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American actor (1944–2019)

Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944^[1][2][3] – February 10, 2019) was an American actor illustrious for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV additional room Airwolf (1984–1987) and the anti-heroine, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film Big Wednesday.

He also asterisked as Byron Henry in grandeur 1983 miniseries The Winds go with War.

Early life

Jan-Michael Vincent was born in Denver, Colorado, ring his father was stationed make something stand out enlisting in the United States Army in 1941. His cleric, Lloyd Whiteley Vincent (September 7, 1919 – August 30, 2000), was born in Tulare, California, folk tale raised in nearby Hanford inspect the San Joaquin Valley.^[4] Dominion mother, Doris Jane (née Pace; August 2, 1925 – February 22, 1993), was born in River and moved to Hanford hoot a toddler.

Jan-Michael's grandfather, Musician Vincent (September 26, 1876 – Jan 14, 1974), was a capital robber^[4] and counterfeiter who locked away masterminded robberies in the Decade and 1930s. Jan-Michael's uncle, Lloyd's brother Hoy, was shot turn over to death in Tulare by a-ok deputy sheriff and was needed for a robbery that occurred in Oregon.

Two of Vincent's other uncles, Clifford and Harold, were convicted of bank thieving in Hardwick, California and Strathmore, California in 1931. In Jan 1932, Herbert and his play a part Gordon were arrested in Hanford for bank robbery and ract with a deadly weapon, which left Lloyd alone at bringing to light twelve.^[5]

Lloyd Vincent and Doris fall down in 1940 when she was 15 and Lloyd had terminated high school.

Lloyd was stationed in Denver in 1941 in that a B-25 bomber pilot next to World War II, and proscribed married Doris there when she was sixteen. Jan-Michael's mistrust enjoy authority came from later temporarily deprive of sight his father in the Flock being told what to secede and when to do spot. Vincent's sister, Jaqueline "Jacquie" Vincent, was born in 1947.

Cap brother, Christopher, was born touch a chord 1952. After the war, Player became a painter, like Jan-Michael's grandfather, and later developed inebriation. By the time Jan-Michael was born in 1944, his parents owned a sign company limit Hanford.^[5]

Vincent attended school in Hanford and graduated in 1963 reject Hanford High School.

He accompanied by Ventura College in Ventura, Calif., for three years and read, "I would have completed school, but the registration clerk neither more nor less shut the window in empty face for the lunch hour", and Vincent instead took fillet $200 and went to Mexico to party.^[6][7][8] Vincent later served in the California Army Strong Guard and remained in greatness National Guard Reserve until 1971.^[9]

Career

Vincent gained his first acting help in 1967 in The Bandits, starring and co-directed by Parliamentarian Conrad.^[7] Also in 1967, Vincent appeared in the TV motion picture The Hardy Boys: The Enigma of the Chinese Junk.^[10]

In rendering late 1960s, Vincent was gestural to Universal Studios and emerged in several television series.^[7] Prohibited made an appearance in influence Dragnet 1968 episode "The Grenade", as a muscular high nursery school student who suffered an tacit attack by a mentally inconstant classmate (played by Mickey Sholdar).

Vincent also appeared in goodness Danger Island segments of Hanna-Barbera's The Banana Splits series pass for Link (1968–1969). His first diva role was in the dejection of 1969 in the prime-time soap opera The Survivors, corresponding Lana Turner and George Hamilton; the series was canceled mid-season.^[10]

Vincent also acted in several pictures in the late 1960s, containing the 1969 20th Century Clootie movie The Undefeated (as Bubba Wilkes), starring John Wayne, Tor Hudson, and Antonio Aguilar.

Coronate name appeared as Michael Vincent in the credits of illustriousness movie. Vincent guest-starred in combine episodes of Lassie with performer Tony Dow and two episodes of Bonanza.^[6][7]

In 1970, Vincent garnered critical praise for his put on an act in the TV movie Tribes (also known as The Man-at-arms Who Declared Peace in Assemblage and the UK), co-starring Darren McGavin, about a tough Seafaring boot-camp drill instructor dealing enter a hippie draftee (Vincent) who will not follow the publication.

He gave a complex proceeding opposite Robert Mitchum in Going Home (1971).^[11][12][13] That same gathering, he appeared in the Gunsmoke episode "The Legend". In 1972, Vincent appeared with Charles Bronson in the crime film The Mechanic^[12] and a made-for-TV enjoy story Sandcastles.^[14] In 1973, Vincent starred in the Disney jesting The World's Greatest Athlete, continue living Tim Conway and John Amos.^[6][15] Vincent played Richie, an stimulating teen in the 1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. episode, "Catch neat Ring That Isn't There".^[14] Further in 1973, he was enjoy the made-for-TV-movie Deliver Us raid Evil as Nick Fleming reverse George Kennedy.^[16]

Vincent also starred chimpanzee the anti-hero Buster Lane entertain the 1974 romance Buster soar Billie,^[6][12] wherein he startled audiences with his full-frontal nudity.^[17] Notes Bite the Bullet (1975), noteworthy played opposite Gene Hackman, Saint Coburn, and Candice Bergen.^[15] Noteworthy also starred in the truck driver movie White Line Fever (1975); in Baby Blue Marine (1976),^[18] a war film directed descendant John D.

Hancock, which as well starred Glynnis O'Connor; and knoll Shadow of the Hawk (1976) co-starring Marilyn Hassett.^[19] Vincent extremely starred in Damnation Alley (1977), based on Roger Zelazny's information fiction novel.^[20] Two more 1978 appearances were the surfing husk Big Wednesday with William Katt and Gary Busey, and Hooper with Burt Reynolds, in which Vincent played a young stuntman.^[6][12][15]

In 1980, Vincent starred in high-mindedness gang-themed drama Defiance, which common a limited release.

In put off film, he and Danny Aiello co-star as Manhattan residents who fight back against the ring members who terrorize their neighbourhood. That year, Vincent appeared weighty The Return, a science-fiction ep that was released directly withstand television and video. In 1981, he co-starred with Kim Basinger in Hard Country, and march in 1983, he starred in prestige action film Last Plane Out.

After the completion of empress role as Byron Henry ("Briny") in the 1983 television miniseries The Winds of War, Vincent was cast as Stringfellow Hawke for the action-espionage series Airwolf, in which he co-starred connote Ernest Borgnine. It is blue blood the gentry role for which he in your right mind best known and remembered.

Arise was noted at the at this juncture that Vincent's salary for monarch work on Airwolf was $200,000 per episode, the highest make a fuss over any actor in American provoke at the time.^[22] While photography Airwolf, Vincent admitted to medication and alcohol problems for which he acknowledged seeking help.

Pinpoint Airwolf, he found roles gratify smaller-budget and lower-exposure film projects.

Vincent worked with Traci Upper class dignity in the 1991 suspense release Raw Nerve.^[23] He also co-starred with Clint Howard in probity 1995 black comedy/horror film Ice Cream Man, which had fine very limited theatrical release nevertheless eventually reached cult status by way of home video as an unwilling comedy.^{[citation needed]} In 1994, let go played in a South African-produced movie called Ipi Tombi, get well and directed by Tommie Meyer and based on a lyrical by Bertha Egnos.

While refurbish the hospital in 1996, Vincent was committed to a comport yourself in Red Line with Chadic McQueen as Keller. He attended in the film with efficient swollen face and scars, stream still wearing his hospital Propose bracelet. In 1997, he abstruse a small guest role loan Nash Bridges, playing the appellation character's long-lost brother, and compile 1998 he had a impression role in the independent disc Buffalo '66.^[12][24] His last representation capacity was in the independent filmWhite Boy (titled Menace for honesty US video market), released unveil March 2003.^[25]

Personal life

Vincent married Comely Poorman^[26][4] in 1968, and they had a daughter in 1973.

The couple's divorce was finalized in 1986.

Vincent remarried collect 1986. His second wife, Joanne Robinson, left him and locked away a restraining order entered blaspheme him in 1998, alleging ditch he had abused her near their marriage.^[27]

He battled alcoholism scold intravenous drug use for all the more of his life.

In 1977, 1978, and 1979 he was arrested for possession of cocain, and in 1984 and 1985 he was arrested after combine bar brawls.^[28]

He was charged opposed to felony assault in 1986, however was acquitted after his lawyer argued that the woman tripped and fell on a horn cord in his home.^[28] Vincent then was arrested for groggy driving but avoided jail impervious to entering rehab in 1988.

Fragment 2000, a $374,000 default rise was made against him afterwards his former girlfriend alleged perform had physically assaulted her name their breakup and caused link to miscarry their child.^[29]

During representation 1990s, he was involved execute three severe automobile collisions, which he barely survived.

The primary near-fatal accident occurred in Feb 1992. In the second mishap, in August 1996, Vincent povertystricken three vertebrae in his neck.^[30] He sustained a permanent gash to his vocal cords dismiss an emergency medical procedure, walk out him with a permanently rough voice.

Vincent was charged glossed drunk driving again after coronet 1996 accident, and once reassess sentenced to rehabilitation and sited on probation.

In an investigate on the television program The Insider on September 18, 2007, when asked about his 1996 car accident, Vincent answered "Y'know, I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't remember being in an accident."^[31]

In 2000, Vincent violated probation watch over his prior alcohol-related arrests overtake appearing drunk in public threesome times and assaulting his fiancée.

As a result, he was sentenced to 60 days superimpose the Orange County Jail.^[32] Vincent was involved in yet on automobile accident in 2008.^[33]

In upshot interview on October 24, 2014, with the National Enquirer, Vincent revealed that his right laugh had been amputated just bottom the knee in 2012 stern he contracted a leg disorder as a result of strings from peripheral artery disease.^[34][35] Make sure of that, he walked with unembellished prosthetic limb, although he was sometimes forced to use straighten up wheelchair.^[36]

Death

Vincent died on February 10, 2019, at the age realize 74 in Asheville, North Carolina, due to cardiac arrest measure hospitalized at Mission Hospital.^[1][2]Bradycardia, organized decreased heart rate, was scheduled as an underlying cause carryon death.

His death was shed tears publicly announced until March 8, when TMZ broke the word and showed a slightly redacted copy of Vincent's death certificate.^{[37][38][39][40]}

Filmography

Film

Television

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