By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:44 EST, 16 January 2013 | UPDATED: 17:13 EST, 16 January 2013 Passing of a legend: Diff'rent Strokes star Conrad Bain has died at the age of 89 on Monday, it was reported on Wednesday Diff'rent Strokes star Conrad Bain has died aged 89. The Canadian-American actor, who was famous for playing the father figure Phillip Drummond on the hit sitcom, died on Monday in Livemore, California, or natural causes. The actor's daughter Jennifer praised on Tuesday, telling TMZ:: 'He was an amazing person. He was a lot like Mr Drummond, but much more interesting in real life. He was an amazing father.'
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