Joe E. Tata, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Actor, Dead at 85
etonline.comhas lost another one of its own. Joe E. Tata, best known for playing Peach Pit owner Nat on the beloved series, has died. He was 85.
Longtime co-star Ian Ziering shared the news on Instagram. ET has reached out to Tata's reps for comment. «In the last few months we’ve lost Jessica Klein one of 90210’s most prolific writers and producers, Denise Douse who played Mrs.
Teasley, and now I’m very sad to say Joe E Tata has passed away,» Ziering shared. «Joey was truly an OG, I remember seeing him on the Rockford files with James Garner years before we worked together on 90210.
He was often one of the background villains in the original Batman series.» His tribute continued, «One of the happiest people I’ve ever worked with, he was as generous with his wisdom as he was with his kindness.
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