was honored with the Rita Moreno Award for Excellence by the Hispanic Organization of Latin Artists (HOLA). Personal life Elliott married actress Donna Murphy in 1990. Elliott has two daughters from a previous relationship, Ivy Kaller and Justine McLaughlin. In 2006, Elliott and Murphy adopted a daughter, Darmia Hope Murphy Elliott. Death Elliott died on March 11, 2016 aged 79. Filmography References External links 1937 births 2016 deaths Male actors from New York City People from Santurce, Puerto Rico Place of death missing People from East Harlem Singers from New York City 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American male singers 21st-century American male actors Method actors