Max Wright with the title character on the NBC sitcom “ALF.” A versatile stage actor, he said he never liked playing a supporting role to a puppet that had all the good lines.

Max Wright, the actor who portrayed the father on the Eighties sitcom Alf, has died. He was 75. On Wednesday, Wright’s son Ben confirmed his death to the Hollywood Reporter .

The classic ’80s TV show, ALF, featured a furry anteater meets the Muppets type of character.Alf was a beloved wise-cracking “Alien Life Form” from the planet Melmac. Max Wright rose to fame ...

Life after ALF: TV dad Max Wright looks disheveled 25 years after his hit sitcom ended. By LAUREL BROWN FOR MAILONLINE . Published: 14:14 EDT, 19 June 2015 | Updated: 23:54 EDT, 19 June 2015 ...

Max Wright, who played the beleaguered father of the suburban family who gave a home on Earth to an extraterrestrial on the 1980s NBC sitcom 'ALF,' has died. He was 75.

Max Wright, who played Willie Tanner, the father figure to an alien in TV's "ALF," has died at 75. Wright was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995 but had been in remission for years, according to TMZ ...

Max Wright, the actor best known for portraying the exasperated yet good-natured father of the Tanner clan on the comedy series “ALF,” has died at the age of 75. Wright died Wednesday at his ...

ALF star Max Wright has died. Wright died in his home in Hermosa Beach, CA following a decades-long battle with cancer, TMZ and Deadline reported. He was 75. The actor was diagnosed with Lymphoma ...

Max Wright, known for playing father Willie Tanner on the hit ’80s sitcom ALF, has died.He was 75. Wright’s family confirmed his death to TMZ.The actor reportedly died at his home in Hermosa ...

Max Wright, best known for playing patriarch Willie Tanner on the sitcom “Alf,” died Wednesday. He was 75. Wright’s family confirmed his death to TMZ. The actor died in his home in Hermosa ...

Actor Max Wright has died aged 75 after a long battle with cancer, his family has confirmed. He was well known for playing Willie Tanner, the adoptive father of an alien, in the hit 1980s sitcom ALF.