Jack Kehoe (November 21, 1934 – January 14, 2020) was an American film actor appearing in a wide variety of films, including the crime dramas '' Serpico'' (1973), '' The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984) and Brian De Palma's '' The Untouchables'' (1987), as well as the cult favorites '' Car Wash'' (1976) and '' Midnight Run'' (1988), the popular western '' Young Guns II'' (1990), and ''

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'' (1980). Kehoe was born in Astoria, New York. After serving in the Air Force, he studied acting under Stella Adler. On Broadway, Kehoe appeared in ''The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'' (1963) and ''The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel'' (1977). Kehoe appeared in several Academy Award-winning films, including

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's '' Melvin and Howard'' (1980) and Best Picture winner '' The Sting'' (1973), in which Kehoe (as grifter Joe Erie, ''alias'' The Erie Kid). His various TV credits included roles in '' The Twilight Zone'', ''

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'' and '' Miami Vice''. After appearing alongside Michael Douglas in

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's ''

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'' (1997), Kehoe retired. One of the few interviews he gave during his career was conducted for a 1974 issue of '' New York Magazine'' in which Kehoe discussed (among several topics) his outlook on

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. Kehoe died on January 14, 2020, after a

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, aged 85. He left behind his partner of 40 years, Sherry Smith. She and Kehoe had no children. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).

Filmography

*'' The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' (1971) as Bartender *''

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'' (1973) as The Beard *'' Serpico'' (1973) as Tom Keough *'' The Sting'' (1973) as Erie Kid *'' Law and Disorder'' (1974) as Elliott *'' Car Wash'' (1976) as Scruggs *'' The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh'' (1979) as Setshot *''

'' (1980) as Bad Mood *'' Melvin and Howard'' (1980) as Jim Delgado *'' Reds'' (1981) as Eddie *'' The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez'' (1982) as Prosecutor Pierson *'' The Star Chamber'' (1983) as Hingle *'' Two of a Kind'' (1983) as Mr. Chotiner *'' The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984) as Bunky *'' The Wild Life'' (1984) as Mr. Parker *''The Killers'' (1984) as Harry *''Flight of the Spruce Goose'' (1986) as Freddie Fletcher *''The Little Sister'' (1986) as Nikos *'' The Untouchables'' (1987) as Walter Payne *'' D.O.A.'' (1988) as Customer at Raid *'' Midnight Run'' (1988) as Jerry Geisler *''

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'' (1990) as Customer at Raid *'' Young Guns II'' (1990) as Ashmun Upson *''

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'' (1991) as Dr. Denton Boothe *'' Falling Down'' (1993) as Street Worker *''

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'' (1994) as Phil *''Gospel According to Harry'' (1994) as Harry *''

'' (1997) as Lieutenant Sullivan (final film role)

References

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