John Hillerman passes away

The late actor, who portrayed Jonathan Higgins in the long-running TV
series 'Magnum, P.I.', passed away on Thursday (09.11.17) at his home
in Houston, Texas.

According to CNN, his publicist Lori De Waal said he died of natural causes.
John was best known for his 'Magnum P.I.' role of Higgins, a foil to
Tom Selleck's titular character Thomas Magnum, a private investigator
living in Hawaii.

In 1987, John was handed an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Drama Series, and also a Golden Globe gong in the same year
for his portrayal of the snooty, but likeable, character.

He received a total of five Golden Globe nominations for his part in
the series, which aired on US TV network CBS from 1980 to 1988.

John also starred in long-running CBS sitcom 'One Day at a Time', 'The
Betty White Show', and appeared in episodes of 'Hawaii Five-O' in 1976
and 'Murder, She Wrote' in 1992, before retiring from acting in 1999.

The veteran actor made his big screen debut in Peter Bogdanovich's
'The Last Picture Show' in 1971, and went on to feature in several big
films, including Clint Eastwood's 'High Plains Drifter' and Mel
Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles'.

His final movie was 1996's 'A Very Brady Sequel' alongside Shelley
Long, Gary Cole and Tim Matheson.

During his early years, he served four years in the US Air Force,
where he progressed to the rank of sergeant but later moved from Texas
to New York City to pursue his acting dream.

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