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The actor played the family patriarch. He went on to appear on the miniseries Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man, plus shows like Charlie's Angels, Hawaii Five-O, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and the Brady Bunch TV movies and spinoff The Bradys before he died at age 59 in 1992 after battling colon cancer. He was also HIV positive and his doctor had said his condition contributed to his death. The actor, who was gay, was previously married to a woman, Marilyn Rosenberger, and the two shared a daughter, Karen.