Veteran actor Richard Gilliland died on March 18 at the age of 71 it has been confirmed by his family. The Designing Women star, who was married his co-star Jean Smart for nearly 34 years, died in Los Angeles following a "brief illness" a statement confirmed.
Richard is survived by Jean, their two children; Connor, 31, and Bonnie, 11, his sisters Ann Norberg and Wendy Knaack and his brother John Wells.
The actor was born in 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, and starred in productions such as Operation Petticoat, Just Our Luck, McMillan and Heartland.
He starred alongside wife Jean in the hit sitcom for 14 episodes when he played the love interest of Mary Jo, J.D. Shackleford.
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