Sad news: This past Saturday, Oscar-nominated actor George Coe – who was an original Not Ready for Prime Time Player on SNL and more recently known for his voice role as Woodhouse on Archer – died in Santa Monica, California at 86 after “battling a long illness,” according to Variety.
A native of Queens, Coe got his theatrical start on Broadway in 1957 with parts in Mame and On the Twentieth Century and appeared in a range of films and television shows like The Dove, Kramer vs. Kramer, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The West Wing, and more. Coe was originally hired as an SNL cast member for its debut season in 1975, but he rarely appeared during the show’s first eight episodes. Read more about Coe’s career and brief stint at SNL here.
