'Fletch,' 'In-Laws' comedy actor dies

January 12, 2016 at 10:28 p.m. | Updated January 13, 2016 at 4:28 a.m.

by Associated Press

This photo provided by courtesy of NBC shows Richard Libertini as Saul Hodiak in season one of the TV series, "Aquarius." The comedic character actor Libertini has died at age 82. Libertini's ex-wife Melinda Dillon says he died Jan. 7, 2016, after a 2-yearlong battle with cancer.
This photo provided by courtesy of NBC shows Richard Libertini as Saul Hodiak in season one of the TV series, "Aquarius." The comedic character actor Libertini has died at age 82. Libertini's ex-wife Melinda Dillon says he died Jan. 7, 2016, after a 2-yearlong battle with cancer.

LOS ANGELES-The comedic character actor Richard Libertini has died. He was 82.

Libertini's ex-wife Melinda Dillon says he died Jan. 7 after a two-yearlong battle with cancer.

The bald, bearded actor portrayed such memorable characters as the Latin American general from 1979's "The In-Laws," the eccentric Tibetan mystic from 1984's "All of Me" and the boss of Chevy Chase's newspaper reporter Irwin Fletcher in the "Fletch" films.

Libertini also appeared in
the movies "Big Trouble,"
"Days of Heaven," "Popeye"
and "Awakenings," and the TV series "Baretta," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Moonlighting" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

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