Photos: Actor Robert Hegyes of “Welcome Back Kotter” has died

The actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show Welcome Back Kotter has died. The Flynn & Son Funeral Home in Fords, N.J., says it was informed of Robert Hegyes' death

Robert Hegyes has died. Actor famous for Welcome Back, Kotter character Juan Epstein dead of apparent heart attack on January 26, 2012.

"Welcome Back Kotter" actor Robert Hegyes has died. According to New Jersey's The Star-Ledger, he was 60 years old.

The actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show Welcome Back Kotter has died. The Flynn & Son Funeral Home in Fords, N.J., says it was informed of Robert Hegyes' death

Robert Hegyes has died. Actor famous for Welcome Back, Kotter character Juan Epstein dead of apparent heart attack on January 26, 2012.