'Seinfeld' actor Daniel von Bargen has died

Ann Oldenburg | USA TODAY

Character actor Daniel von Bargen, maybe best known George Costanza's boss Mr. Kruger during the last season of Seinfeld, has died. He was 64.

A Cincinnati native, von Bargen passed away over the weekend after a long illness, reports WLWT TV station. The Hollywood Reporter quotes von Bargen's friend, actor Bob Colonna, as saying the actor died on Sunday. IMDB.com says he died of complications from diabetes.

Von Bargen's career included appearances on Malcolm in the Middle, Law & Order, The West Wing and NYPD Blue and movies such as Broken Arrow, Super Troopers, Robocop 3 and O Brother, Where Art Thou? He often played a tough guy, a military guy, a man in uniform. His role as the sheriff in the 1997 film The Postman is noted as one of his standout performances.

Von Bargen's last work was in the 2009 movie London Betty.

In February 2012, von Bargen made headlines when he was seriously injured after shooting himself in the head in an apparent suicide attempt. He was said to be distraught at having to have two toes removed due to diabetes. He had already had one leg amputated.