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James Rebhorn | Character actor, 65

James Rebhorn, 65, the prolific character actor whose credits included Homeland , Scent of a Woman , and My Cousin Vinny , has died.

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, actor James Rebhorn attends the premiere of "The Box", in New York. Rebhorn's agent, Dianne Busch, said Sunday, March 23, 2014, that the actor passed away Friday at his home in New Jersey. He was 65. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, actor James Rebhorn attends the premiere of "The Box", in New York. Rebhorn's agent, Dianne Busch, said Sunday, March 23, 2014, that the actor passed away Friday at his home in New Jersey. He was 65. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)Read more
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James Rebhorn, 65, the prolific character actor whose credits included Homeland, Scent of a Woman, and My Cousin Vinny, has died.

Mr. Rebhorn's agent, Dianne Busch, said Sunday that the Philadelphia-born actor died Friday at his home in South Orange, N.J, after a long battle with skin cancer. Busch said Mr. Rebhorn was diagnosed with melanoma in 1992 but managed to work until the last month.

Mr. Rebhorn was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Indiana, and received a master's in acting from Columbia University.

In five decades of television and film work, Mr. Rebhorn amassed more than 100 credits, including a shipping magnate in The Talented Mr. Ripley and the prosecutor in the series finale of Seinfeld, in which he famously sent the group to jail.

Mr. Rebhorn often played astringent authorities, like the headmaster in Scent of a Woman or the secretary of defense in Independence Day.

On Homeland, he played the father of Claire Danes' CIA officer Carrie Mathison. He also had a recurring role on the USA Network series White Collar, playing the FBI head of a white-collar crime unit. - AP

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