Whitney Rydbeck, the actor cherished by horror fans for his unforgettable role in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and M*A*S*H, passed away at the age of 79.
Rydbeck died on Monday from complications related to cancer while in hospice care in Chatsworth, California, his longtime friend and Jason Lives director, Tommy McLoughlin, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New York Post specifies that the actor battled prostate cancer.
McLoughlin played tribute to the late actor on Instagram.
“We lost not only a truly funny comedian and actor but one of the most good-hearted human beings I’ve ever known,” McLoughlin shared in a heartfelt statement.
“God Bless You and Rest in Peace, Whitney Rydbeck. Our loss is Heaven’s gain,” the statement concluded.
Rydbeck’s last role was in The Oates’ Valor in 2007 in which he portrayed Mr. Hahn.
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Rydbeck died on Monday from complications related to cancer while in hospice care in Chatsworth, California, his longtime friend and Jason Lives director, Tommy McLoughlin, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The New York Post specifies that the actor battled prostate cancer.
McLoughlin played tribute to the late actor on Instagram.
“We lost not only a truly funny comedian and actor but one of the most good-hearted human beings I’ve ever known,” McLoughlin shared in a heartfelt statement.
“God Bless You and Rest in Peace, Whitney Rydbeck. Our loss is Heaven’s gain,” the statement concluded.
Rydbeck’s last role was in The Oates’ Valor in 2007 in which he portrayed Mr. Hahn.
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- 7/22/2024
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
Whitney Rydbeck, an actor and mime known for his work in seatbelt PSAs and the Friday the 13th franchise, has died at age 79. Rydbeck died Monday, July 15, of complications from cancer while in hospice in Chatsworth, California, longtime friend and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives director Tommy McLoughlin told The Hollywood Reporter. In that sixth Friday the 13th installment, Rydbeck played Roy, a paintball player dismembered by serial killer Jason Voorhees. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tommy McLoughlin (@tommy.mcloughlin) “We lost not only a truly funny comedian and actor … but one of the most good-hearted human beings I’ve ever known,” McLoughlin wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, July 17. “God bless you and rest in peace, Whitney Rydbeck. Our loss is heaven’s gain.” Rydbeck’s other TV appearances over his nearly four-decade career included episodes of The Brady Bunch, M*A*S*H,...
- 7/21/2024
- TV Insider
Heartbreak comes frequently for Friday the 13th fans. The franchise has had a rough ride over the last couple decades, getting bogged down in legal issues and creative false stars. We get a video game, then the rug is pulled out from under it when it’s just getting started. A movie almost happens, then gets scrapped just weeks before filming was scheduled to begin. The Crystal Lake TV show was just a couple months from filming, then the showrunner gets fired. But worse than all of that is the fact that we’re in a time when actors from our beloved films are passing away very often. Just last month, we lost Erich Anderson, who was in the cast of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Now Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI director Tom McLoughlin has broken the news that Whitney Rydbeck, who played the ill-fated paintball player Roy in his film,...
- 7/19/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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