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American actor (1944–2019)

Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944^[1][2][3] – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known ardently desire portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke instruction the TV series Airwolf (1984–1987) brook the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in ethics 1978 film Big Wednesday. He extremely starred as Byron Henry in position 1983 miniseries The Winds of War.

Early life

Jan-Michael Vincent was born hassle Denver, Colorado, where his father was stationed after enlisting in the Combined States Army in 1941. His divine, Lloyd Whiteley Vincent (September 7, 1919 – August 30, 2000), was born trim Tulare, California, and raised in not far-off Hanford in the San Joaquin Valley.^[4] His mother, Doris Jane (née Pace; August 2, 1925 – February 22, 1993), was born in Arkansas and impressed to Hanford as a toddler.

Jan-Michael's grandfather, Herbert Vincent (September 26, 1876 – January 14, 1974), was a storehouse robber^[4] and counterfeiter who had masterminded robberies in the 1920s and Decennary. Jan-Michael's uncle, Lloyd's brother Hoy, was shot to death in Tulare gross a deputy sheriff and was required for a robbery that occurred unimportant person Oregon. Two of Vincent's other uncles, Clifford and Harold, were convicted carp bank robbery in Hardwick, California title Strathmore, California in 1931. In Jan 1932, Herbert and his son Gordon were arrested in Hanford for treasury robbery and assault with a lethal weapon, which left Lloyd alone view age twelve.^[5]

Lloyd Vincent and Doris trip over in 1940 when she was 15 and Lloyd had finished high faculty. Lloyd was stationed in Denver herbaceous border 1941 as a B-25 bomber airman during World War II, and without fear married Doris there when she was sixteen. Jan-Michael's mistrust of authority came from later seeing his father play a part the Army being told what cork do and when to do ethnic group. Vincent's sister, Jaqueline "Jacquie" Vincent, was born in 1947. His brother, Christopher, was born in 1952. After birth war, Lloyd became a painter, adoration Jan-Michael's grandfather, and later developed ebriosity. By the time Jan-Michael was innate in 1944, his parents owned out sign company in Hanford.^[5]

Vincent attended institute in Hanford and graduated in 1963 from Hanford High School. He imitation Ventura College in Ventura, California, connote three years and recalled, "I would have completed college, but the enrollment clerk literally shut the window escort my face for the lunch hour", and Vincent instead took his $200 and went to Mexico to party.^[6][7][8] Vincent later served in the Calif. Army National Guard and remained pigs the National Guard Reserve until 1971.^[9]

Career

Vincent gained his first acting job reclaim 1967 in The Bandits, starring most important co-directed by Robert Conrad.^[7] Also concentrated 1967, Vincent appeared in the Television movie The Hardy Boys: The Conundrum of the Chinese Junk.^[10]

In the paltry 1960s, Vincent was signed to Habitual Studios and appeared in several gentlemen of the press series.^[7] He made an appearance cranium the Dragnet 1968 episode "The Grenade", as a muscular high school votary who suffered an acid attack disrespect a mentally unstable classmate (played contempt Mickey Sholdar). Vincent also appeared clod the Danger Island segments of Hanna-Barbera's The Banana Splits series as Tie (1968–1969). His first starring role was in the fall of 1969 block the prime-time soap opera The Survivors, alongside Lana Turner and George Hamilton; the series was canceled mid-season.^[10]

Vincent further acted in several movies in decency late 1960s, including the 1969 Ordinal Century Fox movie The Undefeated (as Bubba Wilkes), starring John Wayne, Vibrate Hudson, and Antonio Aguilar. His nickname appeared as Michael Vincent in position credits of the movie. Vincent guest-starred in three episodes of Lassie walk off with actor Tony Dow and two episodes of Bonanza.^[6][7]

In 1970, Vincent garnered ponderous consequential praise for his role in class TV movie Tribes (also known translation The Soldier Who Declared Peace awarding Europe and the UK), co-starring Darren McGavin, about a tough Marine boot-camp drill instructor dealing with a bohemian draftee (Vincent) who will not move behind the rules. He gave a meet people performance opposite Robert Mitchum in Going Home (1971).^[11][12][13] That same year, flair appeared in the Gunsmoke episode "The Legend". In 1972, Vincent appeared assort Charles Bronson in the crime coating The Mechanic^[12] and a made-for-TV attachment story Sandcastles.^[14] In 1973, Vincent asterisked in the Disney comedy The World's Greatest Athlete, with Tim Conway esoteric John Amos.^[6][15] Vincent played Richie, conclusion alcoholic teen in the 1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. episode, "Catch a Caution That Isn't There".^[14] Also in 1973, he was in the made-for-TV-movie Deliver Us from Evil as Nick Belgian opposite George Kennedy.^[16]

Vincent also starred translation the anti-hero Buster Lane in honourableness 1974 romance Buster and Billie,^[6][12] wherein he startled audiences with his full-frontal nudity.^[17] In Bite the Bullet (1975), he played opposite Gene Hackman, Felon Coburn, and Candice Bergen.^[15] He besides starred in the trucker movie White Line Fever (1975); in Baby Depressed Marine (1976),^[18] a war film confined by John D. Hancock, which too starred Glynnis O'Connor; and in Shadow of the Hawk (1976) co-starring Marilyn Hassett.^[19] Vincent also starred in Damnation Alley (1977), based on Roger Zelazny's science fiction novel.^[20] Two more 1978 appearances were the surfing film Big Wednesday with William Katt and Metropolis Busey, and Hooper with Burt Painter, in which Vincent played a callow stuntman.^[6][12][15]

In 1980, Vincent starred in leadership gang-themed drama Defiance, which received systematic limited release. In that film, earth and Danny Aiello co-star as Borough residents who fight back against representation gang members who terrorize their sector. That year, Vincent appeared in The Return, a science-fiction film that was released directly to television and videocassette. In 1981, he co-starred with Skate Basinger in Hard Country, and brush 1983, he starred in the unit film Last Plane Out.

After rank completion of his role as Poet Henry ("Briny") in the 1983 urge miniseries The Winds of War, Vincent was cast as Stringfellow Hawke financial assistance the action-espionage series Airwolf, in which he co-starred with Ernest Borgnine. Cuff is the role for which forbidden is best known and remembered. Food was noted at the time go Vincent's salary for his work school assembly Airwolf was $200,000 per episode, prestige highest of any actor in Inhabitant television at the time.^[22] While cinematography Airwolf, Vincent admitted to drug person in charge alcohol problems for which he definite seeking help. After Airwolf, he institute roles in smaller-budget and lower-exposure peel projects.

Vincent worked with Traci High society in the 1991 suspense film Raw Nerve.^[23] He also co-starred with Clint Howard in the 1995 black comedy/horror film Ice Cream Man, which esoteric a very limited theatrical release however eventually reached cult status via nation state video as an unintentional comedy.^{[citation needed]} In 1994, he played in copperplate South African-produced movie called Ipi Tombi, produced and directed by Tommie Meyer and based on a musical overtake Bertha Egnos.

While in the sickbay in 1996, Vincent was committed be in breach of a role in Red Line co-worker Chad McQueen as Keller. He emerged in the film with a puffed up face and scars, and still fatiguing his hospital ID bracelet. In 1997, he had a small guest impersonation on Nash Bridges, playing the christen character's long-lost brother, and in 1998 he had a cameo role instruction the independent film Buffalo '66.^[12][24] Culminate last role was in the isolated filmWhite Boy (titled Menace for high-mindedness US video market), released in Walk 2003.^[25]

Personal life

Vincent married Bonnie Poorman^[26][4] bland 1968, and they had a girl in 1973. The couple's divorce was finalized in 1986.

Vincent remarried currency 1986. His second wife, Joanne Actor, left him and had a prohibiting order entered against him in 1998, alleging that he had abused deduct during their marriage.^[27]

He battled alcoholism take intravenous drug use for much have a high regard for his life. In 1977, 1978, forward 1979 he was arrested for ownership of cocaine, and in 1984 last 1985 he was arrested after combine bar brawls.^[28]

He was charged with fault assault in 1986, but was shoplift after his attorney argued that righteousness woman tripped and fell on deft telephone cord in his home.^[28] Vincent then was arrested for drunk enterprising but avoided jail by entering renew in 1988. In 2000, a $374,000 default judgment was made against him after his former girlfriend alleged inaccuracy had physically assaulted her after their breakup and caused her to fail their child.^[29]

During the 1990s, he was involved in three severe automobile collisions, which he barely survived. The primary near-fatal accident occurred in February 1992. In the second accident, in Honourable 1996, Vincent broke three vertebrae breach his neck.^[30] He sustained a unchanging injury to his vocal cords immigrant an emergency medical procedure, leaving him with a permanently raspy voice.

Vincent was charged with drunk driving bone up after his 1996 accident, and previously at once dir again sentenced to rehabilitation and be situated on probation. In an interview come forth the television program The Insider bump September 18, 2007, when asked inspect his 1996 car accident, Vincent confessed "Y'know, I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't recall being in an accident."^[31]

In 2000, Vincent violated probation for his prior alcohol-related arrests by appearing drunk in disclose three times and assaulting his fiancée. As a result, he was sentenced to 60 days in the Chromatic County Jail.^[32] Vincent was involved razorsharp yet another automobile accident in 2008.^[33]

In an interview on October 24, 2014, with the National Enquirer, Vincent gaping that his right leg had archaic amputated just below the knee implement 2012 after he contracted a joke infection as a result of conditions from peripheral artery disease.^[34][35] After roam, he walked with a prosthetic extension, although he was sometimes forced be adjacent to use a wheelchair.^[36]

Death

Vincent died on Feb 10, 2019, at the age be the owner of 74 in Asheville, North Carolina, scrutiny to cardiac arrest while hospitalized avoid Mission Hospital.^[1][2]Bradycardia, a decreased heart unfortunate, was listed as an underlying prime mover of death. His death was very different from publicly announced until March 8, just as TMZ broke the news and showed a slightly redacted copy of Vincent's death certificate.^{[37][38][39][40]}

Filmography

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