Friends and Spider-Man star Jack Betts dies aged 96
Jack Betts, known for starring in Spider-Man, Friends, and several Spaghetti Westerns, has died aged 96.
The actor died in his sleep at his home in Los Osos, California, on Thursday.
His nephew, Dean Sullivan, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.
He had previously shared a home with Everybody Loves Raymond star Doris Roberts, to whom he was a great friend.
She invited him to move from New York into an appartment with her in the Hollywood Hills, where he escorted her to high-profile events from the late 80s until 2016 when she died.
After Roberts died, Betts said they were 'best friends to the very end' and praised the 'wonderful times' they shared.
Betts, born in Miami, Florida, in 1929, was most famous for appearing as Henry Balkan in the 2002 Spider-Man film alongside Tobey Maguire.
His other film roles included a cameo in 1995's Batman Forever, plus one in Batman & Robin two years later. More Trending
TV-wise, he appeared in Seinfeld, Frasier, and Power Rangers.
Betts also popped up in Friends in 2001, playing Tom in The One with Joey's New Brain.
He enjoyed an incredibly successful and varied career, which was kick-started on Broadway in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Richard III.
However, things rocketed when he played Hunt Powers across the Italian Spaghetti Western films.
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