Rydbeck died after a battle with cancer.
“He played Roy the nerdy businessman/paintball player.
His comic performance is still making audiences and fans laugh almost 40 years later.
Whitney Rydbeck in ‘Jason Lives: Friday the `3 Part VI’.Paramount pictures
I have worked with Whitney for over 53 years, McLoughlins statement continues.
Weve collaborated on so many projects together.
Some as comic partners on stage and film, others on projects I wrote and directed.
Whitney Rydbeck.Whitney Rydbeck/Facebook
I specifically wrote the Roy part inJason Livesfor him knowing his unique talent.
We also became close friends over these past decades.
Hes truly the kindest, heartfelt, and lovable person I have known.
Seeing him struggling with cancer this past year and a half has been beyond heartbreaking.”
Whitney Rydbeck/Facebook
Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck was born in Los Angeles on March 13, 1945 .
In the early 1970s, he and McLoughlin were members of the Richmond Shepard Mime Troupe and the L.A.
Mime Company, which McLoughlin founded.
Rydbeck made his acting debut on a 1970 episode ofNanny and the Professor.
“I always buckle up,” he toldThe Post.
“I’ll tell you that.”
