Good Times actor Ben Powers has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 64. While a cause of death has yet to be revealed, an obituary created by his loved ones has surfaced that reveals the actor passed away April 6 in New Bedford, Mass. Powers was best known for his role as Keith Anderson on the '70s sitcom Good Times. His character was married to Thelma Evans played by BerNadette Stanis. "My condolences goes out to the family of Ben Powers who past a few days ago," she wrote on Facebook with a throwback picture of the pair. "He was a great actor and great friend who is gone too soon." She added, "He will be missed by many. Until next lifetime my...
- 4/19/2015
- E! Online
Actor Ben Powers, who was best known for his role as Keith Anderson on the '70s sitcom Good Times, died at age 64 on April 6, Deadline reports. Powers' character was the football player husband of Thelma Evans (BerNadette Stanis) from 1978 to 1979. "My condolences goes out to the family of Ben Powers who past a few days ago," Stanis wrote on Facebook on April 16. "He was a great actor and great friend who is gone too soon. He will be missed by many. Until next [...]...
- 4/19/2015
- Us Weekly
Ben Powers, best known for his role as Keith Anderson on the Good Times sitcom that aired on CBS in the middle to late 1970s, has died. Powers was 64 and died April 6 in New Bedford, Ma. His character was the football player husband of Thelma Evans, who was played by BerNadette Stanis on the hit series from producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin. Powers also played the character Moochie on another CBS series, The New Mike Hammer that starred Stacey Keach. He also appeared…...
- 4/19/2015
- Deadline TV
Ben Powers, who played Thelma's (BernNadette Stanis) husband Keith Anderson on the final season of the classic CBS sitcom Good Times, has died. He was 64. Powers died April 6 in New Bedford, Mass., his family announced. No cause of death was revealed. He joined the cast of Good Times for its sixth and final 1978-79 season, playing Keith, a professional football player. His character and Thelma are wed on the third episode of that year, but he injures his leg while walking out of the church, straining their relationship. Read More Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2015 Powers also
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- 4/19/2015
- by Mike Barnes, Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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