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Stanley Anderson, star of Spider-Man and Seinfeld, dies at 78 after brain cancer diagnosis

Published: 13:22 EDT, 28 June 2018 | Updated: 15:12 EDT, 28 June 2018

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TV and film star Stanley Anderson, known for playing the judge in the Seinfeld finale and General Slocum in Spider-Man, has died aged 78.

Anderson passed away Sunday, just six weeks after being diagnosed with brain cancer, his family said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

Anderson also did a number of voiceovers in ads for Democratic candidates and issues across the country.

Cancer battle: Stanley Anderson, seen in a still from Seinfeld, died Sunday aged 78

'He was most proud, ultimately, of the part he played in politics,' his family said.

The Billings, Montana born star played Drew Carey's dad on The Drew Carey Show and was also judge Arthur Vandelay in the Seinfeld series finale where the gang was thrown in jail for violating the 'Good Samaritan Law' in a fake town in Massachusetts.

Often portraying authority figures, he was known for playing the president in a number of movies including The Rock (1996) and Armageddon (1998).

Anderson passed away six weeks after being diagnosed with brain cancer his family said in a statement on Thursday

Successful career: The actor, born in Billings Montana, played General Slocum in Spider-Man (2002)

Most recently his film credits included Red Dragon, Legally Blonde 2 and Runaway Jury.

He began his career on stage with the Seattle Repertory Theatre before continuing with the Actor's Theatre of Louisville and more than 20 years at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

It is there he earned a Helen Hayes Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Piggy Bank.

Anderson and wife Judith Long, who he married in 1966, have one son together.

Onscreen presence: Anderson, who often played figures of authority, is pictured with Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man

'He was most proud of the part he played in politics': Anderson's family said. The actor also did voiceover work in democratic ads across the country. He is pictured in Proof of Life in 2000