{{Short description|American actor (1944–2019)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Jan-Michael Vincent | image = Jan-Michael Vincent 1996.jpg | caption = Vincent in 1996 | image_size = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|07|15}} | birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|02|10|1944|07|15}} | death_place = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | height = | other_names = Mike Vincent | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1964–2003 | spouse = {{Unbulleted list|{{Marriage|Bonnie Poorman|1968 |1977 |end=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Joanne Robinson|1986 |1999 |end=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Patricia Ann Christ|2000}}}} | children = 1 }}
'''Jan-Michael Vincent''' (July 15, 1944<ref name="LoBrutto2018">{{Cite book|author=Vincent LoBrutto|title=TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMVADwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA226|date=4 January 2018|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-2973-4|page=226}}</ref><ref name="Brown2018">{{Cite news |author1=Elizabeth Anne Brown |title=Jan-Michael Vincent, star of 'Airwolf,' died in Asheville |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2019/03/08/jan-michael-vincent-airwolf-died-actor-asheville-nc/3105933002/ |work=Asheville Citizen Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>According to ''The Washington Post'' and most other sources, Jan-Michael Vincent was born in Denver on July 15, 1944 — although his death certificate says 1945. ''The New York Times'' gives his birth year as 1945. The [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-LQH7-194T-W?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6XGM-QSXF&action=view&groupId=TH-7771-115379-32166-30 1950 U.S. Census] (recorded in April) gives an age of 4 which matches 1945.</ref> – February 10, 2019) was an American actor. He emerged as a leading man in the 1970s, playing notable roles in films like ''Going Home'' (1971), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture; ''The Mechanic'' (1972), ''Damnation Alley'' (1977), and ''Big Wednesday'' (1978). He earned his second Golden Globe nomination for his role on the television miniseries ''The Winds of War'' (1983), before starring as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on the television series ''Airwolf'' (1984–87).
At the height of his career, Vincent was the highest-paid actor on American television.<ref name="insider" /><ref name=":0" /> His success was tempered by a troubled personal and professional life, exacerbated by substance abuse and legal problems. After leaving ''Airwolf'', he appeared in low-budget and independent films until retiring in 2003.<ref name="Nolasco" />
== Early life == Jan-Michael Vincent was born in Denver, Colorado, where his father was stationed after enlisting in the United States Army in 1941. His father, Lloyd Whiteley Vincent (September 7, 1919 – August 30, 2000), was born in Tulare, California, and raised in nearby Hanford in the San Joaquin Valley.<ref name="Gilbey2019"/> His mother, Doris Jane (née Pace; August 2, 1925 – February 22, 1993), was born in Arkansas and moved to Hanford as a child.
Vincent's grandfather, Herbert Vincent (September 26, 1876 – January 14, 1974), was a bank robber<ref name="Gilbey2019"/> and counterfeiter who committed robberies in the 1920s and 1930s. Vincent's uncle, Lloyd's brother Hoy, was shot to death in Tulare by a deputy sheriff and was wanted for a robbery in Oregon. Two of Vincent's other uncles, Clifford and Harold, were convicted of bank robbery in Hardwick, California and Strathmore, California in 1931. In January 1932, Herbert and his son Gordon were arrested in Hanford for bank robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, which left Lloyd alone at age twelve.<ref name="Grove2016">{{Cite book| first= David |last= Grove|title=Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=cVljDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT10|date=15 September 2016 |publisher= BearManor Media| pages= 10–13|id=GGKEY:KG6NXT8KJ8F| via= Google Books}}</ref>
Lloyd Vincent and Doris met in 1940 when she was 15 and Lloyd had finished high school. Lloyd was stationed in Denver in 1941 as a B-25 bomber pilot during World War II, and he married Doris there when she was sixteen. Vincent's mistrust of authority came from seeing his father in the Army being told what to do and when to do it. Vincent's sister, Jaqueline "Jacquie" Vincent, was born in 1947. His brother, Christopher, was born in 1952. After the war, Lloyd became a painter, like Vincent's grandfather, and later developed alcoholism. By the time Vincent was born in 1944, his parents owned a sign company in Hanford.<ref name= "Grove2016" />
Vincent attended school in Hanford and graduated in 1963 from Hanford High School. He attended Ventura College in Ventura, California, for three years and recalled, "I would have completed college, but the registration clerk literally shut the window in my face for the lunch hour", and Vincent instead took his $200 and went to Mexico to party.<ref name="Bernstein2019">{{Cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jan-michael-vincent-20190308-story.html|title='Airwolf' actor Jan-Michael Vincent dies; career derailed by drugs and alcohol|first=Adam|last=Bernstein |work=Los Angeles Times |location= Los Angeles| date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Thorne">{{Cite news| url= https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/08/airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dies-at-74/|title='Airwolf' star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 74 |first=Will |last=Thorne| work=The Mercury News |location= San Jose, California|agency=Variety|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Brown">{{Cite news| title= 'Airwolf' actor and '80s heartthrob Jan-Michael Vincent dies| url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/03/08/airwolf-jan-michael-vincent-dead-actor-asheville/3106937002/ |first= Elizabeth Anne| last=Brown| work=USA Today|publisher= Gannett |location= McLean, Virginia| agency= Asheville Citizen-Times|access-date=March 9, 2019|date=March 8, 2019|language=en}}</ref> Vincent later served in the California Army National Guard and remained in the National Guard Reserve until 1971.<ref name="Grove201643">{{Cite book| first= David| last= Grove |title= Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVljDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT43|date=15 September 2016|publisher=BearManor Media|page=43|id=GGKEY:KG6NXT8KJ8F| via= Google Books}}</ref>
== Career == Vincent's first acting job was in 1967 in ''The Bandits'', starring and co-directed by Robert Conrad.<ref name="Thorne" /> Also in 1967, Vincent appeared in the TV movie ''The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk''.<ref name="Verhoeven" />
In the late 1960s, Vincent was signed to Universal Studios and appeared in several television series.<ref name="Thorne" /> He appeared in the ''Dragnet 1968'' episode "The Grenade", as a muscular high school student who suffered an acid attack by a mentally unstable classmate (played by Mickey Sholdar). Vincent also appeared in the ''Danger Island'' segments of Hanna-Barbera's ''The Banana Splits'' series as Link (1968–1969). His first starring role was in the fall of 1969 in the prime-time soap opera ''The Survivors'', alongside Lana Turner and George Hamilton; the series was canceled mid-season.<ref name="Verhoeven">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/03/08/jan-michael-vincent-star-of-airwolf-and-the-mechanic-dies-at-74/23688130/|title=Jan-Michael Vincent, Star of 'Airwolf' and 'The Mechanic,' dies at 74|first=Beatrice|last=Verhoeven|work=AOL|publisher=Verizon Media|agency=TheWrap|location=New York City|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>
Vincent also acted in several movies in the late 1960s, including the 1969 20th Century Fox movie ''The Undefeated'' (as Bubba Wilkes), starring John Wayne, Rock Hudson, and Antonio Aguilar. His name appeared as Michael Vincent in the credits of the movie. Vincent guest-starred in three episodes of ''Lassie'' with actor Tony Dow and two episodes of ''Bonanza''.<ref name="Bernstein2019" /><ref name="Thorne" />
In 1970, Vincent was praised for his role in the TV movie ''Tribes'' (also known as ''The Soldier Who Declared Peace'' in Europe and the UK), co-starring Darren McGavin, about a tough Marine boot-camp drill instructor dealing with a hippie draftee (Vincent) who will not follow the rules. He performed opposite Robert Mitchum in ''Going Home'' (1971).<ref name= "Grove201673">{{Cite book| first= David |last= Grove|title=Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=cVljDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT73|date=15 September 2016|publisher=BearManor Media |page= 73 |id= GGKEY:KG6NXT8KJ8F}}</ref><ref name="Thorne2019">{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jan-michael-vincent-dead-dies-airwolf-1203158399/|title='Airwolf' Star Jan-Michael Vincent Dies at 73 |first= Will |last= Thorne |magazine= Variety|location=Los Angeles| date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9402E6DD163EE63ABC4A53DFB467838A669EDE|title=Mitchum and Brenda Vaccaro Star in 'Going Home'|first=Vincent|last=Canby|author-link=Vincent Canby|work=The New York Times|location= New York City |date=December 2, 1971|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> That same year, he appeared in the ''Gunsmoke'' episode "The Legend".
In 1972, Vincent appeared with Charles Bronson in the crime film ''The Mechanic''<ref name="Thorne2019" /> and the made-for-TV love story ''Sandcastles''.<ref name= "MeTV Staff">{{Cite news|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/rip-jan-michael-vincent-of-airwolf-and-the-banana-splits-adventure-hour|title=R.I.P. Jan-Michael Vincent of Airwolf and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour|author=<!--Not stated-->|work=MeTV|publisher=Weigel Broadcasting|location=Chicago|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> In 1973, Vincent starred in the Disney comedy ''The World's Greatest Athlete'', with Tim Conway and John Amos.<ref name="Bernstein2019" /><ref name="Slotnik" /> Vincent played Richie, an alcoholic teen in the 1973 ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' episode, "Catch a Ring That Isn't There".<ref name="MeTV Staff" /> Also in 1973, he was in the made-for-TV-movie ''Deliver Us from Evil'' as Nick Fleming opposite George Kennedy.<ref name="Grove2016107">{{Cite book| first= David | last= Grove| title=Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVljDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT107 |date= 15 September 2016|publisher=BearManor Media|page=107|id=GGKEY:KG6NXT8KJ8F}}</ref>
Vincent starred as the anti-hero Buster Lane in the 1974 romance ''Buster and Billie'',<ref name="Bernstein2019" /><ref name="Thorne2019" /> wherein he startled audiences with his full-frontal nudity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://extratv.com/2019/03/08/airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dead-at-74/|title='Airwolf' Star Jan-Michael Vincent Dead at 74|author=<!--Not stated-->|work=Extra|publisher=Telepictures |location= Universal City, California|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> In ''Bite the Bullet'' (1975), he played opposite Gene Hackman, James Coburn, and Candice Bergen.<ref name="Slotnik">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/obituaries/jan-michael-vincent-dies.html|title=Jan-Michael Vincent, Troubled Star of 'Airwolf,' Dies at 73|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|date=March 8, 2019|work=The New York Times|location=New York City|access-date=March 9, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He starred in the trucker movie ''White Line Fever'' (1975); in ''Baby Blue Marine'' (1976),<ref name="Ebert1976">{{Cite web | first= Roger |last= Ebert |author-link= Roger Ebert |title=Baby Blue Marine Movie Review (1976) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/baby-blue-marine-1976 |website= rogerebert.com |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171220060848/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/baby-blue-marine-1976 |archive-date= December 20, 2017 |language=en |date=1976}}</ref> a war film directed by John D. Hancock, which also starred Glynnis O'Connor; and in ''Shadow of the Hawk'' (1976) co-starring Marilyn Hassett.<ref name= "Ebert19762">{{Cite web | first= Roger |last= Ebert |title=Shadow of the Hawk Movie Review (1976) Roger Ebert |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shadow-of-the-hawk-1976 |website=www.rogerebert.com |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224820/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shadow-of-the-hawk-1976 |archive-date= September 24, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Vincent also starred in ''Damnation Alley'' (1977), based on Roger Zelazny's science fiction novel.<ref name="TVGuide2019">{{Cite web |title= Damnation Alley |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/damnation-alley/tv-listings/112030/ |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=13 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Two more 1978 appearances were the surfing film ''Big Wednesday'' with William Katt and Gary Busey, and ''Hooper'' with Burt Reynolds, in which Vincent played a young stuntman.<ref name="Bernstein2019" /><ref name= "Thorne2019" /><ref name="Slotnik" />
In 1980, Vincent starred in the gang-themed drama ''Defiance'', which received a limited release. In that film, he and Danny Aiello co-star as Manhattan residents who fight back against the gang members who terrorize their neighborhood. That year, Vincent appeared in ''The Return'', a science-fiction film that was released directly to television and video. In 1981, he co-starred with Kim Basinger in ''Hard Country'', and in 1983, he starred in the action film ''Last Plane Out''.
After completing his role as Byron Henry ("Briny") in the 1983 television miniseries ''The Winds of War'', Vincent was cast as Stringfellow Hawke for the action-espionage series ''Airwolf'', in which he co-starred with Ernest Borgnine. It is the role for which he is best known and remembered. It was noted at the time that Vincent's salary for his work on ''Airwolf'' was $200,000 per episode, the highest of any actor in American television at the time.<ref name="insider">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daMTWhN2UDk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/daMTWhN2UDk |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Jan-Michael Vincent interview on "The Insider", August 19, 2007 |website=YouTube |date=September 20, 2007 |access-date=October 19, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultimatedvd.org/En/Trailers/Details.aspx?Trailer_Id=1012 |title=Ultimate DVD description of Airwolf DVD |website=Ultimatedvd.org |access-date=October 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051129092921/http://www.ultimatedvd.org/en/Trailers/Details.aspx?Trailer_Id=1012 |archive-date= November 29, 2005 }}</ref> While filming ''Airwolf'', Vincent admitted to drug and alcohol problems for which he acknowledged seeking help. After ''Airwolf'', he found roles in smaller-budget and lower-exposure film projects.
Vincent worked with Traci Lords in the 1991 suspense film ''Raw Nerve''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&q=Vincent+worked+with+Traci+Lords+in+the+1991+suspense+film+Raw+Nerve.&pg=PP129|title=Variety Television Reviews (1991–1992)|first=Howard H.|last=Prouty|publisher=Routledge|location=Abingdon-on-Thames|year=1994|edition=1st|volume=17|isbn=9780824037963}}</ref> He also co-starred with Clint Howard in the 1995 black comedy/horror film ''Ice Cream Man'', which had a very limited theatrical release but eventually reached cult status via home video as an unintentional comedy.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} In 1994, he played in a South African-produced movie called ''Ipi Tombi'', produced and directed by Tommie Meyer and based on a musical by Bertha Egnos.
While in the hospital in 1996, Vincent was committed to a role in ''Red Line'' with Chad McQueen as Keller. He appeared in the film with a swollen face and scars, and still wearing his hospital ID bracelet. In 1997, he had a small guest role on ''Nash Bridges'', playing the title character's long-lost brother, and in 1998 he had a cameo role in the independent film ''Buffalo '66''.<ref name="Thorne2019" /><ref name=chic-trib-buff66>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/cl-movie980717-1,0,6519838.story |title= Review of 'Buffalo 66' |work=Chicago Tribune|date=July 17, 1998|access-date=October 19, 2010|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100404151946/http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/cl-movie980717-1,0,6519838.story |archive-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref> His last role was in the independent film ''White Boy'' (titled ''Menace'' for the US video market), released in March 2003.<ref name="Nolasco">{{Cite news| url= https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dead-report|title='Airwolf' star Jan-Michael Vincent dead: report|first=Stephanie|last=Nolasco|work=Fox News|publisher=Fox Corporation| location= New York City |date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== Vincent married Bonnie Poorman<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Adam |title=Jan-Michael Vincent dies; movie and TV heartthrob struggled with addiction |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jan-michael-vincent-dies-movie-and-tv-heartthrob-struggled-with-addiction/2019/03/08/3a8837b4-41c0-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html |access-date=21 January 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309000506/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jan-michael-vincent-dies-movie-and-tv-heartthrob-struggled-with-addiction/2019/03/08/3a8837b4-41c0-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html |archive-date=9 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="Gilbey2019">{{cite news |last1=Gilbey |first1=Ryan |title=Jan-Michael Vincent obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/10/jan-michael-vincent-obituary |access-date=21 January 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 March 2019}}</ref> in 1968, and they had a daughter in 1973. The couple's divorce was finalized in 1986.
Vincent remarried in 1986. His second wife, Joanne Robinson, left him and filed a restraining order against him in 1998, alleging that he had abused her during their marriage.<ref name=kne-abuse>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NfErAAAAIBAJ&dq=joanne%20robinson%20jan%20michael%20vincent%20restraining&pg=6595%2C3024758|title=Vincent's Wife Claims Abuse|work=Kentucky New Era-Spotlight|date=December 2, 1994|page=9A|access-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
=== Substance abuse and health issues === He battled alcoholism and intravenous drug use for much of his life. In 1977, 1978, and 1979 he was arrested for possession of cocaine, and in 1984 and 1985 he was arrested after two bar brawls.<ref name="PressCourier">{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EFNeAAAAIBAJ&dq=jan-michael%20vincent%20wife&pg=4264%2C1270146|title=Vincent Acquitted Of Battery|work=The Press-Courier|date=October 11, 1988|page=5|access-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
In 1986, he was charged with felony assault, but was acquitted after his attorney argued that the woman tripped and fell on a telephone cord in his home.<ref name="PressCourier" /> In 1988, Vincent was arrested for drunk driving, but avoided jail by entering rehab. In 2000, a $374,000 default judgment was made against him after his former girlfriend alleged he had physically assaulted her after their breakup and caused her to miscarry their child.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-27-me-38186-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Lee|last=Romney|title=Jan-Michael Vincent Injured in Accident|date=August 27, 1996|access-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
In the 1990s, he was involved in three severe automobile collisions, which he barely survived. The first near-fatal accident occurred in February 1992. In the second accident, in August 1996, Vincent broke three vertebrae in his neck.<ref name=la-times-neck>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-27-mn-38088-story.html|title=Actor Jan-Michael Vincent Breaks Neck in Car Crash|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 27, 1996|access-date=November 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113042117/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-08-27/news/mn-38088_1_jan-michael-vincent|archive-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> He sustained a permanent injury to his vocal cords from an emergency medical procedure, leaving him with a permanently raspy voice.
Vincent was charged with drunk driving again after his 1996 accident, and again sentenced to rehabilitation and placed on probation. In an interview on the television program ''The Insider'' in September 2007, when asked about his 1996 car accident, Vincent answered "Y'know, I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't remember being in an accident."<ref name="insider" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=20305|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028194641/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=20305|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2008|title=Recluse Jan-Michael Vincent in Shocking New TV Expose|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 14, 2007|access-date=October 19, 2010}}</ref>
In 2000, Vincent violated probation for his prior alcohol-related arrests by appearing drunk in public three times and assaulting his fiancée. As a result, he was sentenced to 60 days in the Orange County Jail.<ref name="lat2000">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-11-me-34902-story.html|title=Actor Works Off Sentence Wielding Mop and Broom|last=Piccalo|first=Gina|date=October 11, 2000|work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> In 2008, Vincent was involved in another automobile accident.<ref>[http://www.vicksburgpost.com/articles/2008/08/25/news/news04.txt 2008 accident in Vicksburg], vicksburgpost.com, August 25, 2008.{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507054937/http://www.vicksburgpost.com/articles/2008/08/25/news/news04.txt|date=May 7, 2009}}</ref>
In an October 2014 interview with the ''National Enquirer'', Vincent revealed that his right leg had been amputated just below the knee in 2012 after he contracted a leg infection as a result of complications from peripheral artery disease.<ref name="Rosseinsky2019">{{Cite news |author1=Katie Rosseinsky |title=Airwolf actor Jan-Michael Vincent passes away aged 74 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/janmichael-vincent-death-airwolf-actor-passes-away-aged-74-a4086966.html |work=Evening Standard |date=8 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Todisco">{{Cite magazine|url=https://people.com/tv/airwolf-actor-jan-michael-vincent-dead/|title=Airwolf Actor Jan-Michael Vincent Dies at 74 After Cardiac Arrest|first=Eric|last=Todisco|magazine=People |date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> After that, he walked with a prosthetic limb, although he was sometimes forced to use a wheelchair.<ref name="USAToday2019">{{Cite news |title=Jan-Michael Vincent Dead: 'Airwolf' Star Dies at 74 |url=https://usa-today-news.com/news/jan-michael-vincent-dead-airwolf-star-dies-at-74-2/ |work=USA Today}}</ref>
==Death== Vincent died on February 10, 2019, at the age of 74 in Asheville, North Carolina, due to cardiac arrest while hospitalized at Mission Hospital.<ref name="LoBrutto2018" /><ref name="Brown2018" /> Bradycardia, a decreased heart rate, was listed as an underlying cause of death. His death was publicly announced on March 8, when TMZ broke the news and showed a partially redacted copy of Vincent's death certificate.<ref name="bbc">{{Cite web|title=Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent dies|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47502183|website=BBC|date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jan-michael-vincent-dead-airwolf-mechanic-star-was-73-1003490|title=Jan-Michael Vincent, Star of 'The Mechanic' and 'Airwolf,' Dies at 73|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 8, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dies-aged-73-after-cardiac-arrest-11659065|title=Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent dies aged 73 after cardiac arrest|website=Sky News|language=en|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/08/airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dead/|title=Jan-Michael Vincent 'Airwolf' Star Dead at 73|website=TMZ|date=March 8, 2019 |language=en|access-date=November 11, 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1967 | ''The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk'' | Tony Prito | |- | ''The Bandits'' | Taye "Boy" Brown | |- | 1968 | ''Journey to Shiloh'' | "Little Bit" Lucket | |- | 1969 | ''The Undefeated'' | Lt. Bubba Wilkes | |- | 1971 | ''Going Home'' | Jimmy Graham | |- | 1972 | ''The Mechanic'' | Steve McKenna | |- | 1973 | ''The World's Greatest Athlete'' | Nanu | |- | 1974 | ''Buster and Billie'' | Buster Lane | |- | rowspan="2" | 1975 | ''Bite the Bullet'' | Carbo | |- | ''White Line Fever'' | Carrol Jo Hummer | |- | rowspan="3" | 1976 | ''Baby Blue Marine'' | Marion | |- | ''Shadow of the Hawk'' | Mike | |- | ''Vigilante Force'' | Ben Arnold | |- | 1977 | ''Damnation Alley'' | Tanner | |- | rowspan="2" | 1978 | ''Big Wednesday'' | Matt Johnson | |- | ''Hooper'' | Delmore "Ski" Shidski | |- | rowspan="2" | 1980 | ''Defiance'' | Tommy | |- | ''The Return'' | Wayne | |- | 1981 | ''Hard Country'' | Kyle | |- | 1983 | ''Last Plane Out'' | Jack Cox | |- | 1984 | ''Airwolf: The Movie'' | Stringfellow Hawke | |- | 1985 | ''Get Out of My Room'' | Immigration Officer | |- | rowspan="2" | 1987 | ''Enemy Territory'' | Parker | |- | ''Born in East L.A.'' | McCalister | |- | rowspan="5" | 1989 | ''Hit List'' | Jack Collins | |- | ''Deadly Embrace'' | Stewart Moreland | direct-to-video |- | ''Dirty Games'' | Kepler West | |- | ''Alienator'' | Commander | |- | ''Demonstone'' | Andy Buck | |- | rowspan="3" | 1990 | ''Xtro II: The Second Encounter'' | Dr. Ron Shepherd | |- | ''Haunting Fear'' | Detective James Trent | direct-to-video |- | ''In Gold We Trust'' | Oliver Moss | |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 | ''Hangfire'' | Colonel Johnson | |- | ''Raw Nerve'' | Lieutenant Bruce Ellis | |- | rowspan="3" | 1992 | ''The Divine Enforcer'' | Father Thomas | rowspan="2" | direct-to-video |- | ''Animal Instincts'' | Fletcher Ross |- | ''Beyond the Call of Duty'' | Len Jordan | |- | rowspan="5" | 1993 | ''Midnight Witness'' | Lance | |- | ''Sins of Desire'' | Warren Robillard | |- | ''Hidden Obsession'' | Ben Scanlon | |- | ''Deadly Heroes'' | Cody Grant | |- | ''Indecent Behavior'' | Tom Mathis | |- | 1994 | ''Ipi Tombi'' | Steven Gilbert | |- | rowspan="5" | 1995 | ''Abducted II: The Reunion'' | Brad Allen | |- | ''Body Count'' | Detective Reinhart | |- | ''Ice Cream Man'' | Detective Gifford | rowspan="2" | direct-to-video |- | ''Red Line'' | Keller |- | ''Russian Roulette: Moscow 95'' | Captain Nazarov | |- | 1996 | ''The Last Kill'' | | |- | rowspan="2" | 1998 | ''Buffalo '66'' | Sonny | |- | ''No Rest for the Wicked'' | Sheriff Juan Ramirez | |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 | ''Escape to Grizzly Mountain'' | Trapper | |- | ''The Thundering 8th'' | Captain Otis Buchwald | |- | 2003 | ''White Boy'' | Ron Masters | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1967 | ''The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk'' | Tony Prito | {{Plainlist | * credited as Mike Vincent }} |- | ''Dragnet'' | Rick Schneiderman | {{Plainlist | * episode: "The Grenade" (S 2:Ep 1) * credited as Michael Vincent }} |- | rowspan="2" | 1968 | ''Lassie'' | Chris Hanford | {{Plainlist | * episodes: "Hanford's Point", Parts 1–3 (S 14:Ep 26–28) * credited as Michael Vincent }} |- | ''Bonanza'' | Eddie MaKay | {{Plainlist | * episode: "The Arrival of Eddie" (S 9:Ep 30) * credited as Michael Vincent }} |- | 1968–1969 | ''The Banana Splits Adventure Hour''<br>''Danger Island'' | Lincoln "Link" Simmons | {{Plainlist | * recurring (10 episodes) * credited as Michael Vincent }} |- | 1969 | ''Bonanza'' | Rick Miller | {{Plainlist | * episode: "The Unwanted" (S 10:Ep 27) * credited as Michael Vincent }} |- | 1969–1970 | ''The Survivors''{{Ref|1|1}} | Jeffrey Hastings | main cast (10 episodes) |- | 1970 | ''Tribes'' | Adrian | |- | rowspan="5" | 1971 | ''Dan August'' | Kevin Colter | episode: "Death Chain" (S 1:Ep 15){{Ref|2|2}} |- | ''Men at Law'' | {{CGuest}} | episode: "One American" (S 1:Ep 23) |- | ''The Persuaders!'' | Helicopter Pilot | {{Plainlist | * episode: "The Gold Napoleon" (S 1:Ep 2) * uncredited }} |- | ''The Last of the Powerseekers''{{Ref|1|1}} | Jeffrey Hastings | |- | ''Gunsmoke'' | Travis Colter | episode "The Legend" (S 17:Ep 6) |- | rowspan="2" | 1972 | ''The Catcher'' | Sam Callende | |- | ''Sandcastles'' | Michael | |- | rowspan="3" | 1973 | ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' | Ritchie Manning | episode: "Catch a Ring That Isn't There" (S 4:Ep 20) |- | ''Deliver Us from Evil'' | Nick Fleming | |- | ''Toma'' | Billy Haskell | episode: "Blockhouse Breakdown" |- | 1973–1975 | ''Police Story'' | Warren Yates / Dave Hauser | episodes:<br />"Incident in the Kill Zone"<br />"Line of Fire" |- | rowspan="2" | 1975 | ''Dinah!'' | rowspan="2" | Himself | rowspan="2" | 1 episode |- | ''The Mike Douglas Show'' |- | 1983 | ''The Winds of War'' | Byron Henry | miniseries |- | 1984–1986 | ''Airwolf'' | Stringfellow Hawke | main cast (55 episodes) |- | 1986 | ''Hotel'' | Nick Hauser | episode "Undercurrents" |- | 1987 | ''Six Against the Rock'' | Miran "Buddy" Thompson | rowspan="4" | |- | 1989 | ''Tarzan in Manhattan'' | Brightmore |- | 1991 | ''The Final Heist'' | David King |- | 1993 | ''Singapore Sling'' | Billy |- | 1994 | ''Renegade'' | Max | episode: "Hard Rider" |- | rowspan="2" | 1996 | ''Jurassic Women'' | Zepp | rowspan="2" | |- | ''Lethal Orbit'' | Riff |- | 1997 | ''Nash Bridges'' | Bobby Chase | episode "Revelations" |}
==See also== {{portal|Film|Television|United States|Biography}} {{clear}}
==References== {{Refbegin}} # {{Note|1}} In 1971, a TV movie titled ''The Last of the Powerseekers'' aired on ABC. Universal Television re-edited two of ''The Survivors'' episodes into the TV movie.{{Sfn|Hyatt|2003|page=193}} # {{Note|2}} In 1980, a TV movie titled ''Dan August: Once Is Never Enough'' aired on ABC. This was a re-editing of episode 15 "Death Chain" with episode 25 "Prognosis: Homicide". # {{Note|3|}} ''Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness'' does not have page numbers. Use specific section of book for reference. {{refend}}
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==Bibliography== * {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ty21CgAAQBAJ&q=was+Jan-Michael+Vincent+in+The+Last+of+the+Powerseekers.&pg=PA193|title=Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops|first=Wesley|last=Hyatt|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=New York City|year=2003|edition=1st|isbn=978-0786414208|page=193}}
==Further reading== * {{Cite book|title=Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness|first=David|last=Grove|year=2016|publisher=BearManor Media|location=Albany, Georgia|isbn=978-1629330846}} * {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&q=The+Catcher+%281972+TV+Movie%29&pg=PA396|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|first=Jerry|last=Roberts|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham, Maryland|year=2009|edition=1st|isbn=978-0810861381|page=396}}
==External links== {{sister project links|auto=yes}} * {{IMDb name|id=0001821}} * [https://weht.net/jan-michael-vincent/ Whatever Happened To: Jan Michael Vincent]
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