MADRID, SPAIN - 2022/05/27: A street commercial advertisement poster from Paramount Pictures featuring Top Gun Maverick movie and American actor Tom Cruise in Spain. (Photo by Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesJames Handy, a prolific character actor whose credits include Top Gun: Maverick, Logan, Jumanji, The Rocketeer and Arachnophobia, has died.The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that they found Handy on Wednesday morning in front of his Tarzana, Calif., home with a stab wound to his chest. He was 81. The LAPD in a statement identified the suspect in the case as 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, who is a resident of Tarzana.ForbesPeabo Bryson, ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Singer, Dies At 75By Tim Lammers“On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, around 9:30 a.m., West Valley area patrol officers responded to a radio call of unknown trouble in the 19200 block of Erwin Street,” the LAPD said in the statement, released on Thursday. “The 911 caller stated, ‘I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.’ Upon their arrival, officers discovered 81-year-old James Handy in the front yard of the residence, unconscious and suffering from a stab wound to his chest," the statement added. "The victim was transported to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, where he was pronounced deceased.”ForbesKelly Curtis, Actress And Sister Of Jamie Lee Curtis, Dies At 69By Tim LammersMORE FOR YOUThe LAPD also said in the statement that Gledhill was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked, and is being held on $2 million bail.Police said that Gledhill resided at the location with his mother, who was Handy’s girlfriend. “Detectives believe this is an isolated incident and there appears to be no danger to the public at this time,” the LAPD noted.James Handy Had More Than 140 Screen CreditsBorn James Michael Handy in New York City, the actor’s first screen credit was in a guest role in two episodes of the daytime drama Ryan’s Hope in 1977. His first film credit was as the sheriff in the 1981 military thriller Taps, which starred then-up-and-coming actors Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise.The next year, Handy played a supporting role in Sidney Lumet’s courtroom drama The Verdict, which earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Lumet and Best Actor for Paul Newman.ForbesMarcia Lucas, ‘Star Wars’ Editor And George Lucas’ Ex-Wife, Dies At 80By Tim LammersHandy’s last credited screen role was in Cruise’s 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, where he played Jimmy the bartender. The actor also played Wilton Briggs in the horror comedy Arachnophobia (1991), Wooly in The Rocketeer (1992), the exterminator in Jumanji (1995) and the physician, billed as “Old Doctor,” who treats Hugh Jackman’s Logan/Wolverine in the superhero movie Logan (2017).Handy, over his career, compiled more than 140 acting credits in film and television. His other films included Brighton Beach Memoirs, K-9, Guarding Tess and Unbreakable. The actor also played several recurring roles on television, including Matt Fielding Sr. on Melrose Place from 1992-1995, Borough Commander Haverill on NYPD Blue from 1993-1995, Lou Handleman on Profiler from 1997-1998 and Arthur Devlin on Alias from 2002-2006.ForbesJoe Negri, Handyman Negri On ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ Dies At 99By Tim LammersHandy also appeared in guest roles on dozens of TV series over his career, including Cagney & Lacey, Matlock, Quantum Leap, The Commish, Wings, Murder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210, The X-Files, Walker, Texas Ranger and L.A. Law. His other screen credits include ER, The West Wing, The Practice, The Dead Zone, Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Commander in Chief, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Young and the Restless, Vegas, CSI: NY, Rizzoli & Isles, NCIS: Los Angeles and 9-1-1.ForbesOwain Rhys Davies, ‘Twin Peaks’ Actor, Dies At 44By Tim Lammers