The 81-year-old actor participated in films such as “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia”. His girlfriend’s son, who confessed to the crime, was arrested and charged with murder.
Veteran supporting actor James Handy, known for his roles in Top Gun: Maverick, Jumanji, Logan e Arachnophobiadied this Friday, after being stabbed in a house in Los Angeles, police reported. He was 81 years old.
Local police officers were called on Wednesday morning to a residence in Tarzana, in the San Fernando Valley, after a man contacted emergency services and allegedly said: “I’m the man’s son. I just killed the man of sin”.
When they arrived at the scene, police found Handy unconscious in the front yard, with stab wounds to the chest. According to , he was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that Michael Gledhill44 years old, Handy’s girlfriend’s sonwas arrested on suspicion of murder.
Gledhill, who lived in the house with his mother, reportedly caught the agents’ attention shortly after their arrival and said that He was the person they were looking for. He is being held with a bond set at two million dollars.
The authorities did not reveal what may have led to the attack.
Handy’s career as an actor spanned several decades and included appearances in almost 150 credits on screen. Played a bartender in Top Gun: Mavericka doctor in Logana terminator in the film Jumanjifrom 1995, and a coroner in Arachnophobia. His filmography also included The Rocketeer e Taps.
On television, Handy was a regular on shows such as Alias, where he played the director of the CIA, as well as The West Wing, ER, The X-Files, Criminal Minds, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI: NY, Cold Case, Without a Trace, 9-1-1 and The Young and the Restless.
His agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas, described him as “talented, humble and generous,” saying he was a client and friend.
