Veteran actor Eddie Driscoll has died after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 60.
Best known for his roles on “Mad Men,” “Entourage,” “This Is Us” and “Sex and the City,” Driscoll died Dec. 15 in Los Angeles from a saddle pulmonary embolism, fellow actor Jimmy Palumbo told The Hollywood Reporter.
The Post reached out to Palumbo for comment, as well as reps for Driscoll.
A Saddle pulmonary embolism is “a life-threatening condition characterized by a large blood clot that lodges at the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery, obstructing blood flow to both lungs,” according to Yale Medicine.
Born in New York in 1963, Driscoll studied acting at the University of Miami, and was part of the apprenticeship program at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theater in North Palm Beach, Florida. He studied with industry giants such as Reynolds and Carol Burnett.
He went on on to appear in several projects with Reynolds, who died at age 82 in 2018 – such as the 1989 films “Physical Evidence” and “Breaking In” and the ‘90s TV shows, “B.L. Stryker” and “Evening Shade.”
Driscoll also appeared in a slew of hit shows, including “Desperate Housewives,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Heroes,” “24,” “CSI: Miami” and “The King of Queens.”
His films included 1999’s “Lansky,” 2002’s “Boat Trip” and “Pavement,” and 2004’s “Cellular.”
On the stage, Driscoll played the loan shark Angelo ‘Gyp’ DeCarlo in “Jersey Boys” during the show’s West Coast tour.
He also worked as a host for the since-closed bar Dimples in Burbank, Calif., for more than two decades.
According to the outlet, there was a celebration of his life at Fox Fire Room – a bar where he used to work – in January.
Driscoll is survived by his brother, Danny.
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