Peter Crombie obit

'SEINFELD' ACTOR PETER CROMBIEDEAD AT 71 ...

Played 'Crazy Joe Davola' 

He was not on the list.

Peter Crombie -- famous for playing fan favorite "Crazy" Joe Davola on "Seinfeld" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

The actor passed away Wednesday due to some sort of illness that took his life quickly, according to his ex-wife Nadine Kijner. It's unclear what ailment he might've been battling -- the rest of the details surrounding his death weren't immediately disclosed.

Peter will be best remembered for his recurring role on "Seinfeld" ...  his character "Crazy" Joe Davola appears in 5 episodes in season 4 ... with Joe terrorizing, stalking and threatening Jerry Seinfeld and even dating Elaine at one point.

Aside from his "Seinfeld" fame, Peter acted in movies like"My Dog Skip," "Natural Born Killers," "The Blob," "Se7en" and "Rising Sun," "Born on the Fourth of July" ... just to name a few. He did a lot more work in television, actually ... having made appearances on some big-time shows over the years.

In addition to 'Seinfeld, Peter starred in the TV miniseries "House of Frankenstein" ... as well as guest starring roles on TV shows like "NYPD Blue," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Diagnosis Murder," "Law & Order," "Perfect Strangers," "Spenser: For Hire," "L.A. Law," "L.A. Firefighters" and lots of others.

All in all, he had 35 acting credits to his name ... and it looks like he left showbiz around 2000.

Peter's ex-wife tells us ... "He was the kindest most caring, giving, considerate man. He was loved by everybody, generous and never had anything bad to say about anyone."

His friend Bill Stetz remembers Peter as "a gentle and loyal friend of soft words and expressive work as an actor and a writer." Peter was 71.

 

Actor

Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

Walker, Texas Ranger

5.6

TV Series

Detective Moody

2000

1 episode

 

My Dog Skip (2000)

My Dog Skip

7.0

Junior Smalls

2000

 

NYPD Blue (1993)

NYPD Blue

7.7

TV Series

Carney

1998

1 episode

 

Teri Polo, Peter Crombie, and Adrian Pasdar in House of Frankenstein (1997)

House of Frankenstein

5.3

TV Mini Series

Frankenstein's Creature

1997

2 episodes

 

A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)

A Walton Easter

7.0

TV Movie

Calvin Weeks

1997

 

Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)

Profiler

7.2

TV Series

1997

1 episode

 

L.A. Firefighters (1996)

L.A. Firefighters

5.6

TV Series

Norman Minter

1996

5 episodes

 

Picket Fences (1992)

Picket Fences

7.8

TV Series

Agent Wesley Banes

1996

1 episode

 

Grace Under Fire (1993)

Grace Under Fire

6.4

TV Series

Counterman

1996

1 episode

 

Middle Man

5.2

TV Movie

1995

 

Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

Se7en

8.6

Dr. O'Neill

1995

 

Safe (1995)

Safe

7.1

Dr. Reynolds

1995

 

Get Smart (1995)

Get Smart

6.5

TV Series

Larz

1995

1 episode

 

Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)

Natural Born Killers

7.2

Intense Cop

1994

 

L.A. Law (1986)

L.A. Law

7.1

TV Series

Julius Watson

1994

1 episode

 

Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)

Diagnosis Murder

6.8

TV Series

Brother Charles Simmons

1994

1 episode

 

John Larroquette in The John Larroquette Show (1993)

The John Larroquette Show

7.2

TV Series

Ted Slattery

1993

1 episode

 

Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

8.1

TV Series

Fallit Kot

1993

1 episode

 

Rising Sun (1993)

Rising Sun

6.2

Greg

1993

 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)

Seinfeld

8.9

TV Series

'Crazy' Joe Davola

1992–1993

5 episodes

 

Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

7.8

TV Series

Howie Neffer

1991

1 episode

 

Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)

The Doors

7.2

Associate Lawyer

1991

 

Smoothtalker (1990)

Smoothtalker

4.5

Jack Perdue

1990

 

Mickey Rourke in Desperate Hours (1990)

Desperate Hours

5.4

Connelly

1990

 

H.E.L.P. (1990)

H.E.L.P.

6.6

TV Series

Mr. Perry

1990

1 episode

 

As the World Turns (1956)

As the World Turns

6.2

TV Series

Gage

1989

1 episode

 

Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Born on the Fourth of July

7.2

Undercover Vet

1989

 

The Dictator

TV Series

1988

1 episode

 

The Blob (1988)

The Blob

6.6

Soldier at Command Post

1988

 

American Playhouse (1982)

American Playhouse

7.3

TV Series

Bernhard Goetz

1988

1 episode

 

Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)

Perfect Strangers

7.2

TV Series

Mr. Jones

1988

1 episode

 

Avery Brooks and Robert Urich in Spenser: For Hire (1985)

Spenser: For Hire

7.3

TV Series

Solomon Trench

1988

1 episode

 

Margaret Colin in Leg Work (1987)

Leg Work

8.2

TV Series

Haddix

1987

1 episode

 

Vic Noto in Loving (1983)

Loving

7.0

TV Series

Alan Howard #2

1987

1 episode

 

Broken Vows (1987)

Broken Vows

5.6

TV Movie

Dan Phelan

1987

 

Writer

Threshold (2006)

Threshold

7.9

Short

Writer

2006

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Shot (1973)

Shot

5.5

camera operator

1973