The 24 and Star Trek Actor Gregory Itzin has died at age 74 after a complication during an emergency surgery.
Itzin's manager, Lisa Gallant, confirmed the death news. She informed that Itzin was hospitalized and some kind of complication arose during his emergency surgery and he can not survive.
In 2015, he had a heart attack during his performance as William Shakespeare's Falstaff on stage.
Itzin's son, Wilke, also posted about his father's death on Instagram and wrote,
"It is with an incredibly heavy heart to announce that my father Gregory Martin Itzin has passed on."
"I am so so grateful to have been able to share these last few days with my dad in the midwest where he grew up. We were able to share some incredible moments together, fishing, bonding, watching him have the opportunity to connect with his grandson Wylder in a way we were never able to do before. He was able to spend quality time in a place he loved, with the people who loved him dearly. I was able to say good bye but was truly hoping that it wasn’t true. His sister Pam held him for his last breath and I am so thankful she was able to be there with him."
"It was by some miracle that he was able to make it this far. We traveled to Northwoods Wisconsin, and visited the place he used to take us when we were kids, “Bent’s camp” and he was even able to have a chance rendezvous with one of his oldest friends who happened to be staying there, someone he hadn’t seen in ages. It was really special."
"It is hard to put into words the life of a man lived to its fullest."
"My dad was known in the world as a phenomenal actor with a body of work that would trump most famous actors resumes. He’s been on everything from “airplane”, “friends”, “ Star Trek deep space nine”, “Mork and Mindy” and of course the infamous president on “24” and so much more. But what many people truly knew him for was his incredible performances on the stage. I remember watching him in the one man show “ ship wrecked” by Donald Margulies and being blown away, in awe that the man on stage was my dad. He was in love with the theater, and even on his dying breath he could recite Shakespeare like he made the words up himself."
"I will never feel like we had enough time together. I love you pops and I really don’t know what I’m going to do without you. You were loved by all and we will miss you tremendously. Although bittersweet, I am glad we got to spend these last few days together."
“And you, my father, there on the sad height,
"Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray."
"Do not go gentle into that good night."
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
