Marc Gilpin
American actor (1966–2023)
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Marc Gilpin (September 26, 1966 – July 29, 2023) was an American actor.
Marc Gilpin | |
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| Born | September 26, 1966 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 2023 (aged 56) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–1989 |
| Spouse | Kaki |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Peri Gilpin (sister) |
Early life
Gilpin was born on September 26, 1966, to Wes Gilpin and Barbara Bushway. After his parents' divorce, his father married an old childhood friend, Sandra Jo Hauck, herself a divorcee with two daughters, one being Peri Gilpin, who later became famous for playing Roz Doyle on Frasier.[1]
Career
Gilpin played Sean Brody along with Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and his sister, April, in Jaws 2 (1978), by Jeannot Szwarc;[2][3][4] Willie along with Henry Darrow and Kate Woodville in Where's Willie? (1978);[5] and Dalem along with Christopher Connelly, Meredith MacRae, Elissa Leeds and Joseph Campanella in Earthbound (1981), by James L. Conway.[6] He also appeared in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981).[7]
Personal life
Gilpin quit acting in 1989 and became a self-taught software engineer, earning several software patents. He married Kaki in 1999 and they had two sons, Spencer and Presley.[8]
Death
Gilpin died in Dallas of glioblastoma on July 29, 2023, at the age of 56.[9]
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