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The actor died Saturday at a Manhattan, New York hospital, his wife Carol Ochs toldThe New York Times. A cause of death was not immediately known.
“My husband Bruce was a tender, sensitive, and passionate man who was also fiercely loyal, both to his principles and those around him,” Ochs tells PEOPLE in a statement. “We’re all going to miss him dearly. I’m just grateful he left such extraordinary work as a performer behind — both on film and in the memories of those lucky enough to have seen him perform on stage. And this is to say nothing of the care he gave to so many as a nurse in his second career. He was an utterly remarkable person.”
MacVittie has appeared onscreen in a number of guest roles for shows likeMiami Vice,Sex and the City,Oz,As the World Turns,Blue Bloods,Chicago Med,The Deuceand multiple shows in theLaw & Orderfranchise. He also had roles in such movies asStonewall,HannibalandBrooklyn’s Finest.
One of his last roles was that of Detective Hartigan inAva DuVernay’s Emmy Award-winning Netflix limited seriesWhen They See Us.
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Born October 14, 1956, in Providence, R.I., MacVittie received a BFA from Boston University before moving to New York City in 1979, where he’s played several off-Broadway roles over the years. He made his Broadway debut in 1983 alongsideAl Pacinoin David Mamet’sAmerican Buffalo, before continuing the performance on a national tour and at London’s West End.
“I loved Bruce MacVittie,” Pacino, 82, toldThe Times. “His performances were always glistening and crackling; a heart and a joy to watch. He was the embodiment of the struggling actor in New York City, and he made it work. We will miss him.”
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MacVittie is credited as one of the founding members ofNaked Angels, a theater troupe that launched in 1986, with such notable members over the years asGina Gershon,Marisa TomeiandMary Stuart Masterson.
source: people.com
