Jonathan Farwell, who appeared on soap operas, on Broadway and on regional stages for six decades but never got a chance to go on for Yul Brynner in The King and I despite serving as his understudy for hundreds of shows, has died. He was 93.

Farwell died Saturday from complications of a broken hip at a hospice facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, The Denver Gazette reported .

Farwell starred as Antonio Salieri in a national touring version of Broadway’s Amadeus and headlined productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , The Dresser , King Lear , Shadowlands , The Outgoing Tide and Duet for One during his impressive stage career.

Jonathan Farwell, who appeared on soap operas, on Broadway and on regional stages for six decades but never got a chance to go on for

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