Gary Friedkin dead at 70: Happy Days star - who was Ewok in Star Wars - passes after COVID-19 battle
Gary Friedkin who starred in Happy Days and Star Wars has died at 70 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19.The veteran actor passed away with family at his side at Hospice House in Youngstown, Ohio due to complications from the novel coronavirus.He had previously endured a challenging three-and-a-half weeks battling COVID-19 in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) at St.
Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, according to his obituary in the Tribute Chronicle published earlier this week. Sad: Gary Friedkin who starred in Happy Days and Star Wars has died at 70 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19 One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured here with lead actor Henry Winkler in an episode which aired in September 1982One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982.
He also played an Ewok in iconic 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.The fictional species from the sci-fi mega-franchise are small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds who famously spoke in a language inspired by Kalmuck in Mongolia and Tagalog from the Philippines.
One of Friedkin's signature roles was starring as Clarence in three episodes of Happy Days back in 1982, he is pictured with Rita Wilson and Henry Winkler His acting career on the big screen had began just a year earlier as he starred as a character named Wedgie in Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher comedy Under The Rainbow.
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