Marc Gilpin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1966 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 2023 (aged 56) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–1989 |
| Relatives | Peri Gilpin (sister) |
Marc Gilpin (September 26, 1966 – July 29, 2023) was an American child actor.
Early life
Gilpin was born on September 26, 1966, to Wes Gilpin and Barbara Bushway. He had three sisters: April, Pattie and Peri Gilpin.
Career
Gilpin played Sean Brody along with Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and his sister, April, in Jaws 2 (1978), by Jeannot Szwarc;[1][2][3] Willie along with Henry Darrow and Kate Woodville in Where's Willie? (1978);[4] and Dale along with Christopher Connelly, Meredith MacRae, Elissa Leeds and Joseph Campanella in Earthbound (1981), by James L. Conway.[5] He also appeared in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981).[6]
Death
Gilpin died in Dallas of glioblastoma on July 29, 2023, at the age of 56.[7]
Filmography
- Thunder (1977)
- Where's Willie? (1978) as Willie Wade
- Jaws 2 (1978) as Sean Brody
- CHiPs (1979) as Timmy Getraer
- Fantasy Island (1979) as Bobby
- Flying High (1979) as Bobby Stacy
- Earthbound (1981) as Dalem
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) as Young John Reid
- CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1982) as Rick
- License to Kill (1984) as Larry Chernoff
- Surviving (1985) as Bobby
- Right to Kill? (1985) as Billy
- Silver Spoons (1985) as William Dasher
- China Beach (1988) as Sammy Coy
- She's Out of Control (1989) as Parking Attendant
References
- ↑ "April Gilpin 1969 - 2017". Dallas Morning News. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ Jankiewicz, Patrick (2009). Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion. BearManor Media. p. 155.
- ↑ Kachmar, Diane C. (1 January 2002). Roy Scheider: A Film Biography. McFarland Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 9780786412013.
- ↑ Prickette, James (20 January 2012). McLendon, Charles Anthony (ed.). Actors of the Spaghetti Westerns. Xlibris Corporation. p. 323. ISBN 9781469144290.
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (6 September 2019). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019 (2nd ed.). McFarland Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 9781476638102.
- ↑ Campbell, Christopher (8 March 2017). "Don't Mess With Texans: 28 Badass Movie Characters from the Lone Star State". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike. "Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on 'Jaws 2,' Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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