Actor Jon Cedar Dies

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Hollywood actor Jon Cedar has died after a brief battle with leukaemia.

April 20, 2011

AceShowbiz - The star, Jon Cedar passed away on Thursday in Tarzana, California. He was 80.

Jon Cedar started his career on the stage, appearing Off-Broadway and in tours across the U.S. in shows including "&tThe Deputy and South Pacific%".

He also racked up a number of roles in feature films including "Foxy Brown", "Capricorn One" and "Murder in Mind", while also appearing in TV shows such as "Hogan's Heroes", "Moonlighting", "tMatlock%" and "Murder, She Wrote".

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Jon Cedar is survived by his longtime companion, Elynore Leigh, his actress daughter Loren Thompson, producer son Michael Cedar and his actor brother George Cedar, as well as several grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday at the Groman Eden Mortuary in Mission Hills, California, according to Variety.com.

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