HOTCHKA<p>Actor <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/BenMasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BenMasters</span></a>, best known for his longest running, and final, role as Julian Crane on <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBC</span></a> soap <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Passions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Passions</span></a> (1999-2008), has died at 75. Masters had been suffering from dementia for several years and died from COVID. Masters' TV credits include <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/AnotherWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnotherWorld</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Kojak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kojak</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/KolchakTheNightStalker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KolchakTheNightStalker</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/BarnabyJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BarnabyJones</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/MurderSheWrote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MurderSheWrote</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/DiagnosisMurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiagnosisMurder</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/TouchedByAnAngel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TouchedByAnAngel</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Profit</span></a>. He appeared in many TV movies and miniseries, and in films <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Mandingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandingo</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/AllThatJazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AllThatJazz</span></a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/MakingMrRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MakingMrRight</span></a>.</p>