What is Richard Easton?
'''John Richard Easton'''<ref name=filmr>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/Richard-Easton.html|title=Richard Easton Biography (1933-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> (March 22, 1933 – December 2, 2019) was a Canadian actor. He was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. Easton was best known for his role as Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial ''[[The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247733/|title=Richard Easton|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> He also had television guest appearances on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', and ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/richard-easton/credits/206694|title=Richard Easton &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5103|title=Richard Easton|website=www.aveleyman.com|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=2018-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105145255/http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5103|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, he won a [[Tony Award]] and a [[Drama Desk Award]] for his role in ''[[The Invention of Love]]''. In 2008, Easton was added into the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122247-Hamlisch-Lane-Birch-Tunick-and-Azenberg-Among-Theater-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees|title=Hamlisch, Lane, Birch, Tunick and Azenberg Among Theater Hall of Fame Inductees|publisher=www.playbill.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310005016/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122247-Hamlisch-Lane-Birch-Tunick-and-Azenberg-Among-Theater-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees|archive-date=2014-03-10}}</ref> Easton died on December 2, 2019 of [[congestive heart failure]] at his home in [[Manhattan]] at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/theater/richard-easton-dead.html|title=Richard Easton, Stage Veteran and Tony Winner, Dies at 86|work=[[The