Actor Erich Anderson, best known for the TV shows Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, Thirtysomething, CSI, has died at 67 after a “brutal struggle” with cancer.
His wife Saxon Trainor confirmed the news on Instagram.
However, too distraught to write a tribute herself, she re-posted the words of her brother-in-law, Michael O’Malley.
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O’Malley described Anderson as “a smart and funny guy” and “a fantastic cook” who, as well as acting, “wrote three great novels which you can find on Amazon”.
“I’ll miss him but his ordeal is over,” said O’Malley, who wrote that Anderson died “after a brutal struggle with cancer”.
The form of cancer and the length of his battle remain unknown.
Anderson is best known for his role as Rob Dier in the 1984 horror film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.
In 1998, he appeared in the pilot for Felicity and returned for eight more episodes.
He also appeared in Murder She Wrote, CSI, CSI: Miami, Thirtysomething and Star Trek.
In addition to acting, Anderson was a novelist, publishing Hallow Be Thy Name (2012), Thy Kingdom Come (2014), and Rabbit: A Golf Fable (2022).
