{"id":594868,"date":"2025-11-26T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/594868\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:22:21","slug":"michael-delano-dead-at-84-oceans-eleven-and-charlies-angels-actors-sudden-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/594868\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael DeLano dead at 84: Ocean’s Eleven and Charlie’s Angels actor’s sudden cause of death revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JOANNA CRAWLEY, DEPUTY SHOWBIZ EDITOR (NEWS)<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 03:26 EST, 26 November 2025 | Updated: 04:11 EST, 26 November 2025 <\/p>\n

Actor and singer Michael DeLano has died aged 84.<\/p>\n

DeLano appeared in the Oceans Eleven movie franchise as well as major TV shows including\u00a0Charlie’s Angels, The Jeffersons, Wonder Woman, and Magnum, P.I.<\/p>\n

His wife of 28 years Jean DeLano told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that her husband died of a heart attack on October 20 in a Las Vegas<\/a> hospital.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actor had been a Vegas resident since 1992, and until recently performed at the Dispensary Lounge. He played a casino manager in Ocean\u2019s Eleven (2001) and the sequel Ocean\u2019s Twelve (2004).<\/p>\n

Born in New York City<\/a>\u00a0in 1940, DeLano- whose real name was Michael Ace Del Fatti- began his career as a singer after serving as a paratrooper in the US army.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He signed with Swan Records in 1960 and recorded a string of songs under the name Key Larson.<\/p>\n

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Actor and singer Michael DeLano has died aged 84. DeLano appeared in the Oceans Eleven movie franchise as well as major TV shows including Charlie’s Angels and Magnum, P.I<\/p>\n

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The actor had been a Vegas resident since 1992, and until recently performed at the Dispensary Lounge. He played a casino manager in Ocean\u2019s Eleven in 2001 (pictured)\u00a0<\/p>\n

His singles included A Web of Lies and A Little Lovin’ Goes a Long, Long Way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The star later adopted the stage surname DeLano after seeing a blinking neon sign on a hotel with the name, according to his wife.<\/p>\n

He started acting in 1970 with stage roles in the likes of Hair, whilst his earliest film credits included 1971’s Catlow alongside Yul Brynner and Leonard Nimoy.<\/p>\n

He played\u00a0firefighter Sonny Caputo on all 13 episodes of Firehouse in 1974 but his most prolific television role was in\u00a0Rhoda, on which he portrayed Johnny Venture, a lounge singer who appeared in 11 episodes in the third and fourth series.<\/p>\n

His character unsuccessfully pursues a romantic relationship with Valerie Harper’s title character following her separation from her husband.<\/p>\n

Delando also played Lou Atkins in Supertrain \u2013 which aired for nine episodes in 1979.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As well as big screen appearances in Ocean’s 11, he also had a role in the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando.<\/p>\n

He had a brush of fame as a child, receiving fan-mail when he was a regular dancer on Dick Clark\u2019s American Bandstand during filming in\u00a0Philadelphia, where he was raised.<\/p>\n

\"He <\/p>\n

He played firefighter Sonny Caputo on all 13 episodes of Firehouse in 1974 (pictured) but his most prolific television role was in Rhoda<\/p>\n

\"Delando <\/p>\n

Delando also played Lou Atkins in Supertrain \u2013 which aired for nine episodes in 1979<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife, daughter, Bree, grandsons Michael and Lincoln and granddaughter Jaxon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A celebration of his life will take place on Sunday at The Dispensary Lounge in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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