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Overview
- Veteran character actor James Handy, 81, was found unconscious with a stab wound to the chest outside his Tarzana, Los Angeles, home and later died at a hospital.
- Police say 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, the son/stepson of Handy’s partner who lived at the house, placed a 911 call admitting the killing and was detained at the scene.
- Gledhill has been booked on homicide charges, held in a Van Nuys detention facility with bail set at US$2 million, and has not been reported as having posted bail.
- Authorities describe the incident as isolated, have not disclosed a motive, and continue to investigate with evidence including the 911 call and on-scene accounts.
- Handy’s death has prompted tributes from the entertainment community and media coverage of his nearly 50-year career and more than 100 film and TV credits, including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick.