Robert Hegyes died Thursday morning after suffering an apparent heart attack.
The actor was best known for his role of Juan Epstein on the ’70′s sitcom Welcome Back Kotter, which starred John Travolta and Gabe Kaplan.
After his 4 seasons on Welcome Back Kotter, Hegyes costarred on Cagney & Lacey as Detective Manny Esposito, and also appeared on The Love Boat, NewsRadio and CHiPS. The actor taught occassional master classes at his alma mater, Rowan University.
Hegyes joined most of his fellow Sweathogs at the 35th Welcome Back Kotter reunion held at the 2011 TV Land Awards.
Robert Hegyes is survived by 3 siblings, 2 children and 2 step-children.
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