Norman Rose
TV Actor
Voice of Juan Valdez in the popular series of coffee commercials who also narrated translations of foreign plays, ballet performances, and books for the blind.
He began his acting career on stage while studying at George Washington University, and after moving to New York, he appeared on Broadway and on the radio.
He narrated George Balanchine's 1977 Nutcracker ballet, while also appearing in the soap operas, One Life to Live and All My Children.
He had three daughters and a son with his wife of 60 years, Catherine.
Among the TV dramas he narrated was Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles.