Lee Weaver Dead: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ Actor Was 95

Lee Weaver, the familiar character actor known for his work on The Bill Cosby Show , the Loni Anderson -starring Easy Street and the Coen brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou? , has died. He was 95.

Weaver died Sept. 22 at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced. He “wove joy, depth and representation into every role he played and everything he did,” they said.

Weaver played Brian Kincaid, the brother of Bill Cosby’s gym teacher, Chet Kincaid, on 1969-71’s The Bill Cosby Show , and he stole scenes as the exhibitionist Buck Naked on the Steven Bochco series Hill Street Blues in 1982-84 and NYPD Blue in 1994.

Lee Weaver, the familiar character actor known for his work on The Bill Cosby Show , the Loni Anderson -starring Easy Street and the Coen brothers’ O