Alex Karras: Detroit Lions Standout and 'Webster' Star Dead at 77 The cast of "Webster," Alex Karras, Emmanuel Lewis and Susan Clark, left to right, are shown in this Sept. 9, 1986 photo. Karras, the ex-Detroit Lions standout who later became a TV star, died on Oct. 10, 2012. The 77-year-old died following recent kidney failure.