Jan Michael Vincent RIP Dead at 73.

[Averageman]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ja...D=ansmsnnews11

Jan-Michael Vincent, who starred in such action fare as The Mechanic, White Line Fever and TV's Airwolf before a raft of personal problems and illness sent him on a downward spiral, has died. He was 73.

Vincent died Feb. 10 in Asheville, North Carolina, according to his death certificate obtained by KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.

Vincent had a very public battle with drug and alcohol abuse and his career was already on the wane when he was drunk and involved in a 1996 car accident in Mission Viejo, Calif., that broke his neck and damaged his vocal cords.

[Firefly]

Stringfellow Hawk inspired many a Commodore 64 Gunship game in my youth


See You Space Cowboy

[SteyrAUG]

He was the dude back in the Hooper days. HBO ran that movie 4 times a week, I probably saw it 50 times.

Will never understand successful famous people who once they are "winning" decide "hey let me f it all up with drugs."

[Firefly]

I have a theory. They are surrounded by remoras and orbiters and they feel invincible and want to feel “better”.

My favorite actor is Gary Oldman because he is a chameleon, you know absolutely nothing about him, and he has played every role from Sid Vicious to Stansfield to Dracula to Zorg to Sirius Black to the dude from Book of Eli to Commissioner Gordon and Lord knows who else and no news about politics, drugs, brushes with the law, or other chicanery. He takes roles he wants, goes home, and you don’t even know he’s in a movie until you see it.

He’s not catching HIV from crackwhores, he’s not on probation, he’s not whining about who is president, and he isn’t in rehab.

[jsbhike]

He was the dude back in the Hooper days. HBO ran that movie 4 times a week, I probably saw it 50 times.

Will never understand successful famous people who once they are "winning" decide "hey let me f it all up with drugs."

Not sure about his case, but a lot of people get their start on winning by being screwed up on something with the right people.

[jsbhike]

I have a theory. They are surrounded by remoras and orbiters and they feel invincible and want to feel “better”.

My favorite actor is Gary Oldman because he is a chameleon, you know absolutely nothing about him, and he has played every role from Sid Vicious to Stansfield to Dracula to Zorg to Sirius Black to the dude from Book of Eli to Commissioner Gordon and Lord knows who else and no news about politics, drugs, brushes with the law, or other chicanery. He takes roles he wants, goes home, and you don’t even know he’s in a movie until you see it.

He’s not catching HIV from crackwhores, he’s not on probation, he’s not whining about who is president, and he isn’t in rehab.

A lot of the time I don't even realize it is him unless I catch the credits. Sometimes even years later when reading about the cast.

[Five_Point_Five_Six]

I just watched The Mechanic again the other night. Such potential.

[ramairthree]

He’s always been a minor deja vu glitch in the Mandela effect. Everyone I know swears they thought they heard he died and then were surprised to hear about him in the news later.

[Doc Safari]

He was the dude back in the Hooper days. HBO ran that movie 4 times a week, I probably saw it 50 times.

Great movie. It and Smokey and the Bandit make me not want to kill Hal Needham for the other shitty movies he did.

Will never understand successful famous people who once they are "winning" decide "hey let me f it all up with drugs."

There's an old saying, "No matter where you go, there you are." If you had issues before you became famous, then money and fame will do nothing but make you more able to drown your sorrows with powerful and expensive substances.

[Slater]

Used to watch "Airwolf" pretty faithfully back in the 1980's. Had no idea then that he was so into drugs and alcohol. That cost him many acting jobs and eventually, his career.