By Tanya Fedak, Variety | Gerrit Graham, an actor, screenwriter and songwriter who co-wrote a song for The Grateful Dead, died on Tuesday in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 77. He suffered from lung disease, among other ailments.
Graham began his career starring alongside Robert De Niro in early Brian de Palma films “Hi Mom!” and “Greetings,” later appearing in films such as “Demon Seed,” “Pretty Baby,” “Child’s Play 2” and “National Lampoon’s Class Reunion.” Skilled in impressions and accents, Graham also appeared in episodes of “Seinfeld,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “The Wonder Years,” and on both “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Star Trek: Voyager.”
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. . . Also a songwriter and lyricist, Graham most notably collaborated with Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead. They co-wrote “Victim or The Crime,” which was recorded by the band for their “Built To Last” album and later by Weir and Rob Wasserman on their 1998 “Live” album.
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