J. Countess/WireImage Dan Ziskie, the character actor known for his work on dramas likeTremeandHouse of Cardsas well as comedies likeChappelle's Show, died July 21 in New York City. He was 80. The cause was arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease,according to a death notice. Born in Detroit 1944 in, Ziskie was a track and field athlete at the University of Michigan, where he studied English. He worked as a crewman on a freighter on the Great Lakes and as a journalist before joining the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago, where he performed alongside the likes ofJohn Belushi,Brian Doyle-Murray, andJoe Flaherty. Patrick Harbron/Netflix After finding success performing in Chicago, Ziskie moved to New York and made his Broadway debut as an understudy inMorning's at Sevenin 1980. He acted opposite Judd Hirsch in the playI'm Not Rappaportin 1985. After appearing in several minor TV roles in the early 1980s, Ziskie began booking bigger projects in 1985, when he appeared in films likeThe Man with One Red ShoeoppositeTom Hanks,TwistedoppositeChristian Slater, andRobert Altman'sO.C. and Stiggs. Over the next several years, he appeared in single episodes of shows likeRemington Steele,St. Elsewhere,The Equalizer,Newhart, andMurphy Brown. He also played supporting roles in the comedy filmsAdventures in BabysittingandTroop Beverly Hills. In the 1990s, Ziskie acted on shows such asQuantum Leap,Law & Order,Ghostwriter,ER, andDEA, primarily portraying politicians and military figures. He also appeared inThe Jackal, which starredBruce WillisandRichard Gere. Ziskie continued with similar roles in the 2000s, playing authority figures in movies likeThirteen DaysstarringKevin Costner,Bad CompanywithAnthony HopkinsandChris Rock, andEight BelowfeaturingPaul Walker. On the small screen, he played judges, doctors, law enforcement officers, and more military personnel on series likeSex and the City,24,NCIS, andUgly Betty. He also played small roles inSteven Spielberg'sWar of the WorldsandCharlie Kaufman'sSynecdoche, New York. Perhaps Ziskie's most memorable performance of the aughts came from aprovocative sketch onChappelle's Showin 2004, which saw the actor play the patriarch of a white family whose surname is a homophone of a racial slur. Ziskie's most prominent roles arrived in the last decade of his career. He portrayed construction magnate C.J. Liquori in 18 episodes of HBO'sTreme, and played the vice president of the United States in six episodes ofHouse of Cards. He also appeared in three episodes of theOscar Isaac–starring miniseriesShow Me a Hero; acted in five eps ofZero Hour; and guested on shows likeThe Blacklist,Blue Bloods,The Good Wife, andMadam Secretary. Comedy Central Sign up forEntertainment Weekly'sfree daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Ziskie was also an accomplished photographer. He releasedCloud Chamber, a book collecting his portraits of everyday New Yorkers, in 2017, and saw his work featured inThe New York Times,The Guardian, theFinancial Times, and more. Ziskie is survived by his brother David, his sister-in-law Cynthia, and their three children, as well as other extended family. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly