Art LaFelur Death – Cause of Death – On the 17th of November 2021, American character actor and acting coach Art LaFelur passed away. He died on the 9th of September 1943 in Gary, Indiana. LaFleur died from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 78.
In 1962, LaFelur played football as a redshirt at the University of Kentucky under Coach Charlie Bradshaw as chronicled in a 2007 book, The Thin Thirty. He was a sportscaster on ESPN and on CBS. LaFleur has accepted many guest-starring roles on television series, including Angel and JAG. Wikipedia mentioned that LaFelur was cast in the ABC sitcom pilot Another Ballgame alongside Alex Karras and Susan Clark in 1983.
He has starred in many movies and series including Tales from the Crypt episodes What’s Cookin, he also played baseball player Babe Ruth in The Sandlot. LaFleur also appeared as baseball player Chick Gandil of 1919 Black Sox infamy, in Field of Dreams. He appeared in The Santa Clause 2 in 2002, and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause in 2006 as the tooth fairy. He starred on House M.D. in 2005 as Warner Fitch, in the episode entitled “Sports Medicine,” and so on.
Tales from the Crypt said in a tweet; “RIP to actor Art LaFelur who has passed away at age 78. Art starred in one of my personal favorite Tales from the Crypt episodes “What’s Cookin’”.”
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