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Singer-dancer Richard Warren Pugh, 55, dies

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    Broadway singer, dancer and actor Richard Warren Pugh, a member of the chorus of the 1995 Disney feature film Pocahontas, died in his sleep Friday at his Teaneck, New Jersey home.

    Pugh, 55, was an original cast member of The Phantom of the Opera for 18 years.The cause of death was complications from diabetes.

    "He was the perfect character actor, even in life," sister Jeanine M. Pollock told the Bergen Record. "He always took care of people around him. He was the one in the family that others relied on."

    Pugh opened in The Phantom of the Opera in 1988. His roles included the Auctioneer, understudy for Ubaldo Piangi, Joseph Buquet and Monsieur Firmin.

    At the time of his death, Pugh was still appearing on Broadway in Phantom. Although he had been on a leave of absence, he was scheduled to return to the Majestic Theatre today, friends told Playbill.

    His other Broadway roles included Sweeney Todd (1979-80, serving as an ensemble member, and also understudying and playing The Beadle); the 1980 revival of The Music Man, playing Dick Van Dyke's sidekick Marcellus; the 1981 musical Copperfield; and a 1983-84 revival of Zorba with Anthony Quinn.

    Born in New York City on October 20, 1950, Pugh graduated from Tarkio College in Missouri.

    A member of Actors' Equity Association since 1977, Pugh he served as its second vice-president from 1991 to 2000. He was also an Eastern Regional Principal Councillor and Eastern Regional Chorus Councillor for Actors' Equity. Pugh was also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

    "Acting, that was his whole life," said Pollock. "He had a fused ankle, and he was still able to dance. He was a one-legged song-and-dance man."

    Besides his sister, Richard Warren Pugh, is survived by his father, Henry Pugh, and his nephew, Rhys Pollock.

    Visitation will continue at the Costa Memorial Home in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today (Monday, June 12).

    A funeral Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church in Lodi, New Jersey.
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