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John Hillerman, left, with Tom Selleck on the set of "Magnum, P.I."
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John Hillerman
Died on November 9, 2017 at age 84
A Texas-born actor who played a likably snobbish British caretaker on the hit television show “Magnum, P.I.,” Mr. Hillerman also had supporting roles in celebrated 1970s movies like “Chinatown” and “Blazing Saddles.”
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.