New York Daily News

‘Working Girl’ actor Bosco, 88

- BY PETER SBLENDORIO With News Wire Services

Actor Philip Bosco, who appeared in a slew of notable movie, TV and Broadway production­s over a decades-long entertainm­ent career, died Monday at 88.

The longtime actor — whose most prominent films included “The Savages,” “The Money Pit” and “Working Girl” — died at his Hawthorne, N.J., home, members of his family confirmed.

Bosco (photo) had been suffering with dementia, his daughter Celia Bosco said, according to The Associated Press.

In addition to his lengthy onscreen career, Bosco was an acclaimed theatrical performer who earned six Tony nomination­s between 1961 and 2005.

He took home the Tony for Lead Actor in 1989 for his performanc­e in “Lend Me a Tenor,” in which he portrayed the leader of an opera organizati­on. His other notable onstage performanc­es included roles in “The Crucible” in 1972, “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1973 and “Twelve Angry Men” in 2004, with the latter netting him his final Tony nomination.

Born in Jersey City in 1930, Bosco made the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1988.

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