Gregory Sierra, 'Barney Miller' and 'Sanford and Son' actor, dead at 83
The star, known for roles on hit 1970s sitcoms "Barney Miller" and "Sanford and Son," died of cancer on Jan. 4 in Laguna Woods, Calif., a family spokesperson said, according to Deadline. The native of Spanish Harlem in New York City worked at the National Shakespeare Company and in the New York Shakespeare Festival, and had parts in off-Broadway productions early in his career, according to the report. Additionally, he was a standby for the 1967 Broadway production of "The Ninety Day Mistress." Actor Gregory Sierra has died of cancer at age 83. (Getty Images) The actor then set his ...