Actor and musicianGeorge Segaldied on Tuesday due to complications from bypass surgery.
He was age 87.
Born in Great Neck, New York, Segal was the youngest of four children.
George Segal.Larry Ellis Collection/Getty Images
His first substantial part came in 1961 withThe Young Doctors.
Segal also had an illustrious television career.
He also co-hosted the Academy Awards in 1976.
George Segal.Rick Rowell/ABC
Most recently, Segal was prominent on television sitcoms.
His final role was on ABC’sThe Goldbergsplaying eccentric grandfather Albert “Pops” Solomon.
The actor had been married three times.
His third wife, Sonia Schultz Greenbaum, also survives him.
The couple had been married since 1996.
