Michael Jeter dies aged 50 Slim, short with thinning red hair, bushy mustache and a broad grin, he played a host of memorable supporting characters from sniveling wimps to big-hearted underdogs. At the time of his death the Emmy and Tony winner was most famous for his role in the Green Mile and as the Other Mr Noodle on Sesame street. Jeter was gay and had revealed his HIV status in 1997, at a time when both were still pretty taboo… His final film credits include Jurassic Park 3, the Open Range