PASSINGS / Steven Gilborn
Steven Gilborn, 72, an actor best known for playing the father of Ellen DeGeneres’ character on the 1990s sitcom “Ellen,” died of cancer Jan. 2 at his home in North Chatham, N.Y.
His television roles included portraying the math teacher on “The Wonder Years” and recurring parts on such series as “The Practice,” “Picket Fences” and “L.A. Law.”
Among his film credits are “Nurse Betty” (2000) and “The Brady Bunch Movie” (1995).
Born July 15, 1936, in New Rochelle, N.Y., Gilborn earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Swarthmore College in 1958 and a doctorate in dramatic literature from Stanford University in 1969.
He taught drama at UC Berkeley, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University before he decided to try to make it as a stage actor in 1970.
His stage roles included Prospero in “The Tempest” and Benedick in “Much Ado About Nothing” at the Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C.
For many years, Gilborn acted in and directed plays for the Interact Theatre Company in North Hollywood.
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