Monday, 24 March 2014
(CNN) -- James Rebhorn, whose acting resume
includes a long list of character roles in major films and TV shows, died
Friday, his representative said Sunday. Rebhorn was 65.
While you may not know his name,
Rebhorn's face may be familiar as the arrogant headmaster in Al Pacino's
"Scent of a Woman" or the scheming secretary of defense in
"Independence Day."
Think back to the series finale
of TV's "Seinfeld" in 1998. Rebhorn played the district attorney.
More recently, he was Frank
Matheson in eight episodes of "Homeland."
Rebhorn was one of those busy
actors sometimes referred to as "that guy." Tall and gangly, he had a
face that served him well as a villain or corrupt politician.
"He died on Friday at home
with his loving family in attendance," his representative, Dianne Busch,
told CNN.
Other notable film roles were in
"My Cousin Vinny" in 1992 and "The Game" in 1997.
His movie career earned Rebhorn
an invitation to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts &
Sciences in 2007.
Rebhorn's early screen acting
career including regular roles on several soaps, including "Search for
Tomorrow" and "As the World Turns," which earned him an
outstanding supporting actor nomination by Soap Opera Digest in 1992, according
to the Internet Movie Database.
His stage acting career included
membership in New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre.
Other recent deaths in world of entertainment: David Brenner,Sheila MacRae and Harold Ramis
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