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    ‘Felicity’ actor Erich Anderson dead at 67 after ‘brutal’ cancer battle

    By Eric Todisco,

    26 days ago

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    Actor Erich Anderson, best known for his role on “Felicity,” has died. He was 67.

    According to his obituary , he died of cancer on May 31.

    His wife, actress Saxon Trainor, shared the news via Instagram over the weekend.

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    Erich Anderson at the 2016 Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, New Jersey. WireImage

    “My husband Erich died this morning,” Trainor, 60, wrote. “I am sharing my brother-in-law Michael O’Malley’s words as I am too bereft now to write anything.”

    O’Malley’s statement revealed that Anderson died after a “brutal” cancer battle.

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    Erich Anderson with his wife Saxon Trainor. Saxon Trainor/Facebook
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    Erich Anderson and Saxon Trainor.

    “He had a long successful career as an actor — he was on that old show 30 something; he was Felicity’s father on Felicity; he was killed in a basement in a Friday the 13th movie: he was on Star Trek and dozens of other shows,” O’Malley continued on Instagram.

    “He was a smart and funny guy, a fantastic cook; he wrote three great novels which you can find on Amazon. I’ll miss him but his ordeal is over.”

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    Erich Anderson died on May 31, 2024. Saxon Trainor/Instagram

    Anderson played Keri Russell’s TV dad, Dr. Edward Porter, on “Felicity.”

    Eve Gordon, who played Felicity’s mom, Barbara Porter, paid tribute to Anderson after learning of his passing.

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    Erich Anderson, Eve Gordon and Keri Russell in a scene from the series “Felicity.” ©Touchstone Television/Courtesy Everett Collection

    “My beautiful friend, Erich Anderson, has said goodbye,” Gordon, 63, wrote on Instagram. “He was a magnificent part of the world. I loved him. I wish you’d known him, there was no one like him.”

    She continued: “So funny, so open to whatever the day brought him, so wickedly cynical and joyous at once. After JJ [Abrams] and Matt [Reeves] on Felicity made us get divorced, I saw him less on set, but was always happy when we found each other in LA, we’d hang out and talk for hours. He was so smart.”

    “Ah, look at this Erich, I’m using the past tense,” Gordon added. “My friend, I hope I see you again in dreams and other dimensions. Fly high, my friend.”

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    Erich Anderson and Keri Russell in “Felicity.” ©Touchstone Television/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Anderson appeared in nine episodes of “Felicity,” from 1998 to 2002.

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    The drama series followed Russell’s titular character as a student at the University of New York. Scott Speedman, Greg Grunberg, Amy Jo Johnson, Tangi Miller, Scott Foley, Amanda Foreman and Ian Gomez also starred.

    Beyond “Felicity,” Anderson had a lengthy acting career that included TV roles on “Dallas,” “Melrose Place,” “Thirtysomething,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “7th Heaven,” “NYPD Blue,” “The Mentalist” and “Bosch.”

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    Erich Anderson with Polly Draper in “Thirtysomething.” Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

    In film, he was best known for the fourth “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” movie. He also starred in the war film “Bat*21” and the Richard Feynman biopic “Infinity.”

    The official “Friday The 13th” X account paid tribute to Anderson after his death.

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    Erich Anderson in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.” Paramount Pictures

    “RIP Erich Anderson. Rob Dier, Friday The 13th IV,” the tweet read, alongside photos of Anderson from the 1984 film.

    Anderson is survived by his wife. They were married since 2003.

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