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Only after those chapters did he step fully into the spotlight, directing theater in West Virginia and eventually carving out a steady acting career. As Head Bull Haig in The Shawshank Redemption and Burt in Gilmore Girls, he brought quiet gravity and humanity to every frame. Friends remember a man who loved painting, music, nature, and animals, whose kindness matched his talent. The tributes now flooding in feel less like farewell and more like a promise: that a life so full, and so generously lived, will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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