Photos: Remembering George Segal, 1934-2021
George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and worked into his late 80s on “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday.
Co-stars Italian actress Virna Lisi and American actor George Segal rehearse a wedding party scene for a new film, "Tenderly", in Rome, Jan. 12, 1968 . (AP Photo/Claudio Luffoli)
Actor George Segal appears in a portrait from 1965. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Actors left to right, Ben Gazzara, George Segal and Robert Vaughn, stars of film "The Bridge at Remagen" relax during press conference at Imperial Hotel in Vienna on Aug. 2, 1968. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (AP Photo, File)
Elaine Kaufman, center, founder and owner of Elaine's Restaurant poses with Terry Southern, left, author of Dr. Strangelove, and George Segal, Monday night in New York during a party celebrating the famous restaurant's 25th anniversary. Numerous celebrities from the worlds of film, theater, art, sport and society turned out for the celebration. (AP Photo/str)
Bill Wyman, left, of the Rolling Stones joins Carly Simon and George Segal, right, for an exhibit of the late Michael Cooper’s photographs at Simon’s River Run Gallery in New York on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1989. Cooper photographed many famous figures of the Sixties, including the Stones and the Beatles. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)
FILE - Actor George Segal plays the banjo at his home in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 1997. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (AP Photo /Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - Cast members from the NBC "Just Shoot Me," George Segal, left, and Laura San-Giacomo appear at the TCA winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 10, 1997. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” and the NBC sitcom "Just Shoot Me," died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
FILE - Actor George Segal arrives at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Mike Nichols on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, Calif. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - Actor George Segal attends Betty White's 89th Birthday celebration hosted by TV Land, in New York, on Jan. 18, 2011. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
Actor George Segal attends the Disney/ABC Television Group's 2013 Summer TCA panel at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Aug. 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
George Segal attends the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala honoring Barbra Streisand on Monday, April 22, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
FILE - Cast members of the ABC sitcom "The Goldbergs," from left, Hayley Orrantia, Wendi McLendon-Covey, George Segal, Jeff Garlin, and Troy Gentile appear at Paley Center Presents "The Goldbergs: Your Trip To The 1980's" on April 28, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Actor George Segal poses atop his new star during a ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
George Segal, center, poses with filmmaker Kevin Smith, left, and actor/comedian David Spade during a ceremony awarding Segal with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor George Segal, second from left, poses with, left to right, Wendie Malick, Laura San Giacomo and David Spade, fellow cast members from the television series "Just Shoot Me," during a ceremony awarding Segal with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor George Segal, right, poses with his wife Sonia during a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
FILE - Actor George Segal poses with a replica of his star at a ceremony honoring him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Feb. 14, 2017. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by ABC shows George Segal in a scene from the comedy series, "The Goldbergs." Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (ABC via AP)
This image released by ABC shows George Segal in a scene from the comedy series, "The Goldbergs." Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (ABC via AP)
This image released by ABC shows a portrait of George Segal, who portrays Pops Solomon, the comedy series, "The Goldbergs." Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87. (ABC via AP)
This image released by ABC shows the cast of the comedy series "The Goldbergs," clockwise from left, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sam Lerner, Hayley Orrantia, George Segal, Troy Gentile, Jeff Garlin and Sean Giambrone. Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday, his wife said. He was 87.(Andrew Eccles/ABC via AP)