The End - the Classic Film Obituary thread 2019 [CLOSED]

So sorry to hear this. I understand he passed away in his sleep last night, and I'd wager that's the peaceful way most would choose to go if they could. But 70 is too damn young. And I kid you not: I pulled up his IMDB page only day before yesterday after thinking, "I wonder what Joe's been up to." 

He and his S.O. were next-door neighbors at our little fourplex in Glendale, CA in the early-mid '90s, and he was an absolute prince of a guy. I was only vaguely aware of his acting career at the time.

That above is pretty much the expression that was on his face when he rang my bell about an hour-and-a-half after the Northridge quake in '94, saying, "I wouldn't normally ask this at 6 in the morning, but have you got a drink in the house?" We sat at the kitchen table and calmed still-jangled nerves over glasses of Glenlivet from a bottle that had fortunately survived. It was only a few months later that he and his lady - who was so freaked about being on the second floor thereafter - moved to a ground-level apartment in a one-story Burbank complex, and I was sorry to see them go. Always friendly, interesting and stimulating to be around. And oddly, neither acting, films nor the entertainment industry were ever among the things we talked about, despite our common interest.  

Been a good 20+ years since I saw him, but some people that you know for only a couple or so years leave a lasting impression. Josef was one such.