Charles Kimbrough played newsman Jim Dial across 10 seasons of CBS hit sitcom Murphy Brown
Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen onKimbrough played newsman Jim Dial across the 10 seasons of CBS hit sitcombetween 1988 and 1998, earning an Emmy nomination in 1990 for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. He reprised the role for three episodes in the 2018 reboot.
The New York Times first reported his death and his son and agents confirmed it Sunday to The Associated Press. “Whether on stage or in front of the camera he was a joy to behold,” said SMS Talent, Inc., the talent agency that represented Kimbrough.Kimbrough’s wife, actor Beth Howland who played diner server Vera on the 1970s and ‘80s CBS sitcom, died in 2016. They married in 2002, more than a decade after his 1991 divorce from his first wife, Mary Jane Kimbrough, who died in 2007.
SMS Talent said Kimbrough is survived by a sister, Linda Kimbrough, a son, John Kimbrough, a stepdaughter, Holly Howland, and a granddaughter, Cody. Born May 23, 1936, Kimbrough spent years in the New York theatre scene. He was nominated for a Tony in 1971 for his Broadway performance in the Steven Sondheim musicalThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
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