Crime

The suspect was identified as the son of Handy's girlfriend, according to the Los Angeles Police Department

James Handy, who featured in the beloved Nineties film Jumanji and most recently, Top Gun: Maverick, was fatally stabbed to death on Wednesday. The actor was 81.

In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspect as his girlfriend’s son, Michael Gledhill, a 44-year-old resident of Tarzana.

Handy’s death was confirmed by a representative. “With great sadness I can confirm that the gentleman who was attacked and killed on Wednesday in Tarzana was the actor James Handy,” his talent agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas, said in a statement to NBC News.