Tony and Emmy nominated actor Charles Kimbrough passes away at 86

A Tony and Emmy nominated actor Charles Kimbrough passed away at the age of 86 on January 11 in Culver City, California. He played the character of news anchor alongside Candice Bergen on the CBS sitcom ‘Murphy Brown’.

Kimbrough played Jim Dial on ‘Murphy Brown’ between 1988 and 1998 which also landed him an Emmy Award nomination in 1990 for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. Even in the 2018 reboot of the show, Kimbrough returned as Jim for three episodes. His death was confirmed by his son and agents to the media.

SMS Talent, Inc., the talent agency that represented Kimbrough remembered the actor as a “joy to behold”. As per reports, the agency also said that the actor died of natural causes in a hospital. His wife, actor Beth Howland passed away in 2016. She played diner server Vera on the 1970s and ’80s CBS sitcom ‘Alice’.


Charles Kimbrough and Beth Howland got married in 2002, over 10 years after he divorced his first Mary Jane (Wilson) Kimbrough in 1991. Mary passed away in 2007. According to his talent agency, Kimbrough is survived by his sister Linda, son John, stepdaughter Holly Howland and granddaughter Cody.

Charles Kimbrough was born on May 23, 1936. While he spent multiple years in the New York theatre scene, he was also nominated for a Tony award in 1971 for his Broadway performance in ‘Company’ by Stephen Sondheim.

FAQs:

1. How old was Charles Kimbrough?
   86 years
2. What was Charles Kimbrough’s character’s name in ‘Murphy Brown’?
   Jim Dial