Bio
Robert Hegyes (7 May, 1951 – 26 January, 2012) was an American actor best known for his television roles as Juan Epstein in Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979) and as Detective Manny Esposito in Cagney & Lacey, from 1986-1988.
Hegyes died from an apparent heart attack at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, on 26 January, 2012, after suffering from chest pains at his Metuchen, New Jersey, home. He was 60 years old.