Law & Order: SVU star Ned Eisenberg dead at 65 following private two-year battle with cancer
- Character actor Ned Eisenberg has died at 65 after a battle with cancer
- His wife confirmed the news in a statement on Monday
- Privately battled cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma
- Recently played Detective Hauser on the hit HBO drama Mare of Easttown
- Also starred as Lou Rabinowitz on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Actor Ned Eisenberg has died at age 65 after a battle with cancer.
The Law & Order: SUV and Mare of Easttown star had been privately battling cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma for the past two years, and passed away Sunday at his home in New York.
His wife confirmed the news in a statement to TMZ on Monday.
‘As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma,’ his wife Patricia said.
Law & Order: SVU star Ned Eisenberg dead at 65 following private two-year battle with cancer (Pictured above in 2012)
‘Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family.’
His representative Jeremy Leiner of Nicolosi & Co. announced confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he passed away Sunday at his home in New York.
The character actor is survived by his wife Patricia and his son, Lino.
Eisenberg was born in New York and attended the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan where he studied acting.
Character actor: He recently played Detective Hauser on the hit HBO drama Mare of Easttown, starring opposite Oscar-winner Kate Winslet (filmed in late 2019, pictured above)
He recently played Detective Hauser on the hit HBO drama Mare of Easttown, starring opposite Oscar-winner Kate Winslet.
Eisenberg also starred as Lou Rabinowitz on the hit Amazon show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
His other recent TV credits include The Blacklist, Elementary, Bull, Madam Secretary and The Good Wife.
Many viewers will remember him most from the Law & Order franchise including Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Health: The Law & Order: SUV and Mare of Easttown star had been privately battling cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma for the past two years (Pictured; 2012)
His first movie role came in 1980 when he appeared in the action flick the Exterminator.
He would go on to frequently appear on the big screen, including roles in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006).
Other film credits include The Burning (1981), Moving Violations (1985), Roger Spottiswoode’s Air America (1990), Walter Hill’s Last Man Standing (1996), Mike Nichols’ Primary Colors (1998), Steven Zaillian’s A Civil Action (1998), Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center(2006), Limitless (2011), Won’t Back Down (2012), Experimenter (2015) and Asher (2018).
Family: The character actor is survived by his wife Patricia and his son, Lino (Pictured above)
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