cast as the voice of the father in the series Family Dog, he was later replaced by actor Martin Mull. He also had roles in theater, including playing Eliot Rosewater in the 1979 premier of Ashman and Menken's musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. In 1997, he returned to his alma mater as that year's Knight Fellow, one of Western Reserve Academy's most distinguished honors. Coffin was also a talented singer, songwriter, and musician. Personal life and death Coffin was married to actress Barbara Monte-Britton from September 25, 1977, to his death on July 31, 2003, from lung cancer; he was a long-time chain smoker. Filmography References External links 1943 births 2003 deaths Male actors from Michigan American male film actors American male television actors Deaths from lung cancer in California 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male voice actors University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Western Reserve Academy alumni