John Beasley Actor Death Cause? ‘Everwood’ & ‘The Soul Man’ Actor Dies At 79
Today, we are going to share very sad and shocking news. The most famous English actor John Beasley has passed away. John Beasley, well known for his work on the WB’s “Everwood” and TV Land’s “The Soul Man,” has passed away. He was 79. Beasley passed away on Tuesday in an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital following a “brief and unexpected illness,” according to his manager Don Spradlin. In a previous role, Beasley played Terry Hall’s father, Jesse, in the 1992 film “The Mighty Ducks.”
John Beasley Actor Death Cause
Till now his cause of death is not disclosed publicly. Now his fans are sending condolence to his family.
Beasley began acting in his mid-forties. He had previously worked for Union Pacific Railroad. Late last year, he told American Theatre, “he knew those things would come, even when he was in college.” “he left school early because he didn’t think a college education was truly necessary to pursue what he wanted to do in life. In the end, he was employed. In the Broadway-bound musical theater rendition of “The Notebook” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater last year, Beasley played the older Noah Calhoun. The character was portrayed by James Garner in the 2004 movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 book. The role of Calhoun, in Beasley’s opinion, was “the role of his life.”
In the 2004 version of “Walking Tall,” he also played Chris Vaughn Sr. the father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s character. Beasley is most known for playing the lovable bus driver Irv Harper on Greg Berlanti’s “Everwood” for four seasons. In the sitcom “The Soul Man,” he also starred as Barton Moses Ballentine, the father of the Rev. Sherman Boyce played by Cedric the Entertainer. Scroll down to the next stanza of this article to know more about him.
“To be a working artist is the highest calling, and he appreciates wherever it takes him,” he said to American Theatre. Even if he never made it to Broadway, I would still consider my career to have been fairly successful. Beasley has performed in almost 70 different roles. To support live theater in Omaha, he established the John Beasley Theater & Workshop in 2002. Most recently, he had brief parts in the Disney+ Star Wars franchise favorite “The Mandalorian” and Bryan Cranston’s Showtime thriller “Your Honor.” So this was all about this case. May his soul Rest in Peace. Soon we will give you some updates about his funeral plans till then stay tuned to PKB news.