Joe Marinelli, an actor who had roles on TV shows like "General Hospital," "Santa Barbara" and "The Morning Show," died Sunday. He was 68. Marinelli's friend, Leigh J. McCloskey, confirmed the death on Facebook.

Joe Marinelli, a journeyman TV actor whose long career included stints on Santa Barbara and General Hospital, died Sunday. He was 68. His passing was confirmed on Facebook by friend Leigh J. McCloskey,

Marinelli got his start on episodic television, guest-starring on popular series like Cagney and Lacey, Hill Street Blues, and L.A. Law. L.A. Law producer Jill Farren Phelps was so impressed by the actor that she recruited him to play cross-dressing mafioso Bunny Tagliatti on Santa Barbara.