California — Actor/stuntman Ted White died at his home here Oct. 14. He was 96.
He may be best known to horror movie fans for his role as Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.” As a stunt man he appeared in “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “Giant,” “Rio Bravo,” “Planet of the Apes,” “King Kong,” “The Manitou,” “Escape from New York,” “Road House” and Gone in 60 Seconds. As an actor he appeared in “TRON,” “Romancing the Stone,” “Starman,” “The Hidden” and “The X-Files.”
MSTies might remember him as a brawler in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II
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He had Hollywood good looks, so what did Hollywood do? Stick rubber and fake blood all over him. RIP
I just recently saw Road House.