-dynasty-and-stranger-things-fame-dead-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134603","title":{"rendered":"Mark Withers, actor of \u2018Dynasty\u2019 and \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 fame, dead at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ejb57s002i25qo1zmqaat8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mark Withers, an actor known for several high-profile television roles, including gay character Ted Dinard on 1980s-era primetime soap \u201cDynasty,\u201d has died. He was reportedly 77.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ejdbrc00053b5v7l87v3rx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The news of his November 22 death was confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/legit\/news\/mark-withers-dead-dynasty-1236241755\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> on Friday by Withers\u2019 daughter, Jessie Withers, who identified the cause as pancreatic cancer.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ejdbrc00073b5v5w2yiy3l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The elder Withers enjoyed a prolific career in television throughout the \u201980s \u2013 with appearances in shows including \u201cMatlock,\u201d \u201cMagnum, P.I.,\u201d \u201cThe Dukes of Hazzard,\u201d \u201cDallas\u201d and \u201cL.A. Law\u201d \u2013 but again drew attention in 2016 as coroner Gary in Season 1 of hit Netflix show \u201cStranger Things.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ejb94700003b5vzq2hjk00@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While he also played Coach Locke across eight episodes of daytime soap opera \u201cDays of Our Lives,\u201d Withers is most known for portraying Ted, boyfriend and confidante to Steven Carrington, prized son and heir of the titular family in the first season of \u201cDynasty,\u201d in 1981.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4em7d1r000w3b5v9ngd0tcx@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-120815580.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-120815580.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-120815580.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-120815580.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-120815580.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-120815580.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-120815580.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Mark Withers in 1981 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4elj26i000t3b5vqetg5m4u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Playing an LGBTQ+ character on a major American TV show was a rare occurrence for an actor in a drama at the time. In 2018, Withers told the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodandbeyond.podbean.com\/e\/mark-withers-interview-memories-as-ted-dinard-from-dynasty-abc-and-his-amazing-telvision-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood and Beyond<\/a>\u201d podcast that the \u201cDynasty\u201d creators \u201cwere brilliant in pushing the envelope\u201d in portraying an authentic gay relationship without overly adding scandal or humor. He said the relationship with Steven was \u201c30, 40 years ahead of its time.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ejgrs0000c3b5vyrsj77yg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            More recent roles for Withers came in shows such as \u201cFrasier,\u201d \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d \u201cSense8,\u201d \u201cCastle\u201d and \u201cDrop Dead Diva.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4ek8h2i00003b6mo0ipd1pd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jessie Withers, in a statement to Variety, said of her father:\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4el9s7i00023b6m7y0bgggk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cHe confronted his illness with the same strength and dignity he brought to his craft, creating a legacy of warmth, humor, and d\ufeffedication, along with his remarkable ability to make every role unforgettable. Mark\u2019s enduring talent and commitment to the industry will be fondly remembered by colleagues, friends, and fans alike.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/07\/entertainment\/mark-withers-dynasty-death\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Mark Withers, an actor known for several high-profile television roles, including gay character Ted Dinard on 1980s-era primetime soap \u201cDynasty,\u201d has died. 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