Paul D’Amato dead: Law & Order and The Deer Hunter star dies aged 76 after four-year battle with rare disease
THE actor Paul D’Amato has died aged 76, his family say.
He was best known for playing a range of characters in US police drama Law & Order.
D’Amato also starred as a sergeant alongside Robert De Niro in the 1978 epic war drama The Deer Hunter.
His family said he died on Monday following a four year battle with a rare brain disease.