'NCIS: Los Angeles' star Miguel Ferrer dies at 61

Miguel Ferrer, the actor best known for his role as Owen Granger in NCIS: Los Angeles and Dr. Garret Macy in Crossing Jordan, passed away Thursday at the age of 61.

Ferrer was fighting a lengthy battle with throat cancer, according to the Huffington Post, and was surrounded by family and loved ones during his passing.

Ferrer was born on February 7, 1955 in Santa Monica, Calif. to singer Rosemary Clooney and actor Jose Ferrer. He originally pursued a career in music. He learned the drums at a young age and even toured with his mother and Bing Crosby. It wasn't until Crosby died that Ferrer decided to set his sights on acting.

Throughout his career in television, he starred in the likes of Magnum, P.I., CHiPs, Cagney & Lacey. However, he was most famous for playing Owen Granger in NCIS: Los Angeles and Dr. Garret Macy in Crossing Jordan. He even took his talents to the big screen with roles in Robocop (1987), Heartbreaker, and The Man.

Ferrer is survived by wife, Lori, and sons, Lucas and Rafael.

Ferrer's first cousin, George Clooney, released a statement: "Today history will mark giant changes in our world, and lost to most will be that on the same day Miguel Ferrer lost his battle to throat cancer. But not lost to his family. Miguel made the world brighter and funnier and his passing is felt so deeply in our family that events of the day, (monumental events), pale in comparison. We love you Miguel. We always will.”

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