Our entire family benefitted from that friendship, including my father. Dec. 5, 2021. 17, 2020. " By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Chyna, died at age 45 on April 21. Robert Downey Sr., a director and actor known for subversive comedies and roles in To Live and Die in L.A. and Boogie Nights, died Tuesday evening at age 85. Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the Fox science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe, and as Wizard in Taxi Driver (1976). You didn't mess with him. He also appeared at times on Ernie Kovacs' morning program on WPTZ (now KYW-TV). Babylon 5 actor Jerry Doyle dies aged 60 - BBC News You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Robert Downey Sr., a director and actor known for subversive comedies and roles in "To Live and Die in L.A." and "Boogie Nights," died Tuesday evening at age . TMZ has learned. Hiller was nominated for an Oscar in 1970 for "Love Story" and received the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2001. Outside his dedication to acting, it was clear that Tony's family and close friends were the most important things to him. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The movie mogul was a life-long New Yorker and the husband of bestselling author Rosemary Rogers and father of Iron Man actor Downey Jr. Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the Fox science-fiction drama The . He later wed screenwriter Laura Ernst before his third and final marriage to Rogers in 1998.