Jan-Michael Vincent

 Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Vincent was born 15 July 1944 in Denver, Colorado

He made his first appearance on screen in the 1967 television film The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk, under the name Mike Vincent

Vincent worked steadily throughout the 1970s and 80s, notably working with Kris Kristofferson and Victoria Principal on the 1976 film Vigilante ForceHe also starred alongside Kim Basinger in 1981's Hard Country

Jan-Michael Vincent

Before Vincent’s rise to stardom, he appeared in 1978’s “Hooper” alongside Burt Reynolds, followed by “Hard Country” opposite Kim Basinger in 1981


“Airwolf, which aired from 1984 until 1986, told the tale of renegade pilot Stringfellow Hawke, who goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter as part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother

His last feature film was the 2002 gang movie White Boy
In 2012 a leg infection required him to have the lower half of his right leg amputated

He was nominated for a Golden Globe for 1971 film Going Home and again in 1984 for miniseries The Winds of War

Jan-Michael Vincent

Off-screen, his handsomeness earned him a spot on a cosmetic surgeon’s Ten Best Noses list in the late 1970s

He earned a Golden Globe nomination

Perhaps his best-known role was in the television action-adventure series Airwolf, which lasted for several seasons after launching in 1984
Vincent played pilot Stringfellow Hawke, a rugged pilot who could pull off aerobatic crime-fighting manoeuvres in an advanced helicopter — but also play the cello
His last feature film was the 2002 gang movie White BoyIn 2012 a leg infection required him to have the lower half of his right leg amputated

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent
In a 1984 AP interview, Vincent described his passion for being on the water
He said he spent three months after wrapping up Winds of War sailing the Caribbean
He also said he was a longtime surfer



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Jan-Michael Vincent

 However, his surfer-like demeanour was overshadowed at times by his troubled personal life. He pleaded guilty in 1997 to a drunken driving accident that left him with a broken neck and was sentenced to a rehab program.---
He was also charged in 1980s barroom brawls, receiving probation in one and an acquittal in another. In a separate case, he was acquitted in 1986 of hitting a woman.
He was sentenced to 60 days in jail in 2000 in Orange County, California, after he admitted to violating his probation by appearing drunk in public and assaulting his then-girlfriend

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent, best known for playing daredevil pilot Stringfellow Hawke in 1980s TV series Airwolf, has died at the age of 74, it has emerged
 he actually passed away on February 10 after suffering a cardiac arrest
Vincent steadily worked in Hollywood for three decades and appeared in numerous hit TV shows

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent
in cinema and tv
Buffalo '66 (Movie)
 Sonny  1998
Red Line (Movie)
 Keller  1996
Abducted 2: The Reunion (Movie)
 Brad Allen  1995
Ice Cream Man (Movie)
 Detective Gifford  1995
Body Count (Movie)
 Detective Reinhardt  1995
Indecent Behavior (Movie)

 Tom  1993
Sins Of Desire (Movie)
 Warren Robillard  1993
Hidden Obsession (Movie)
 Ben Scanlan  1993

Jan-Michael Vincent

Deadly Heroes (Movie)
 Cody Grant  1993
Animal Instincts (Movie)
 Fletcher Ross  1992
In Gold We Trust (Movie)
 Oliver Moss  1992
Xtro 2: The Second Encounter (Movie)
 Dr. Ron Sheperd  1991
Hangfire (Movie)
 Lt. Col. Johnson  1991
Haunting Fear (Movie)
 Lt. James Trent  1991
Raw Nerve (Movie)
 Lieutenant Bruce Ellis  1991
Hit List (Movie)
 Jack Collins  1990
Alienator (Movie)
 Commander  1990
Demonstone (Movie)
 Andrew Buck  1990
Born In East L.A. (Movie)
 McCalister  1987
Enemy Territory (Movie)
 Parker  1987
Airwolf (TV Show)
Birds of Paradise — 1986
Tracks — 1986
Desperate Monday — 1986
The Winds of War (TV Show)
Into the Maelstrom — 1983
Of Love and War — 1983
The Changing of the Guard — 1983
Hard Country (Movie)
 Kyle Richardson  1981
Defiance (Movie)
 Tommy  1980
The Return (Movie)
 Deputy  1980
Hooper (Movie)
 Ski  1978
Big Wednesday (Movie)
 Matt  1978
Damnation Alley (Movie)
 Tanner  1977
Baby Blue Marine (Movie)
 Marion Hedgepeth  1976
Shadow Of The Hawk (Movie)
 Mike  1976
Vigilante Force (Movie)
 Ben Arnold  1976
Bite The Bullet (Movie)
 Carbo  1975
White Line Fever (Movie)
 Carrol Jo Hummer  1975
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Show)
Catch a Ring That Isn't There — 1973
  1973
The World's Greatest Athlete (Movie)
 Nanu  1973
Buster And Billie (Movie)
 Buster Lane  1973
The Mechanic (Movie)
 Steve McKenna  1972
Gunsmoke (TV Show)
The Legend — 1971
 Travis Colter  1971
Going Home (Movie)
 Jimmy Graham  1971
Tribes (Movie)
 Adrian  1970
The Undefeated (Movie)
 Bubba Wilkes  1969
The Survivors (TV Show)
 Jeffrey Hastings 
Journey To Shiloh (Movie)

Jan-Michael Vincent

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