ACTOR DOQUI DIES

Actor ROBERT DoQUI has died at the age of 74. DoQui, who is best known for playing Sgt. Warren Reed in three Robocop movies, passed away in Los Angeles on 9 February (08). As WENN went to press the cause of death is unknown. He also starred in the Robert Altman films Nashville (1975), Buffalo Bill + The Indians (1976) and Short Cuts (1993), and played a flamboyant pimp in 1973 blaxploitation classic Coffy. Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, DoQui started out singing in soul group The Langstonaires and spent a stint serving in the U.S. Air Force. He also appeared onstage and in TV shows including Gunsmoke, Happy Days and E.R.