A veteran actor known with a successful five-decade career, which includes Hollywood blockbusters, was savagely murdered this week in what appears to be a personal attack.
Per multiple reports, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to a residence in the 19200 block of Erwin Street on Wednesday morning after receiving a horrifying 9/11 call.
“I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” the person said to the LAPD.
When police arrived, they found 81-year-old James Handy unconscious in the front yard of a home with multiple stab wounds.
He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
LAPD later identified the suspect as 44-year-old Michael Gledhill of Tarzana. Investigators say that Gledhill flagged down officers as they arrived and told them he was the person they were looking for.
Cops revealed that Gledhill lived at the residence with his mother, who was Handy’s girlfriend.
Police arrested and charged Gledhill with murder. His bail is currently set at $2 million.
Surveillance footage from the scene captured Gledhill calmly walking away before returning with the police. Quite harrowing.
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The LAPD has not uncovered a motive for the killing at this time.
Detectives, though, “believe this is an isolated incident, and there appears to be no danger to the public.”
Handy had a decorated career lasting over five decades in Hollywood, beginning in the 1970s. According to IMDB, he had nearly 150 acting credits.
His most recent role was in the 2022 Hollywood blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick”, where he played a bartender. He also played an exterminator in the 1995 film “Jumanji.”
The New York Post notes that other roles for Handy included “The West Wing,” “9-1-1,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “CSI: NY,” “The Young and the Restless,” “Castle,” “Criminal Minds,” “Cold Case,” “Without a Trace,” “ER,” “The X-Files” and “Mulaney.”
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