Sun," and "The Bard," three episodes of the original Twilight Zone series. He also appeared on the original Star Trek series, making him one of the few people involved with both Star Wars and Star Trek. Wingreen also had a recurring role as Judge Arthur Beaumont in the series Matlock, and has guest-starred in numerous other series, including Mission: Impossible, Outer Limits, Bonanza, The Rockford Files, The Armstrong Circle Theatre, Alcoa Theatre, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Dr. Kildare, and The Fugitive. In 1965, Wingreen portrayed Adolf Hitler on Blue Light. In 1979, Wingreen was a part of the ensemble cast of the TV mini-series Roots: The Next Generations. In 1991, he guest starred on General Hospital as Judge Mattson. After an appearance on TV's Seinfeld in the 1990s, Wingreen retired. His last credited TV work was on In The Heat Of The Night in 1994. Personal life Wingreen married Gloria Scott Backe. Backe, known as "Scotty" died in 1996. They had one son together. Death Wingreen died at the age of 95 at his home in Los Angeles, California, on December 25, 2015. Jeremy Bulloch, who physically portrayed Boba Fett, paid tribute saying that "he will be sadly missed by his family, friends and all the Star Wars fans." He was survived by his son, theoretical physicist, Ned Wingreen, two grandchildren, and his sister, Harriet, a former pianist for the New York Philharmonic. Filmography Film Television References External links 1920 births 2015 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Brooklyn College alumni Jewish American male actors John Adams High School (Queens) alumni Male actors from New York City People from Brooklyn People from Howard Beach, Queens The New School alumni 21st-century American Jews