General Hospital (GH) spoilers share the sad news that Jack Axelrod, who played mob boss Victor Jerome on the ABC soap for three years, has passed away at the age of 93. His long list of credits include Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, and many other tv shows.
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General Hospital Spoilers – Alum Jack Axelrod Dead at 93
His representative Jennifer Garland confirmed to EW that Axelrod died on Nov. 28 of natural causes in Los Angeles.
She stated “I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with him in his last years, as he had no immediate family. We spent much time outdoors, where Jack loved to sketch, read news articles, and recite Shakespearean sonnets.”
GH Spoilers – GH Alum Passes Away at 93
Axelrod was a Korean War veteran and he studied acting and architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Eventually he worked as a licensed architect in Washington, and studied under the legendary actress Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio for six years in New York City.
General Hospital Spoilers – Alum Jack Axelrod Played Victor Jerome
Axelrod is well known for his portrayal of mob boss Victor Jerome, the competitor of Angus McKay (Guy Doleman).
He had a three year run on General Hospital and also appeared on the sitcom My Name Is Earl (as the Electrolarynx Guy) and in Grey’s Anatomy as Charlie Yost.
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Yost was an elderly patient in a semi-comatose state and his room became a gathering place for the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Yost eventually woke up only to die in of the hospital’s elevators.
GH Spoilers – Jack Axelrod Starred On Grey’s Anatomy
Axelrod’s extensive resume include appearances on the television shows Frasier, Scrubs, Kojak, Hill Street Blues, Dallas, Dynasty, Night Court, Murphy Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ray Donovan, Everybody Loves Raymond, Star Trek: Voyager, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Shameless, The Office, and Modern Family.
His film credits include 2011’s Super 8 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, 2008’s Hancock, and 2010’s Little Fockers.
Axelrod was also a respected Broadway and Off Broadway actor. He portrayed Banquo in a 1969 production of Macbeth and in 1970 he played Gandhi on Broadway before it closed after its opening night.
Axelrod gave back to the acting community by teaching at several universities, including Penn State, Temple University, CalState Northridge & Bakerfield, and CalArts. In addition he served as a guest instructor at the Speiser/Sturges Acting Studio in Los Angeles.
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