'Seinfeld' actor Charles Levin found dead in Oregon
The 70-year-old is believed to have died after his car became trapped along a remote road.
By PTI |
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LOS ANGELES: Actor Charles Levin, who appeared in 'Seinfeld', is believed to have died after his car became trapped along a remote road in the northwestern US state of Oregon, officials said.
Police and rescue workers searched for several days for Levin, 70, whose vehicle was spotted Saturday stuck just off an "almost impassable" road by a resident, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said.
Human remains were found after several hours of searching very steep and rugged terrain in the vicinity.
"Based on the circumstances, there is a high probability that the remains are those of Charles Levin," the department said in a statement Sunday.
Levin's pug dog was found deceased in the stranded vehicle.
Levin memorably played a highly-strung mohel -- a person who carries out circumcisions according to Jewish law -- in a 1993 episode of acclaimed TV sitcom 'Seinfeld'.
He had minor roles in Woody Allen films 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan', and also in 'This is Spinal Tap'. Levin was best known for regular roles in sitcom "Alice" and police procedural "Hill Street Blues" in the 1980s.
According to IMDB, he retired from acting in 1998 and moved to Oregon. He was reported missing earlier in the week by his Los Angeles-based son, local media reported.
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(Text: Rohan Abraham)
(Image: Reuters)
Police and rescue workers searched for several days for Levin, 70, whose vehicle was spotted Saturday stuck just off an "almost impassable" road by a resident, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said.
Human remains were found after several hours of searching very steep and rugged terrain in the vicinity.
"Based on the circumstances, there is a high probability that the remains are those of Charles Levin," the department said in a statement Sunday.
Levin's pug dog was found deceased in the stranded vehicle.
Levin memorably played a highly-strung mohel -- a person who carries out circumcisions according to Jewish law -- in a 1993 episode of acclaimed TV sitcom 'Seinfeld'.
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He had minor roles in Woody Allen films 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan', and also in 'This is Spinal Tap'. Levin was best known for regular roles in sitcom "Alice" and police procedural "Hill Street Blues" in the 1980s.
According to IMDB, he retired from acting in 1998 and moved to Oregon. He was reported missing earlier in the week by his Los Angeles-based son, local media reported.
The 28-year-old Argentinian striker had become Cardiff City’s club-record signing when he put pen to paper on January 18. After finishing his medical at the Premier League club, he flew back to Nantes to bid goodbye to his former teammates. However, on January 21, the private jet on which he was returning to the United Kingdom went missing over the Channel Islands. Sala, who was one of the two people, along with pilot David Ibbotson, on the flight, left a WhatsApp voice message suggesting his plane “feels like it’s falling to pieces”. The wreckage of the aircraft and Sala’s body were located a few days ago.
(Text: Rohan Abraham)
(Image: Reuters)
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