Lance Kerwin, an ex-child celebrity, has died. His daughter, Savanah Kerwin, broke the news of the actor’s passing in a heartfelt Facebook post. He died on Tuesday, January, 24.
Although the James at 15 actor died in San Clemente, California, no specific cause of death for Kerwin was disclosed. 62 years old was his age.
Having been in several TV movies and series throughout the 1970s, Kerwin won one of his most well-known parts when he was chosen to play the lead teenager in the late-’70s series James at 15. He would play another of his most well-known roles in the television movie adaptation of the Stephen King story Salem’s Lot not long after.
One of the most iconic scenes in the history of the horror genre occurs when Kerwin’s character in the novel is visited by a floating vampire outside of his window.
Sara, Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, Trapper John, MD, Emergency!, Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke, Sara, The Bionic Woman, and Murder, She Wrote are just a few of the TV series in which the actor has appeared.
Additionally, he has made appearances in a variety of movies, including Outbreak, Cheering Section, Enemy Mine, and Escape to Witch Mountain. In the 1970s, Kerwin frequently appeared in the venerable ABC Afterschool Specials as several roles.
Where will Lance Kerwin be buried?
His grave details are yet to be made public.
