Marc Gilpin Explained
| Marc Gilpin |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | 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 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]
Notes and References
- News: April Gilpin 1969 - 2017 . . 22 October 2017 . 30 November 2019 . Legacy.com.
- Book: Jankiewicz, Patrick . Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion . BearManor Media . 2009 . 155.
- Book: Kachmar, Diane C. . Roy Scheider: A Film Biography . . 1 January 2002 . 197 . 9780786412013.
- Book: Prickette, James . Actors of the Spaghetti Westerns . . 20 January 2012 . 323 . 9781469144290 . Charles Anthony . McLendon.
- Book: Terrace, Vincent . Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019 . 2nd . . 6 September 2019 . 68 . 9781476638102.
- News: Don't Mess With Texans: 28 Badass Movie Characters from the Lone Star State . Christopher . Campbell . 8 March 2017 . 30 November 2019 . Film School Rejects.
- Web site: Barnes . Mike . Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on 'Jaws 2,' Dies at 56 . . August 1, 2023.
