American actor Steve Franken dies

Veteran American film and television actor Steve Franken has died at the age of 80, his wife said today.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2012 - 20:11

Veteran American film and television actor Steve Franken has died at the age of 80, his wife said today.

Jean Franken said her husband, who starred in the 1960s TV series The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis and as the drunken waiter in the film The Party, died last Friday after battling cancer.

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