Michael DeLano, the actor and singer who in the 1970s played a Los Angeles firefighter opposite James Drury on ABC's Firehouse and lounge singer Johnny Venture opposite Valerie Harper on CBS's Rhoda, has died. He was 84 years old.
DeLano suffered a heart attack and died on October 20 in a Las Vegas hospital, Jean Delano, his wife of 28 years and partner of 38, told The Hollywood Reporter.
A resident of Las Vegas since 1992, the charismatic DeLano played a casino manager in the heist movie Ocean's Eleven (2001) and the sequel Ocean's Twelve (2004) and until recently sang classic songs as a regular performer at the old-school Dispensary Lounge on Tropicana Avenue.
