Actor Jack Axelrod, Best Known forGeneral HospitalandGrey's Anatomy, Dead at 93

Mar. 15, 2025

Jack Axelrod.Photo:Byron Cohen via Getty

Byron Cohen via Getty

Actor Jack Axelrod has died at the age of 93.

His representative, Jennifer Garland, confirmed the news toThe Hollywood ReporterandEntertainment Weekly, saying that he died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Nov. 28.

“I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with him in his last years, as he had no immediate family,” Garland said in a statement toEntertainment Weekly. “We spent much time outdoors, where Jack loved to sketch, read news articles and recite Shakespearean sonnets.”

Axelrod — who is best known for his roles inGeneral HospitalandGrey’s Anatomy— began taking acting courses at the University of California, Berkeley, before becoming a licensed architect in Washington, according to his profile onIMDB. However, his unwavering passion for acting led him to take a six-year acting course with German actress Uta Hagen at drama school Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City.

Jack Axelrod and Katherine Heigl as seen on the ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episode ‘Let the Truth Sting’.Everett Collection

Everett Collection

Jack Axelrod in ‘It’s a Miserable Life.'.Everett Collection

In addition, Axelrod made guest appearances in a long list of shows includingDallas, Dynasty, Boy Meets World, Murphy Brown, Alias, Frasier, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Scrubs, Private Practice, DexterandShameless.

He also appeared in several movies includingHancock(2008),Labor Pains(2009),Little Fockers(2010),Fred & Vinnie(2011),Super 8(2011) andTransformers: Dark of the Moon(2011).

Jack Axelrod in ‘It’s a Miserable Life.'.Paul Sarkis/Showtime/courtesy Everett Collection

Paul Sarkis/Showtime/courtesy Everett Collection

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He starred in several Broadway and Off Broadway shows, including a 1969 production ofMacbeth, where he played Banquo, perEW. He appeared in the playGandhi,which made its way to Broadway.

Axelrod would go on to share his love of acting with the next generation, serving in the theater departments of several universities over the years including Boston University, Penn State University, Temple University, CalState Northridge & Bakersfield, Cal Arts and Brandeis University, per IMDB. He also was a guest teacher at the Aaron Speiser Acting Studio in Los Angeles prior to his death.

source: people.com