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Earle Hyman, Cosby Show's Grandpa Huxtable, Dies at 91


Earle Hyman, actor of screen and stage best known as Grandpa Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," died Friday at age 91.

For 40 episodes over the famed sitcom's eight-season run, Hyman appeared in a recurring role as Cliff Huxtable's father, Russell, who would often butt heads with his son in comedic fashion while serving as a voice of wisdom to his grandchildren. Once a famous jazz trombonist named "Slide" Huxtable, Russell and his wife, Anna (Clarice Taylor), were the centerpiece of two of the show's most famous episodes in seasons 2 and 3, when the Huxtables put together lip-synch and dance routines for them to celebrate their wedding anniversaries. Hyman's work on the episode earned him an Emmy nomination.

Outside of the Cosby Show, Hyman was known by 80s kids for his work on the popular animated show "Thundercats," playing the gruff, muscle-bound warrior Panthro. He also has a highly decorated career in theater that began on Broadway in 1944 with the play "Anna Lucasta," and is highlighted by his thousands of performances as the titular lead of Shakespeare's "Othello." His stage credits also include Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and in an all-black production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."

Hyman's death was first reported by Broadway Black.
 

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RIP but a lot of us thought he passed about 20 years ago.

I remember it being reported on radio with no visuals.
and it floated around via word of mouth.

with that said, I guess it was really the guy who played claire's dad, that passed away back in the day?
 

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I'm still spooked.

the past 20 years, whenever I watched cosby re-runs, a lot of us thought he was dead,

this ranks up there with the people who still maintain that the real ultimate warrior died in the '90s.
 
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