James Handy Dead: 'Top Gun: Maverick' Actor Fatally Stabbed

James Handy, a veteran character actor with almost 150 screen credits, has died aged 81 after a fatal stabbing at his home in Los Angeles. The LAPD responded to an emergency call at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning (Jun. 3), and officers found Handy unconscious in his front yard with a stab wound to the chest.

He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Forty-four-year-old Michael Gledhill was arrested at the scene after flagging down responding officers and identifying himself as the person they were looking for. Gledhill, the adult son of Handy's girlfriend, is said to have lived at the property with the couple and was booked on suspicion of murder.

He remains in custody with bail set at $2 million. The incident is being treated as an isolated domestic case and is not believed to pose any ongoing danger to the wider public at this time. Handy’s career spanned nearly five decades.

United States, Los Angeles

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