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Dabney Coleman, actor who starred in 9 to 5 and Tootsie, dies aged 92

Coleman, known for his ample mustache, won a Golden Globe for The Slap Maxwell Story and also appeared in Boardwalk Empire

A six-footer with an ample black mustache, Coleman went on to make his mark in numerous popular films, including as a stressed out computer scientist in War Games, Tom Hanks’ father in You’ve Got Mail and a firefighting official in The Towering Inferno. In the groundbreaking 1980 hit 9 to 5, he was the “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” boss who tormented his unappreciated female underlings – Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton – until they turned the tables on him. “My father crafted his time here on earth with a curious mind, a generous heart, and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humor that tickled the funny bone of humanity,” Quincy Coleman wrote in his honor.

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