George Segal has starred as Albert "Pop" Solomon on The Goldbergs for the past eight years. Screenshot / ABC
George Segal has starred as Albert "Pop" Solomon on The Goldbergs for the past eight years. Screenshot / ABC
US comedic actor George Segal, known for television shows Just Shoot Me! and The Goldbergs, has died at the age of 87.
The news was confirmed by the star's wife today, who revealed he died due to complications from bypass surgery.
"The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery," Sonia Segal shared in a statement via Deadline.
Segal has starred as Albert "Pop" Solomon in The Goldbergs for the past eight years, and was also known for his role as magazine publisher Jack Gallo in Just Shoot Me!, a role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
His movie credits include Fun with Dick and Jane, Look Who's Talking, and A Touch of Class, as well as 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
Along with his Academy Award nomination, Segal was a five-time Golden Globe nominee and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Before his acting career took off, Segal was an accomplished jazz musician, and played the banjo on three albums.
Segal with on-screen daughter Laura San Giacomo in Just Shoot Me! Photo / NBC
He was married three times, firstly in 1956 to film editor Marion Segal Freed for 26 years until their divorce in 1983. The couple had two daughters together, Polly and Elizabeth Segal.
He then married Linda Rogoff, a former manager of R&B group The Pointer Sisters. They were together for 13 years until her death in 1996.
Later that year, he married his former boarding school classmate Sonia Schultz Greenbaum, who he was with until his death.
The last episode of the family comedy The Goldbergs filmed before Segal's death is set to air on April 7.
Adam F. Goldberg, the show's creator, paid tribute to the star on Twitter, calling him a "legend" of the industry and sharing a collage of photos from their time working together.
Today we lost a legend. It was a true honor being a small part of George Segal’s amazing legacy. By pure fate, I ended up casting the perfect person to play Pops. Just like my grandfather, George was a kid at heart with a magical spark. I think these memories say it all... pic.twitter.com/D1aNZuT20e
