George Coe, one of the original “Not Ready For Prime Time Players” in 1975, has died in Santa Monica at age 86.
The “Saturday Night Live” pioneer’s passing was first reported by Variety.
Coe was the oldest cast member until Leslie Jones was hired last year at age 47.
“Coe acted for more than 50 years of film, television, commercial and stage work,” Variety reported. “He had a lengthy career as a commercial performer both on camera and voiceover, including six years as the voice of Toyota.
“He served more than a dozen years on the SAG national board of directors, having the vice president title for two years and creating the template for what became SAG’s first low-budget production contract.”
Coe also appeared in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Max Headroom,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “Bones,” “Judging Amy,” “The King of Queens,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Columbo,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Gilmore Girls,” ” The Golden Girls” and “The West Wing.”