His wife announced his death earlier this week Erich Anderson, best known for his roles in Felicity and Dallas , has died at the age of 67. Anderson’s wife, actor Saxon Trainor, announced his death on Instagram, sharing that he had suffered a “brutal struggle with cancer”. The actor was known for his roles in various television shows including Melrose Place , Star Trek: The Next Generation and Murder , She Wrote .
However, it was his role as Dr. Edward Porter, the father of Keri Russell’s character in J.J.
Abrams’ Felicity , for which he was best known. He starred in nine episodes of the hit series, which ran from 1999 to 2002. Anderson’s film credits include horror movie Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter , Infinity and 2002 movie starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, Unfaithful .
A post shared by Saxon Trainor • The Studio 🎭 (@saxontrainor) In her tribute on Instagram, Trainor wrote how she was “too bereft” to write about her husband, and so shared the words of her brother-in-law Michael O’Malley. The post read: “My brother in law Erich Anderson passed this morning after a brutal struggle with cancer. He had a long successful career as an actor – he was on that old show 30 something,” (referring to drama TV series thirtysomething ).
“He was Felicity’s father on Felicity , he was killed in a basement in a Friday The 13th Movie : he was on Star Trek and dozens of other shows.” O’Malley continued to describe Anderson: “He was a smart and .
