Lance Kerwin, who began his small-screen acting career as a child actor in the 1970s, has died at the age of 62. His career included appearances on several memorable television shows, including the lead role in 1977. Jaime at 15but is perhaps best remembered for his role in Tobe Hooper’s 1979 adaptation of the Stephen King miniseries. lot salem.
News of Kerwin’s death comes from a Hollywood reporter, who has received confirmation from his daughter, Savanah. The actor died on Tuesday morning, though the cause of death was not disclosed to the company. He is survived by his wife Yvonne and five children.
Born in Newport Beach, California on November 6, 1960, Lance Kerwin was the youngest of five children and made his screen debut at the age of 14, playing the role of “Wheeler Boy” in the third season of the medical drama. Emergency! This role was followed by individual appearances on shows such as Shazam!, gun smoke, wonderful womanYup the bionic woman.
In 1976, she starred in writer-director Michael Landon’s made-for-TV movie. loneliest runnerand soon after won the lead role in the series Jaime at 15: A coming-of-age drama centered around a young boy whose family moves from his home in Oregon to Massachusetts (the show has changed its title to Jamie at 16 when the character had a birthday). It ran for 21 episodes between 1977 and 1978.
About a year after the show ended, Kerwin became part of horror history with his role in lot salem. In the two-episode miniseries, he played the role of Mark Petrie, a young man obsessed with monsters who ends up teaming up with Ben Mears (David Soul) when it is revealed that vampires are slowly taking over the city of the same name. . At the end of the story, Mark and Ben end up being the only survivors. The adaptation is a Stephen King fan favorite (it was only his second after Brian De Palma’s success). carrie), and Mark is a beloved character. It’s a hit that earned him three Emmy nominations.
In the 1980s, he continued to make regular appearances on hit television shows including Trapper John, MD, simon and simonYup The murder he wrote.
In 1995, he made what was for a long time his last acting appearance, playing a mercenary in a virus-centric thriller. Epidemic, with Dustin Hoffman, René Russo, Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey. He became a working pastor in Hawaii, but in 2022 Lance Kerwin returned to acting with a supporting role in David L. Cunningham’s historical drama. The wind and the judgement.
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Source: Cinemablend
