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'Rest peacefully dearest': Richard Gilliland, actor and husband to Jean Smart, dies at 71
Richard Gilliland – whose numerous acting credits include the CBS sitcom "Designing Women," where he met his wife of nearly 34 years, Jean Smart – has died.
He was 71.
Gilliland died on March 18 in Los Angeles following a brief illness, his family confirmed to USA TODAY Thursday in a statement provided by Smart's representative, Ame Vanlden.
In 1986, Gilliland landed a recurring role on "Designing Women" for five seasons as baseball talent scout J.D.
Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts' Mary Jo Shively. That's where he met and eventually married Smart, who played Charlene Frazier-Stillfield on the series.
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"I met him when he was kissing someone else," Smart said during a 2017 interview with Northwest Prime Time, adding that she asked fellow cast member Delta Burke to find out if Gilliland was o