Kevin Scully Geer (November 7, 1952 – January 25, 2017)[1] was an American actor of stage and screen.
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Born | Kevin Scully Geer (1952-11-07)November 7, 1952 Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Died | January 25, 2017(2017-01-25) (aged 64) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1975–2017 |
Kevin Geer's father died when he was an infant. He moved from Reno, Nevada to Los Angeles with his mother, Claire Scully Geer. After graduating from a military academy in southern California, he moved to New York to become an actor, beginning his career in 1975,[2] his best noted stage performances included A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), The Rose Tattoo (1995), Flyovers, Side Man (both 1998) and Twelve Angry Men (2004).[3]
His television appearances included Oz, Law & Order, Homicide, China Beach, M*A*S*H and MacGyver. He also appeared in the films A Force of One (1979), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Contender (2000), American Gangster (2007), Bunker Hill (2008) and The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009).[4]
Geer was born in Reno, Nevada and raised in Los Angeles, California.[1] He died from a heart attack on January 25, 2017 at his Manhattan home. He was 64.[1][2][3][5] He received the 2017 Obie Award for Outstanding Performance in memoriam of his sustained excellence in the theatre and dedication to his craft.[6]
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