Marc Gilpin

Marc Gilpin
Born	(1966-09-26)September 26, 1966 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 29, 2023(2023-07-29) (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 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. October 22, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
^ Jankiewicz, Patrick (2009). Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion. BearManor Media. p. 155.
^ Kachmar, Diane C. (January 1, 2002). Roy Scheider: A Film Biography. McFarland Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 9780786412013.
^ Prickette, James (January 20, 2012). McLendon, Charles Anthony (ed.). Actors of the Spaghetti Westerns. Xlibris Corporation. p. 323. ISBN 9781469144290.
^ Terrace, Vincent (September 6, 2019). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019 (2nd ed.). McFarland Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 9781476638102.
^ Campbell, Christopher (March 8, 2017). "Don't Mess With Texans: 28 Badass Movie Characters from the Lone Star State". Film School Rejects. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ Barnes, Mike. "Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on 'Jaws 2,' Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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