Veteran Actor James Handy Fatally Stabbed In Tarzana; Girlfriend's Son Is Arrested

Los Angeles constabulary are investigating nan fatal stabbing of character James Handy, who officials said was killed by his girlfriend’s boy Wednesday astatine a location successful Tarzana. The fishy was apprehended aft he made a bizarre 911 call.

On Thursday, authorities identified nan 81-year-old stabbing unfortunate arsenic nan actor, who appeared successful nan films “Logan,” “Jumanji,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia.”

Representatives for nan character confirmed nan news to The Times.

On Wednesday greeting astir 9:30 a.m., West Valley area patrol officers responded to an emergency telephone successful a residential vicinity of Tarzana. The 911 caller stated, “I americium nan boy of man. I conscionable killed nan man of sin.”

When constabulary arrived, they recovered Handy successful nan beforehand gait of nan Erwin Street home, unconscious and suffering from a stab coiled to his chest. According to rule enforcement, Handy was taken to a section infirmary by paramedics, wherever he was pronounced dead.

A news merchandise said that Michael Gledhill, nan man suspected of stabbing Handy, flagged down officers who were responding to nan incident and told them he was nan 1 they were looking for.

Gledhill, 44, lives astatine nan Erwin Street location pinch his mother, who constabulary said was successful a narration pinch Handy.

Detectives said they believed this was an isolated incident and location appeared to beryllium nary threat to nan nationalist astatine this time.

Gledhill was arrested and transported to Van Nuys Jail, wherever he was booked connected suspicion of murder. His bail was group astatine $2 million.

Handy has much than 150 acting credits to his sanction and had acted crossed tv and movie since nan 1970s. Most recently, he played a bartender alongside Jennifer Connelly successful nan 2022 sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.” In 2017, he played other Hugh Jackman successful “Logan” arsenic a expert who pleads pinch Wolverine to heal up.

In 2021, he portrayed Father MacGuffin successful nan drama “Senior Entourage.” The film’s director, Brian Connors, posted connected Facebook past twelvemonth that Handy was 1 of nan “finest characteristic actors I know.”

Handy besides acted successful galore tv crime dramas, including “Alias,” “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Rizzoli & Isles,” “CSI: NY,” “Cold Case” and more.

The constabulary are asking anyone pinch further accusation astir this incident to interaction nan Robbery-Homicide Division, Valley Section, Dets. Simonyan aliases Lopez, astatine (818) 374-9550.