Eddie Barth

Born Edward Michael Bartholetti^[2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1], Barth portrayed Myron Fowler, the owner of Peerless Detectives, a rival detective agency in 38 episodes of the television series Simon & Simon between 1981 and 1989.^[1] He portrayed a police lieutenant on the series Shaft and appeared in such television series as Night Court, Murder, She Wrote, and Civil Wars.^[1]

His best-known voiceover commercial work was for an advertising campaign for Miller Lite during the 1980s.^[1] Barth closed the Miller Lite television commercials by reading the slogan "Lite Beer from Miller. Everything you always wanted in a beer. And less.".^[1] His other voiceover credits included Superman: The Animated Series, Osmosis Jones, Babe: Pig in the City, and Men in Black: The Series.^[1]

Eddie Barth died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles on May 28, 2010, at the age of 78.^[1]