Actor Tom Poston passed away last night from an undisclosed illness at the age of 85. Poston was best known for playing George Utley on Newhart, but he also had memorable guest star roles on The Steve Allen Show, Mork & Mindy and Grace Under Fire.
In 2001, he married Suzanne Pleshette who starred on another Bob Newhart series. Even though the two found love late in life, they were both madly in love and supported each other through their illnesses. Pleshette told
Army Archerd he died with her head on his chest. She also added this, "He was just hanging on to get me through this," she has been recovering from tumor surgery, had undergone four separate chemotherapy sessions and was finally able to tell me, "I'm well. I'm healthy. He waited 'til my hair grew back!"
