My dear friend, youll be terribly missed, Maharis friend Marc Bahan shared in aFacebookpost.

He studied at the Actors Studio and got his start working in off-Broadway productions.

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His first television role came in 1958 withThe Mugger.

George Maharis

George Maharis in ‘Journey to the Unknown’ (1968)ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images

Maharis would go on to land other TV credits in shows likeNaked City,ExodusandSearch for Tomorrow.

Maharis would be forced to leave the show midway through Season 3 due to health issues.

Maharis final credit was in the filmDoppelgangerdirected by Avi Neshar in 1993 which starred Drew Barrymore and George Newbern.

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