Felicity actor Erich Anderson dead at 67: Hollywood veteran, who was also on Dallas and Melrose Place, passed away after 'brutal' cancer battle

Felicity actor Erich Anderson has died at the age of 67.

The Hollywood veteran passed away on May 31 after 'brutal' cancer battle, his 60-year-old wife, actress Saxon Trainor, shared on Instagram.

Anderson played Keri Russell's father, Dr. Edward Porter, on nine episodes of the hit series Felicity in the late 1990s.

The actor was also on the TV shows Dallas, Melrose Place, Thirtysomething, Star Trek: The Next Generation, 7th Heaven, NYPD Blue, The Mentalist and Bosch.

And the versatile actor also had guest appearances on such television series as Murder, She Wrote, CSI and CSI: Miami. 

His films included the fourth Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter movie, Bat*21 and Infinity.

In 2002, he costarred with Diane Lane and Richard Gere in the thriller about infidelity titled Unfaithful. 

Felicity actor Erich Anderson has died at the age of 67. He passed away on May 31 after 'brutal' cancer battle, his wife, actress Saxon Trainor, shared on Instagram. Anderson played Keri Russell's father, Dr. Edward Porter, on nine episodes 

Anderson poses in between meeting with fans during the Alamo City Comic Con in Texas in 2015

Saxon was too grief stricken to write a long note. 

'My husband Erich died this morning,' Trainor wrote. 'I am sharing my brother-in-law Michael O'Malley's words as I am too bereft now to write anything.' 

His brother Michael added touching words.

'He had a long successful career as an actor — he was on that old show 30 something; he was Felicity's father on Felicity; he was killed in a basement in a Friday the 13th movie: he was on Star Trek and dozens of other shows,' O'Malley continued on Instagram.

'He was a smart and funny guy, a fantastic cook; he wrote three great novels which you can find on Amazon. I'll miss him but his ordeal is over.'

Eve Gordon, who played Felicity's mom, Barbara Porter, also had kind words for Anderson.

'My beautiful friend, Erich Anderson, has said goodbye,' Gordon, 63, wrote on Instagram.

The actor seen here with Polly Draper on a 1991 episode Thirtysomething

The star with Corey Feldman in the hit film Friday The 13th Part 4 - The Final Chapter - 1984

Here the actor is seen with his actress wife Saxon Trainor

The Instagram post from his wife Saxon was heartbreaking

'He was a magnificent part of the world. I loved him. I wish you'd known him, there was no one like him,' she added.

The star continued: 'So funny, so open to whatever the day brought him, so wickedly cynical and joyous at once. 

'After JJ [Abrams] and Matt [Reeves] on Felicity made us get divorced, I saw him less on set, but was always happy when we found each other in LA, we'd hang out and talk for hours. He was so smart.

'Ah, look at this Erich, I'm using the past tense,' Gordon added about the actor who was sometimes credited as E. Erich Anderson.

'My friend, I hope I see you again in dreams and other dimensions. Fly high, my friend.'

The official Friday The 13th X account paid tribute to Anderson after his death. 

In 1998 he had a small role in Robert Towne's Without Limits about runner Steve Prefontaine, played by Billy Crudup; the movie was produced by Tom Cruise. 

Erich's other films include 2017's The Neighbor with William Fichtner and 2018's Cold Brook also with Fichtner. 

The actor was also on the TV shows Dallas, Melrose Place, Thirtysomething, Star Trek: The Next Generation, 7th Heaven, NYPD Blue, The Mentalist and Bosch. Seen in 2013