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Jack Axelrod, the actor who played Victor Jerome on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 93.
According to multiple reports, Axelrod died of natural causes in Los Angeles on November 28th.
Axelrod appeared in 40 episodes on the ABC soap between 1987 and 1989. He previously made guest appearances in Kojak (1977), Hill Street Blues (1984), Dallas (1983), The Judge (1986), Dynasty (1987), Outlaws (1987) and Night Court (1989).
“I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with him during his final years, as he had no immediate family,” rep Jennifer Garland said in a statement to EW. “We spent a lot of time outdoors, where Jack enjoyed drawing, reading news articles and reciting Shakespeare sonnets.”
After his time on General Hospital, Axelrod played the role of Arnie Zimmer in three episodes of Knots Landing between 1989 and 1990. This was followed by guest appearances in series such as “Murphy Brown” (1992), “Everybody Loves Raymond” (1999) and “Boys Meets World” (1999). ), Good vs. Evil (1999), Jack & Jill (1999), Dharma & Greg (1999) and Star Trek: Voyager (2000).
Axelrod landed a recurring role on the short-lived The WB sitcom The Help in 2004. In the role of Grandpa Eddie, the actor shared appearances with Camille Guaty, Al Santos, Brenda Strong, Keri Lynn Pratt, Megan Fox, Mindy Cohn, Marika Dominczyk and Antonio Sabato Jr.
His next recurring role was in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Grey's Anatomy, where he played the role of Charlie Yost. Axelrod then landed on My Name Is Earl for eight episodes between 2005 and 2008.
Axelrod's other television appearances included shows such as The Office, Raising Hope, Hot in Cleveland, Love Bites, Franklin & Bash, Criminal Minds, Animal Practice, Hawaii Five-0, Kirstie, Mulaney, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ray Donovan and Gilmore Girls: A year in the life, baskets, dice, station 19 and no activity. His most recent television appearance was on Modern Family, where he played Harvey in a 2019 episode of the ABC sitcom.
Axelrod's film credits include the 2008 Will Smith film “Hancock,” the “Meet the Parents” sequel “Little Fockers,” the 2011 JJ Abrams-directed film “Super 8” and “Transformers: Dark.” of the Moon”. His last film appearance was in the 2020 film Bad Therapy, directed by William Teitler and starring Alicia Silverstone, Rob Corddry and Michaela Watkins.