James Handy, the actor who appeared in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Jumanji (1995) and Arachnophobia (1990), has died. He was 81.
On Wednesday at around 9:30am, the LAPD responded to a cryptic call in Tarzana, where Handy was discovered in the front yard of the residence, unconscious after being stabbed in the chest. He was transported via ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” the 911 caller told the dispatcher.
The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, flagged down responding officers and told them he was the one they were looking for. LAPD reported that Gledhill resided with the actor and his mother, who was Handy’s girlfriend.
Handy was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder, with his bail set at $2 million.
Born in New York City, Handy made his onscreen debut in two 1977 episodes of ABC’s Ryan’s Hope, going on to appear in shows like ABC Afterschool Specials, Cagney & Lacey, Matlock, Quantum Leap, Wings, Murder She Wrote, LA Law, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, The X-Files, Walker Texas Ranger, Law & Order, ER, Criminal Minds, 9-1-1 and more.
Handy also starred in movies like The Verdict (1982), K-9 (1989), Arachnophobia (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Point of No Return (1993), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
