Charles C. Stevenson, a legendary actor renowned for portraying bartender Smitty in the beloved series "Will & Grace," has sadly passed away at the age of 95. The news of his demise was confirmed by his son, Scott, in a statement to Variety. According to Scott, Charles breathed his last breath on January 19 in Camarillo, California, due to natural causes.
"In his own words, his job was 'marrying or burying people'," Scott recalled, sharing a personal anecdote about his father's role as a bartender. "As he told it, the panic-stricken director would invariably come to him to beg him to find a way to fill in unscripted space between 'We are gathered here together' (where he’d probably get his close-up) and the 'amen' at the end of the scene (where he usually wouldn’t)."
Scott further elaborated, "Stevenson admitted that he got pretty good at that."
Throughout his decades-long career in the entertainment industry, Charles appeared in numerous TV series, including "Cheers," "L.A. Law," "Men in Black," "Glee," "Bunheads," and "Dynasty." However, it was his role as Smitty in the 1998 sitcom "Will and Grace" that truly solidified his fame and cemented his place in television history.
