Pat Finn, comedy actor known for roles in 'The Middle' and 'Seinfeld,' dies at 60

Pat Finn, a seasoned drama histrion known for playing the Heck family’s affable neighbour Bill Norwood connected “The Middle,” died Monday, reportedly pursuing a three-year conflict with cancer. He was 60.

“After a beauteous beingness filled with laughter, love, family, and friends, we stock the heartbreaking quality of the decease of Pat Finn,” Finn’s household said successful a connection to aggregate outlets. Finn’s manager, Andrea Pett-Joseph, who described the histrion arsenic “the kindest, astir joyful idiosyncratic successful immoderate room, told Deadline that helium died surrounded by his household and friends. His decease was archetypal reported by TMZ.

Finn broke into amusement concern successful the 1990s, appearing successful assorted sitcoms. His archetypal large relation was connected “The George Wendt Show,” wherever helium played Dan Coleman, the member of Wendt’s character, George Coleman. He besides had a recurring relation connected “Murphy Brown” arsenic Phil Jr., the lad of the archetypal proprietor and bartender of Phil’s Bar (portrayed by Pat Corley) who took implicit the constitution successful aboriginal seasons.

”Seinfeld” fans mightiness retrieve Finn from his relation arsenic Joe Mayo successful “The Reverse Peephole” episode. He besides portrayed alternate-universe Monica’s fellow Dr. Roger successful a mates of episodes of “Friends.” Finn’s credits besides included roles connected “The Drew Carey Show,” “3rd Rock From the Sun,” “That ’70s Show,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” “2 Broke Girls” and “The Goldbergs.” His astir caller credits included the films “Unexpected” (2023) and “Diamond successful the Rough” (2022).

Born successful Evanston, Ill., Finn attended Marquette University successful the 1980s, wherever helium met his aboriginal wife, Donna, and Chris Farley, with whom helium became friends. After graduating, Finn, on with Farley, joined Chicago’s Second City to hone his drama chops.

In a 2022 interrogation published connected Phoenix.org, Finn said he’d ever gravitated toward comedy.

“My ma and I watched ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ and ‘The Odd Couple,’” helium said. “I truly liked the thought of sitcoms. Growing up successful Chicago, cipher said they wanted to beryllium an actor. They wanted to beryllium firefighters oregon successful sales. ... A vocation successful drama didn’t go a world until I was picked up by The Second City and past the main stage.”

According to a connection provided to the New York Post, Finn was diagnosed with bladder crab successful 2022. Although helium went into remission, the crab aboriginal returned and metastasized.

A lifelong Bears fan, Finn “often showed the biggest signs erstwhile the Bears scored a touchdown” successful his last days, the connection from the actor’s household said. “No unit Bears — conscionable saying — bash it for Pat.”

Finn is survived by woman Donna and their 3 children, Cassidy, Caitlin and Ryan.