Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
06-26-19 | 07:31 PM
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Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
https://deadline.com/2019/06/max-wri...75-1202638569/
Veteran actor Max Wright, best known as the father in 1980s sitcom ALF, died today after a long cancer battle. He passed away in his Hermosa Beach, Calif. home at age 75.
Wright played Willie Tanner on the puppet-driven sitcom, which ran for four seasons on NBC.
But Wright had a long resume in other venues, appearing in television shows like Cheers, Misfits of Science and Norm, among others.
His film credits included All That Jazz, Reds, The Sting II, Soul Man, and The Shadow.
Survivors include two children. His wife, Linda Ybarrondo, passed in 2017.
Wright played Willie Tanner on the puppet-driven sitcom, which ran for four seasons on NBC.
But Wright had a long resume in other venues, appearing in television shows like Cheers, Misfits of Science and Norm, among others.
His film credits included All That Jazz, Reds, The Sting II, Soul Man, and The Shadow.
Survivors include two children. His wife, Linda Ybarrondo, passed in 2017.
06-26-19 | 10:27 PM
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Re: Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
RIP I still wish ALF would make a comeback.
06-26-19 | 11:15 PM
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Re: Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
Willie dead?
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06-26-19 | 11:23 PM
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06-27-19 | 04:12 AM
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Re: Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
RIP
I thought Austin Pendleton played the dad in ALF.
I thought Austin Pendleton played the dad in ALF.
06-27-19 | 04:13 AM
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06-27-19 | 11:07 AM
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Re: Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
Yeah I live near him and saw him at Trader Joe's a few years back. RIP man.
06-29-19 | 06:56 AM
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Re: Max Wright (Willie Tanner on ALF) dead at 75
This is another example of how people appeared older back then. On the show, he looked like what we would think someone in his 50s would look like now. But he was only 43 when it premiered. That's younger than Bradley Cooper or Leo DiCaprio today.
RIP.
RIP.
