Geer died of respiratory failure at the age of 76 on April 22, 1978 in Los Angeles. As he was dying, his family sang folk songs that he and Woody Guthrie had written, and recited poems by Robert Frost at his bedside. [ 20 ]

Will Geer passed away at the age of 76 in Trumbull, Connecticut.

He was my favorite person in the whole world." Will Geer died on April 22, 1978. At his bedside were family members singing "This land is your land" and reciting favorite poems from Robert Frost. Funeral services were at Theatricum Botanicum and Mr. Geer was buried in a grove were he had often walked. Will Geer played everyone's grandfather.

He is best remembered for his role of 'Zebulon "Grandpa" Walton' on the television series, "The Waltons" (1972 to 1981; his death was written into the drama in a special two hour episode, "The Empty Nest").

Aug 4, 2020 · If you were watching The Waltons when it originally aired back in the ‘70s, you probably remember hearing the news that Will Geer — the man who played Grandpa Zebulon Walton — had died. Will passed away from respiratory failure on April 22, 1978, shortly after filming Season 6 of The Waltons.

Veteran actor Will Geer succumbs at age of 76 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Veteran actor Will Geer, the wrinkled grandfather of television's "'The Waltons," has died of respiratory arrest at a …

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Oct 15, 2023 · Three weeks after the season finale, actor Will Geer, who played "Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton," passed away at the age of 76. Sadly, Geer died on April 28, 1978, in Los Angeles with his family at his bedside. His cause of death was a respiratory ailment, according to The New York Times.

Jul 23, 2019 · Will Geer and Ellen Corby as Grandpa and Grandma Walton from the television program The Waltons. | Source: Wikimedia Commons. At the age of 76, Will died of respiratory arrest following a respiratory ailment on April 22, 1978, at Midway Hospital in Los Angeles.

Woodrow Parfrey (Ike Godsey) 1984 at age 61 of a heart attack in LA. Will Geer 1978 at age 76 of respiratory arrest in LA. (also rumored to have had a stroke previous to his final ailment). Merie Earle (Maude) 1984 at age 95 or Uremic Poisoning after surgery in Glendale, CA.