death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
los angeles , california 22 january 2009 chicago , illinois 13 july 1930 darrell sandeen
 darrell sandeen actor
darrell sandeen

darrell sandeen -lrb- july 13 , 1930 -- january 22 , 2009 -rrb- was a character actor who specialized in playing menacing or offbeat people .
perhaps his best-known role was as corrupt cop `` buzz '' meeks in `` l.a. confidential .
sandeen started as a stage actor on broadway , appearing in the original casts of `` young abe lincoln '' , `` can-can '' , `` here 's love '' , a revival of `` guys and dolls '' , `` a joyful noise '' , and `` the fig leaves are falling '' .
he can be heard on three cast albums .
moving to hollywood , he appeared on such television shows as `` bonanza '' and `` route 66 '' .
he was featured in `` l.a. confidential '' , `` blazing saddles '' , and `` they call me bruce ? '' .
sandeen continued acting until shortly before his death ; later roles included appearing as a possible conspirator in the kennedy assassination in `` interview with the assassin '' , playing opposite porn star mary carey in `` pervert ! ''
, and playing homeless al in `` string theory '' .
sandeen remained active in theatre as part of the musical theatre guild in los angeles .
sandeen died on january 22 , 2009 , of complications following a stroke .
