He has also starred in several films including The Stepmother, Earth Girls Are Easy, Rock ’n’ Roll High School Forever, West from North Goes South, and more. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and also acted on stage. He was married five times and had one child. Larry Linville passed away on April 10, 2000 at 60 years old from pneumonia complicated by cancer surgery after having part of his lung removed.