The ‘Twin Peaks’ One-Armed Man Was 83 – Deadline

Al Strobel, greatest recognized for his position as Phillip Gerard within the Twin Peaks drama collection, has died on the age of 83. No reason behind loss of life was given.

Strobel’s December 2 loss of life was introduced on Fb by producer and longtime David Lynch collaborator Sabrina Sutherland, who wrote: “I’m unhappy to need to put up that Al Strobel handed away final night time. I liked him dearly.”

The collection initially premiered on ABC in 1990, and ran for 2 seasons spanning 30 episodes. The present returned in 2014 with a movie of never-seen excerpts, and the collection got here again in 2017.

Strobel, who misplaced his left arm in a automobile accident when he was 17, appeared in the entire eras of Twin Peaks. He lent an eerie contact as Gerard, a person who reduce off his personal arm to cease an evil entity from possessing him.

Strobel additionally appeared within the movies Megaville (1990) alongside Billy Zane, and Ricochet River with Kate Hudson. Strobel retired within the early 2000s, however briefly stepped again into appearing to reprise his position as Gerard in Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017.

Mark Frost, the collection’ cocreator, was one of many first to pay tribute to Strobel: “Oh no…Expensive Al…as these of you fortunate sufficient to have met him through the years, what a heat and great gentleman he was. RIP, pal,” he wrote.

Dana Ashbrook, who performed dangerous boy jock-turned-cop Bobby Briggs, added: “Unhappy, unhappy information…love Al. He was the sweetest of males.”

Producer Harley Peyton additionally expressed his condolences. “As genuine an actor as I ever met. So exact so actual. RIP. Al,” he wrote.

No particulars on survivors or memorial plans was instantly accessible.