Bill Byrge, the librarian-turned-actor who was a regular in theErnestmovies, died January 9 in Nashville.
News of his death was confirmed by his cousin Sharon Chapman on Facebook.
My cousin, Bill Byrge, passed away,she wrote.
Bill Byrge in 1990’s ‘Ernest Goes to Jail’Walt Disney Studios
He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying.
He was the Bobby character in several Ernest movies withJim Varney.
I always teased him of being a star in our family.
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His first role opposite Varney was on 1985sDr.
Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam.He played a gas station attendant.
Byrge also participated in Varneys Saturday morning showHey Vern, Its Ernestin the late 80s.
After Varney died in 2000, Byrge returned to work at a library, hiscousin Chapman told TMZ.
