Veteran actor James Handy stabbed fatally. Youll recognize his face

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James Handy, the actor who appeared in projects including Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji was killed on Wednesday. He was 81.

Handy was stabbed by his girlfriend’s son, Michael Gledhill, in Tarzana, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement. The stabbing is currently under investigation.

“On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, around 9:30 a.m., West Valley area patrol officers responded to a radio call of unknown trouble in the 19200 block of Erwin Street. The 911 caller stated, ‘I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.’ Upon their arrival, officers discovered 81-year-old James Handy in the front yard of the residence, unconscious and suffering from a stab wound to his chest. The victim was transported to local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, where he was pronounced deceased,” the LAPD’s statement read.