Tributes paid to ‘9 To 5’ actor Dabney Coleman, who has died aged 92

20 May, 2024

A picture taken of Dabney Coleman on November 19, 1987

American actor Dabney Coleman has died at the age of 92.

Coleman’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Quincy Coleman, in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: “My father crafted his time here on earth with a curious mind, a generous heart, and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humour that tickled the funny bone of humanity.”

“As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery. A teacher, a hero, and a king, Dabney Coleman is a gift and blessing in life and in death as his spirit will shine through his work, his loved ones and his legacy… eternally. And always, ‘A goddamn, good looking man.’”

A cause of death has not been revealed.

Dabney Coleman. Credit: Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images

Coleman began his acting career on Broadway in 1961 with his debut role in A Call On Krupin. Shortly after, he began amassing small TV roles, followed by larger film roles.

Coleman was best known for roles in films such as 9 To 5 alongside Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton, WarGames alongside Matthew Broderick, Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange, Cloak & Dagger, The Muppets Take Manhattan, You’ve Got Mail and Inspector Gadget among others.

On television, Coleman starred in shows like Boardwalk Empire, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill, The Slap Maxwell Story, Madman of the People and Yellowstone.

In 1987, Coleman won his first and only Golden Globes Award and Primetime Emmy Award respectively for his work in The Slap Maxwell Story and Sworn To Silence.

Following the news of Coleman’s death, several actors have paid tribute to the late great. Kevin Costner, who starred alongside Coleman in Yellowstone, wrote: “What an honor to have gotten to work with Dabney Coleman. May he rest in peace.”

Ben Stiller wrote: “The great Dabney Coleman literally created, or defined, really – in a uniquely singular way – an archetype as a character actor. He was so good at what he did it’s hard to imagine movies and television of the last 40 years without him.”

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