'Young Doctors in Love' actor Gary Friedkin dies at 70

Gary Friedkin appeared in the films Young Doctors in Love and Mother's Day for director Garry Marshall.

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Gary Friedkin died Friday of complications from COVID-19 at a hospice facility in Youngstown, Ohio.

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Friedkin also portrayed Clarence in three episodes of the 1982 Marshall-produced Happy Days.

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The character was talked about but never seen until it appeared during the 10th season of the ABC comedy.

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Friedkin also had a fight with Harrison Ford as a member of a biker gang in Blade Runner (1982).

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One of four children, Gary J. Friedkin was born in Youngstown on November 23, 1952.

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He played piano and percussion instruments in bands while attending high school at The Ryan School,

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Then graduated from the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University in 1970.

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