Cosby Show Actor Earle Hyman Dead At 91
Nov. 19 2017, Published 9:37 p.m. ET
The Cosby Show star Earle Hyman, who played Grandpa Huxtable, has died at 91.
The veteran actor of screen and stage was widely known for playing Russell Huxtable on the famous sitcom.
Hyman died Friday at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey.
His death was confirmed today by Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund.
He is best known for The Cosby Show where he played the father to Bill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable, despite being only 11 years his senior.
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