Charles Kimbrough, who played newsman Jim Dial on ‘Murphy Brown,’ dies at 86

Charles Kimbrough reunites with “Murphy Brown” co-star Candice Bergen during a 2008 segment on “Today.” (Richard Drew/AP)

LOS ANGELES — Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on “Murphy Brown,” died Jan. 11 in Culver City, California. He was 86.

Kimbrough played newsman Jim Dial across the 10 seasons of CBS hit sitcom “Murphy Brown” between 1988 and 1998, earning an Emmy nomination in 1990 for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. He reprised the role for three episodes in the 2018 reboot.