▁spe ci als , ▁titled ▁Robert ▁Klein : ▁The ▁H BO ▁Spe ci als ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Klein ▁star red ▁in ▁The ▁Myst eries ▁of ▁Laura , ▁a ▁crime ▁dram edy ▁on ▁N BC ▁st arring ▁Deb ra ▁Mess ing . ▁In ▁this ▁series ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁main ▁character , ▁Laura . ▁He ▁appeared ▁alongside ▁Mess ing ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁rela unch ed ▁version ▁of ▁her ▁sit com ▁Will ▁& ▁Grace , ▁playing ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁her ▁character , ▁Grace ▁Ad ler . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Amb assador ▁on ▁Mad am ▁Secretary . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ark n ado ▁films . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Klein ▁would ▁be ▁playing ▁Grace ▁Ad ler ' s ▁father ▁Martin ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Will ▁and ▁Grace ▁replacing ▁Alan ▁Ar kin . ▁ ▁Klein ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Am orous ▁Bus boy ▁of ▁Dec atur ▁Avenue : ▁A ▁Child ▁of ▁the ▁F ift ies ▁Looks ▁Back , ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Klein ▁is ▁divor ced ▁from ▁opera ▁singer ▁Br enda ▁Bo oz er . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁Alexander ▁Stuart ▁Klein , ▁who ▁goes ▁by ▁All ie ▁Klein ▁and ▁performs ▁stand up ▁comedy .