Posted on 01/25/2023 4:16:47 PM PST by DFG
TV star Lance Kerwin has died at age 62.
The small-screen actor — who appeared in the 1970s series “James at 16” and the made-for-TV movie “Salem’s Lot” — passed away Tuesday in California.
The sad news was announced on Facebook by his daughter, Savanah. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
“We appreciate all the kind words, memories, and prayers that have been shared,” his daughter wrote. “As the coming weeks progress, I will share more information about after-life ceremonies.”
Kerwin was born in 1960 in Newport Beach, California. The youngest of five brothers, he grew up in a showbiz family, with an acting coach dad and a talent agent mom.
His first TV role came at the age of 13 when he appeared on a 1974 episode of “Emergency!”
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That’s the one. It was sad.
RIP, Lance (a childhood crush). I remember him in James at 15 and Tiger Beat magazine.
Not long ago, someone here posted a comment about James at 15 on another thread. And here he has now passed.
RIP.
Oh my goodness, my childhood is flashing before my eyes!
I feel officially old...
Oh wow, I loved that James at 15 (then 16) show back in the 70s when I was a wee lad. Great show, from what I remember.
Adam Rich died, too?! My childhood going up in smoke.
COZI TV ran that very episode today. Weird timing.
He was used by the liberals/socialists/democrats/pedophiles of the day.
The Boom Boom Bonnie scenes are hilarious! The vampire definitely emulated the Nosferatu of silent films.
Ugh. Ten days older than I am.
Terri Nunn did an episode in which she played a "loose" girl that all the other classmates claimed to have slept with. So when James started dating her, all the other guys were needling him.
"You Make Loving Fun" by Fleetwood Mac was featured on that episode. This was the fall of 1977 when the "Rumours" album by Fleetwood Mac was still riding high in the charts.
Terri Nunn went on to be the lead singer of Berlin, a popular New Wave band from the early 1980s. I saw this band at the US Festival in 1983. That was another connection I have with the "James At 15" show.
That was Dan Wakefield’s series. He died at 91 in 2024. Sad that the kids are dying and at younger ages. Kerwin, like so many other child stars, had drug problems when he was young. He seems to have straightened out since then.
Just so we’re clear. He actually died in 2023. Old thread.
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