Actor Ned Eisenberg ('Law & Order,' 'Mare of Easttown') dies at 65

Actor Ned Eisenberg has died this weekend. His wife, Patricia Dunnock, confirmed the news to TMZ with a statement.

"As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very strange killers: cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma," Patricia Dunnock said in her statement.

"Over the course of two years, he valiantly and privately battled cancer, while continuing to work in show business," the letter continues.

How and why did the actor continue to work under those circumstances? That is also clarified by Patricia Eisenberg in the statement.

Her husband had to keep working "to make sure his medical coverage paid for him and his family," she says. In addition to Patricia, the family included their son Lino, who's an actor too.

The actor had a prolific career of more than 40 years in which he played important secondary roles in outstanding movies and tv shows.

His last two roles were in the well-known series 'Mare of Easttown' (HBO) and 'The Blacklist' (NBC), both in 2021, when he had already had cancer for a year.

In 'Mare of Easttown', Ned Eisenberg played the role of Detective Hauser, along with Kate Winslet and Evan Peters. It was a fitting role for him, as he had already made a name in other crime dramas, such as 'Law & Order' (image).

Born in January 1957, Ned Eisenberg was 65 years old and had made his film debut in 1980, with 'The Exterminator', after graduating from the Performing Arts High School in New York.

In the 80s, participated in 'Miami Vice' while starring in films like 'The Soldier' (1982), 'Firstborn' (1984) and 'Hiding Out' (1987).

In the nineties he became a regular secondary actor in series like 'The Fanelli Boys' (1990), 'LA Law' (1993), 'Law & Order' (1997) and 'The Sopranos' (1999).

In 'Law & Order' he had a recurring role as defense attorney James Granick, whom he played seven times between 1997 and 2009.

The 21st century only confirmed that Ned Eisenberg was a recurring actor who always delivered, both as a friend and as a villain.

In the last two decades, the interpreter appeared in 'NYPD Blue' (2002), 'New Amsterdam' (2008), 'Blue Bloods' (2011), '30 Rock' (2012), 'White Collar' ( 2013) and 'Madam Secretary' (2014).

In recent years, in fact, every series in which he appeared became or was already a resounding success.

And the titles prove it: 'The Good Wife' (2015), 'The Night Of' (2016), 'Bull' (2016), 'Elementary' (2018), 'The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel' (2019), 'The Plot Against America' (2020) or 'Little Voice' (2020).