He played Jim Dial on "Murphy Brown". See Charles Kimbrough now at 85 years old.

The actor winner of an Emmy has taken over the role of the recent renewal.


It is not all television shows that become a subject of discussion in national politics, but that is exactly what happened with the emblematic series of the 1990sMurphy Brown, withCandice Bergen As a investigative journalist in a fictitious television news program, when President vice thenDan Quayle criticized the program "Family values"Because he depicts Murphy as a happy single mother. Throughout the 10 seasons of the show,Charles Kimbrough Played Jim Dial, a presenter of new veterans who sometimes put heads with her youngest co-allevage. His expertise by playing the hetero man earned him an Emmy Award for best support actor, and he was one of the four members of the distribution to appear in the 247 episodes of the initial race of the program.

HoweverMurphy Brown made him a familiar name - and provided him with a chance at the end of his career to return to the spotlight when he was relaunched in 2018 - Kimbrough's career includes much more than this unique role. Continue to read to learn what it has done since the end of the series in 1998.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

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He found a second career as a vocal actor.

Charles Kimbrough in 1996
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AfterMurphy Brown I came out of the air, Kimbrough appeared from time to time in movies and on television, acting in the moviesThe wedding planner andMarci Xand with customers onLove Boat: The next wave andAlly McBeal, but he worked much more often as a vocal actor.

During the race of his successful sitcom and in the years that followed, he offering a invited voice for theJim Henson seriesDinosaurs and characters regularly expressed in a number of animated series, includingPinky and the brain,,Family guy, andBatman beyond.

He also worked on animated films, including DisneyNorte Lady's hunchback and its suite,Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, andRecess. He played in the dub produced by Disney of Japanese anime filmWhisper, Written by venerated animation masterHayao Miyazaki (Removed as if by enchantment,,Ponyo). And he also expressed a character in theKingdom hearts Series of video games.

He was married to a star of another emblematic sitcom.

Charles Kimbrough and Beth Howland in 1997
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In 2002, Kimbrough married another actor famous to be in a sitcom:Beth Howland, who played the clumsy waitress Vera Gorman in the successful showAlice, withLinda Lavin, which took place from 1976 to 1985. Three decades before getting married, Kimbrough and Howland both appeared in the same Broadway show. They got married toHowland's death against lung cancer In December 2015, however, at his request, Kimbrough announced the death of Howland publicly before May 2016.

"It was the side of Boston of his outing personality," said Kimbrough, quoted in the actor's Billology in the New York Times. "She didn't want to make noise."

Previously, Kimbrough was married toMary Jane Wilson From 1961 to 1991. They welcomed a son,John Kimbrough, who was then the founder of the alternative rock group Walt Mink.

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He returned to his first love, the theater.

Charles Kimbrough and Kelsey Grammer in My Fair Lady
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In the preceding years, he became famous for his role onMurphy Brown, Kimbrough was asuccessful stage actor, appearing in its first role outside Broadway in the years 1961Everything for love And, in 1970, played Harry in theOriginal casting ofStephen Sondheim Company (where he met his future wife), obtaining an appointment to Tony for the role. In 1984, he appeared in the original Broadway production of SondheimSunday in the park with George.

Years laterMurphy Brown Completed, Kimbrowh went up on stage again, appearing in a reminder of the Center-New York! Production ofNo, no, nanette and a New York Philharmonic staging fromMy beautiful lady withGrammer Kelsey. He returned to Broadway in 2009Accent on youth next toDavid Hyde Pierce.

He returned for theMurphy Brown Meeting in 2018.

Twenty years after the original series ofMurphy Brown finished and in the wake of successful awakenings of other sitcoms from the 90s as Will and grace and Roseanne , CBS brought back the series for an 11th season of 13 episodes in 2018, and Kimbrough was on board. Ninety at the time, it was not good enough for appear in all episodes , according to Deadline, but it appeared in three. The revival was canceled after a season.

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