Heartbroken Juliette Lewis pays emotional tribute to actor father Geoffrey Lewis after his death at the age of 79
Geoffrey Lewis - father of Juliette Lewis - has died aged 79.
The actor passed away on Tuesday from natural causes while at his home in Woodland Hills, California, Variety reports.
And Juliette took to Instagram to confirm the sad news and pay an emotional tribute to her beloved dad, posting a sweet picture of them together and writing: 'My dad. My dad my dad my dad my dad. My love my dad. My dad. My hero. My dad. My dad my love my loving father. My strength my might. My friend. My hugs. My laughter. My love. My dad. Oh my heart. My heart. He loved us so. He loved us so. So so much. I am forever my father's daughter and he will never been gone.'
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Heartbroken: Juliette Lewis shared this sweet picture on Instagram and wrote a loving tribute to her father Geoffrey after he passed away from natural causes on Tuesday
Geoffrey - who was a Scientologist like daughter Juliette - was best known for being a fixture in a series of Clint Eastwood movies including High Plains Drifter, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Any Which Way But Loose.
The character actor also had memorable roles in Pink Caillac and Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil.
Geoffrey - who first moved to California at the age of 10 from Rhode Island - is survived by his wife Paula Hochhalter, daughter Juliette and nine other children including Lightfield Lewis, Brandy Lewis, Dierdre Lewis, Peter Lewis and Matthew Lewis.
Devastated: Juliette opened up about her grief at the death of her actor gather Geoffrey (pictured together in 1993 at the premiere of Kalifornia) died aged 79
In 1980, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the television series Flo.
His other regular TV roles included parts of Murder, She Wrote, Little House On The Prairie, Falcon Crest and Hawaii Five-O.
Geoffrey was also known for his role as the gravedigger-turned-vampire in the cult classic horror movie Salem's Lot.
He was most recently working on a short film about minor league baseball titled High and Outside.
Gone: Geoffrey - pictured here with Juliette Lewis and her then husband Steve Berra and his wife Paula Hochhalter (right) in 2000 - died on Tuesday from natural causes at his home in Woodland Hills, California
Like his daughter Juliette, Geoffrey was a devoted member of the Church of Scientology.
Beliefs: Geoffrey - pictured here in Hollywood in 2005 - was a Scientologist, like his daughter Juliette
He was quoted on the official Scientology website in 2005, saying: 'The wins that I've had with Scientology coincide directly with the rise in my career.'
Adding: 'I wish to acknowledge Ron's [L Hubbard] brilliant work, benevolence and stick-to-it-ness. He never gave up and I am thankful and happy to be a recipient of that knowledge.'
Meanwhile, Juliette's mother Glenis Duggan Batley, a graphic designer, divorced him when the actress was just a toddler.
Speaking to The Telegraph in 2010 Juliette spoke about 'divorcing' her parents herself, when she was 14-years-old.
'My dad instilled in me to naturally question all authority. I don't follow anything blindly. That's religion, cops, doctors, schools, you name it,' she told them.
Last year, Juliette told The Guardian she was nursing Geoffrey back to health after an illness.
'Six months prior [to filming August: Osage Country] I had almost lost my father. My sisters and I had come together in this intense way.'
'What I was bringing to the movie is having gone through facing your parents' mortality, thinking about things you don't consider in your 20s.'
Character actor: Geoffrey on the set of Every Which Way But Loose (1978) with Beverly D'Angelo and Clint Eastwood
Religion: Geoffrey - seen here at he Church of Scientology's 11th Annual Christmas Stories Fundraiser in 2005 - praised Scientology for helping him with his career
Love story: The late actor with his wife Paula Hochhalter at The Way Of The Gun premiere in 2000
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