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Former 90210 Star Found Dead
Wednesday April 9, 2008

Stanley Kamel
Stanley Kamel arrives at "Characters Welcome" USA Network celebrates it's Lineup of Stars on April 3, 2008 in Century City, California.
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Former 90210 star Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday.

He was 65.

He died of a heart attack, according to TMZ.com.

Access Hollywood first reported the news.

Kamel is known for playing Rebecca Gayheart's father on Beverly Hills 90210, as well as for roles on The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Melrose Place, The Golden Girls, Days of Our Lives and Murder One.

He mostly recently played Dr. Charles Kroger on the USA hit Monk.

In a statement, a USA rep said, "USA is deeply saddened by the news of Stanley Kamel's passing. Stanley was an amazingly talented and extremely kind man, and an important member of the USA family. He will be sorely missed."

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