Irwin Keyes | Film and TV actor, 63

Actor Irwin Keyes, 63, who had a long career playing villains and henchmen, died last Wednesday in California.

Talent manager Travis Engle said Mr. Keyes died of complications from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder in which the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. The condition can cause changes in facial bone structure and lead to premature death.

Engle said Mr. Keyes had the disorder throughout his life. He spent the last two years living at a rehabilitation center.

Engle said Thursday that Mr. Keyes was "probably one of the last of a generation of true character actors. There aren't really a lot of them left."

Mr. Keyes was born in New York and went on to play roles in films including Friday the 13th and House of 1,000 Corpses as well as comedies, action movies, and sitcoms - he was Hugo the bodyguard on TV's The Jeffersons. - AP