Michael McGrath, who won a Tony Award in 2012 for his work in the musical “Nice Work if You Can Get It” and was a regular on Broadway, Off Broadway and regional stages, known especially for comedic roles and for his ability to conjure the likes of Groucho Marx, George M. Cohan and Jackie Gleason, died on Thursday at his home in Bloomfield, N.J.
His family announced the death through the publicist Lisa Goldberg.
No cause was provided.
Mr. McGrath was one of those stage actors who might rarely be recognized on the street yet worked steadily for decades, drawing good notices throughout.
He did much of his early work at Theater by the Sea in Matunuck, R.I., where he appeared regularly from 1977 to 1991, including in the title role of a 1989 production of “George M!,” the musical about Cohan, the famed song-and-dance man.
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Michael McGrath, Groucho Marx, George M, Cohan, Jackie Gleason, Lisa Goldberg, McGrath, “ George M, ” Michael Burlingame, “ McGrath, Luciano Pavarotti, “, Mel Gussow, ”
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Bloomfield , N.J, Matunuck, London, Conn, New York