Vale: Ralph Ahn

Veteran Korean-US actor Ralph Ahn, best known for New Girl, has died aged 95.

The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles reported his February 26 death but did not provide details.

He played Tran on the Zooey Deschanel sitcom New Girl in seven episodes from 2011-18. He was a mostly smiling and nodding grandfather figure to Nick (Jake Johnson) and spoke only two lines of dialogue — one in his first appearance and one in his last.

But he boasts a longer list of credits ranging as far back as the 1950s including Terry and the Pirates, 21 Beacon Street plus ER, Gilmore Girls, The King of Queens, The Shield, Suddenly Susan and Walker, Texas Ranger.

Feature films included Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, Amityville: A New Generation, The Perfect Weapon, Let It Rise, Younger and Younger and Mel Brooks’ Life Stinks.

Source: Deadline