Mark Blum

Madonna paid tribute to her “Desperately Seeking Susan” co-star Mark Blum on Thursday after she learned the veteran actor died as a result of complications from the coronavirus.

Veteran character actor Mark Blum — a union activist best known for the movies “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Crocodile Dundee,” as well as television work on “Law & Order,” “Us” and “Succession” — died of complications from COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus, his friends said Thursday.