Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter was an American actor known for Evening Shade (CBS, 1990–1994, Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series), The Fisher King (1991), and The Green Mile (1999). He was gay and lived openly with his partner Sean Blue, having come out to friends and colleagues, though he was never the subject of a formal public coming-out story. He died of a seizure related to HIV complications in 2003. Jeter was a beloved character actor whose warmth and vulnerability made him memorable in everything he appeared in.