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Kevin Geer
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kevin Scully Geer (November 7, 1952 – January 25, 2017)[1] was an American actor of stage and screen.
Early life
Geer was born in Reno, Nevada, and raised in Los Angeles, California.[1] Kevin Geer's father died when he was an infant. He moved from Reno, Nevada, to Los Angeles with his mother, Claire Scully Geer.
Career
After graduating from a military academy in southern California, he moved to New York to become an actor, beginning his career in 1975,[2] his best noted stage performances included A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), The Rose Tattoo (1995), Flyovers, Side Man (both 1998) and Twelve Angry Men (2004).[3]
He appeared in the films A Force of One (1979), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Contender (2000), American Gangster (2007), Bunker Hill (2008), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009),[4] and Shelter (2014).
Some of his television appearances included M*A*S*H, The Equalizer, MacGyver, China Beach, Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, and several of the Law & Order franchise shows.
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Awards
He received the 2017 Obie Award for Outstanding Performance in memoriam of his sustained excellence in the theatre and dedication to his craft.[5]
Death
Geer died from a heart attack on January 25, 2017, at his Manhattan home. He was 64.[1][2][3][6]
Filmography
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Film
Television
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