Walter Charles

Walter Charles (born Walter Charles Jacobsen; April 4, 1945 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor and singer.

Charles made his Broadway debut in ''Grease'' in 1972. Additional Broadway credits include ''1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'' (1976), ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (1979), ''Cats'' (1982), ''La Cage aux Folles'' (1983), ''Me and My Girl'' (1987), ''Aspects of Love'' (1990), ''Kiss Me, Kate'' (2000), ''The Boys from Syracuse'' (2002), ''Big River'' (2003), ''The Woman in White'' (2005), ''The Apple Tree'' (2006) and ''Anything Goes'' (2011). He also originated the role of Ebeneezer Scrooge in ''A Christmas Carol'' at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in 1994. He played Max von Mayerling in the Toronto production of ''Sunset Boulevard'' in 1995. He reprised the role of Judge Turpin in the 2002 Kennedy Center and 2004 New York City Opera productions of ''Sweeney Todd''.

Charles' screen credits include ''A Fine Mess'', ''Fletch Lives'', ''Weeds'', and ''Prancer''. On television he appeared in ''Cagney and Lacey'', ''Kate and Allie'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''.

Walter Charles died of complications from frontotemporal dementia on August 3, 2023, at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife, Leslie Thompson. Provided by Wikipedia