“He taught me so much.”

Dabney was a great actor and became a dear friend.

He was funny, deep and smart.

NINE TO FIVE, (aka 9 TO 5), Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman (seated), 1980,

Credit:20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection

We remained friends through the years and I will miss him greatly as many people will.

The girls were so supportive of me, and included me in everything, he recalled.

Coleman was born in Austin, Texas, in 1932.

Colemans last role was asKevin Costner’s dying father inYellowstonein 2019.

The actors death was confirmed by his daughter, Quincy Coleman.

Coleman is survived by children Meghan, Kelly, Randy, and Quincy Coleman and four grandchildren.