Alan Mandell, the acclaimed stage and screen actor whose career stretched across more than seven decades, has died at the age of 98.

Mandell passed away Tuesday at his home in Westwood, Los Angeles, his family confirmed.

Though audiences may recognize him from films and television, Mandell’s deepest legacy was in theater, where he became one of the most respected interpreters of the work of legendary playwright Samuel Beckett.

Daniel Segura, Mandell’s principal assistant for the final decade of his life, remembered him as a rare talent who was equally comfortable performing onstage and managing the complex work behind a production.

“He was a brilliant manager and producer, which made him sought after for the way he could put on a production, run a theater company, run a business.” Continue Reading ⬇️

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