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Oscar-nominated actor Jack Warden dies at 85
2006-07-22
Jack Warden, nominated twice for an Oscar and known for his portrayal of a juror in the 1957 film "12 Angry Men," has died at age 85, his business manager said. Warden died Wednesday in a New York hospital, said Sidney Pazoff, the actor's Los Angeles-based manager. Warden had been in poor health with heart and kidney problems, Pazoff said. "Especially in the last month or so, he'd been going downhill," he said. The actor, whose real name was John Lebzelter, was born in 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, and at first took up professional boxing. He served as a paratrooper during World War II. He became a stage actor in the late 1940s and debuted on Broadway in 1952. His film career took off with his portrait of juror number seven in the courtroom drama "12 Angry Men." Warden won two Oscar nominations for best supporting actor while working with Warren Beatty, in 1976's "Shampoo" and 1978's "Heaven Can Wait." The actor also had a prolific television career and won an Emmy for his role in the 1971 television movie "Brian's Song."
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