{"id":120474,"date":"2023-06-21T11:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120474"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:18:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:18:35","slug":"actor-paxton-whitehead-dies-at-85-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120474","title":{"rendered":"Actor Paxton Whitehead Dies at 85 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120474\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120475 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-1-3-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-1-3-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-1-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veteran stage, TV and film actor Paxton Whitehead, known for his role in the film BACK TO SCHOOL (1986), passed away June 16, 2023 at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia from complications from a fall. He was 85.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton Whitehead was born Francis Edward Paxton Whitehead on October 17, 1937 in East Malling and Larkfield, Kent, England. He began his career performing in repertory theatre and was then signed to the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1958. In 1962 he made his Broadway debut in \u201cThe Affair\u201d. His additional stage productions include \u201cBeyond the Fringe\u201d, \u201cThe Apple Cart\u201d, \u201cThe Philanderer\u201d, \u201cHeartbreak House\u201d with Jessica Tandy, and \u201cCamelot\u201d, earning Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Whitehead\u2019s numerous film and TV appearances including MAGNUM, P.I. (1980-1988), HART TO HART (1979-1984), THE A-TEAM (1983-1987), JUMPIN\u2019 JACK FLASH (1986), SILVER SPOONS (1982-1987), BABY BOOM (1987), MURDER, SHE WROTE (1984-1996), LONDON SUITE (1996), CAROLINE IN THE CITY (1995-1999), 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN (1996-2001), FRASIER (1993-2004), FRIENDS (1994-2004), MAD ABOUT YOU (1992-2019), KATE &amp; LEOPOLD (2001), THE WEST WING (1999-2006), and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (2011).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Paxton Whitehead\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Veteran stage, TV and film actor Paxton Whitehead, known for his role in the film BACK TO SCHOOL (1986), passed away June 16, 2023 at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia from complications from a fall. He was 85. 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