John Kimble, whose long list of clients included George Clooney, Matthew Perry, Henry Winkler, Jane Curtin and Joan Collins, died Sunday in Dallas. He was 79. CBS Entertainment chair Nina Tassler broke the news of his passing.

John D. Kimble, a longtime talent agent who worked for the William Morris Agency and helped launch Triad Artists in the mid-1980s, died Nov. 10 in Dallas, Texas where he retired in 2022 to be close to family.

His clients included Julie Andrews, Henry Winkler, Joan Collins, George Clooney, Ann-Margret, Matthew Perry, Sara Gilbert and Brooke Shields.