Tom Ligon, the veteran stage and screen actor best known for his roles in Bang the Drum Slowly and the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died at the age of 85.
His death was confirmed by SAG-AFTRA’s New York Local and longtime friend Steve Hayes. A cause of death has not been publicly disclosed.
Born on September 10, 1940, Ligon began his acting career after studying at Yale University, where an early stage performance caught the attention of legendary playwright Tennessee Williams. That opportunity helped launch a career that spanned more than five decades across Broadway, television and film.