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Robert Machray Dies: Character Actor Who Played Fire Marshal Dobbins On ‘Cheers’ Was 79
Machray's decades-long career as a character actor included appearances on Three's Company, Roseanne, Suddenly Susan and The Drew Carey Show.
In addition to his TV career, Machray frequently appeared on stage, including in the 1999 Broadway production of Amadeus, playing the role of Salieri’s Cook opposite Michael Sheen and David Suchet. Numerous regional and Off Broadway stage credits include roles in Waiting for Godot(at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum), The Boys Next Door, Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow and Threepenny Opera. Born May 4, 1945, in San Diego, Machray made his TV debut in the 1977 NBC TV-movie Panic in Echo Park starring Dorian Harewood.
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