Best known to horror fans for playing the memorable character “Shack” in 2003’s horror movie mashup Freddy vs. Jason, actor Chris Gauthier has passed away at the age of 48.
The actor died on February 23 from an “unspecified short illness,” Variety reports.
Chris Gauthier has over 100 film and television acting credits on his resume dating back to 2000, with his film work also including 40 Days and 40 Nights, Insomnia, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Riding the Bullet, The Butterfly Effect 2, The Sandlot: Heading Home, Watchmen, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Monster Trucks, and The Christmas House.
On the small screen, Gauthier appeared in countless television shows including “Dead Like Me,” “Bionic Woman,” “Supernatural,” “Harper’s Island,” “Sanctuary,” “Smallville,” “Eureka,” “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour,” “Psych,” “iZombie,” and “Once Upon a Time.”
Chris Gauthier also appeared on Showtime’s horror anthology series “Masters of Horror,” notably playing a character in John Carpenter’s Season 1 episode,...
The actor died on February 23 from an “unspecified short illness,” Variety reports.
Chris Gauthier has over 100 film and television acting credits on his resume dating back to 2000, with his film work also including 40 Days and 40 Nights, Insomnia, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Riding the Bullet, The Butterfly Effect 2, The Sandlot: Heading Home, Watchmen, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Monster Trucks, and The Christmas House.
On the small screen, Gauthier appeared in countless television shows including “Dead Like Me,” “Bionic Woman,” “Supernatural,” “Harper’s Island,” “Sanctuary,” “Smallville,” “Eureka,” “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour,” “Psych,” “iZombie,” and “Once Upon a Time.”
Chris Gauthier also appeared on Showtime’s horror anthology series “Masters of Horror,” notably playing a character in John Carpenter’s Season 1 episode,...
- 2/26/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Chris Gauthier, a Canadian actor known for “Once Upon a Time,” “Smallville” and “Eureka,” died on Feb. 23 from an unspecified short illness, according to his management. He was 48.
In a statement posted to Facebook, TriStar Appearances’ Chad Colvin confirmed the news: “When his wife reached out to me yesterday with the news, I wept tears of disbelief for hours. It’s taken me til now to fully mentally and emotionally steel myself to write this.”
“Chris was the literal textbook definition of a character actor. You may not have known his name but you knew his face, you knew his voice, and you knew that if he was onscreen, you were in for a helluva ride. Whether he was standing toe-to-toe against Clark Kent on ‘Smallville’ as the Toyman (pictured), tormenting Dean on ‘Supernatural,’ on deck with Hook as Smee in ‘Once Upon A Time’ or in guest roles in...
In a statement posted to Facebook, TriStar Appearances’ Chad Colvin confirmed the news: “When his wife reached out to me yesterday with the news, I wept tears of disbelief for hours. It’s taken me til now to fully mentally and emotionally steel myself to write this.”
“Chris was the literal textbook definition of a character actor. You may not have known his name but you knew his face, you knew his voice, and you knew that if he was onscreen, you were in for a helluva ride. Whether he was standing toe-to-toe against Clark Kent on ‘Smallville’ as the Toyman (pictured), tormenting Dean on ‘Supernatural,’ on deck with Hook as Smee in ‘Once Upon A Time’ or in guest roles in...
- 2/25/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Gauthier, an English-born Canadian actor whose TV credits included Once Upon a Time and Eureka, died on Feb. 23 at age 48. His management said he died from an unspecified short illness.
“We can confirm that our dear friend and client, Chris Gauthier, passed away on Friday morning, February 23, at the age of 48,” said a statement from TriStar Appearances/Event Horizon Talent. “His loss is felt not just by his fans but by those of us who were lucky enough to know him more personally. On behalf of his family, we do ask for privacy during this time so that they are able to grieve properly.”
“Rest in Peace Chris! Heartbroken!” said an Instagram post by Colin O’Donoghue, aka Once Upon a Time‘s Hook, who played Gauthier’s William Smee character’s captain on the show. “My love and thoughts go out to [wife] Erin and the boys! You will be missed brother!
“We can confirm that our dear friend and client, Chris Gauthier, passed away on Friday morning, February 23, at the age of 48,” said a statement from TriStar Appearances/Event Horizon Talent. “His loss is felt not just by his fans but by those of us who were lucky enough to know him more personally. On behalf of his family, we do ask for privacy during this time so that they are able to grieve properly.”
“Rest in Peace Chris! Heartbroken!” said an Instagram post by Colin O’Donoghue, aka Once Upon a Time‘s Hook, who played Gauthier’s William Smee character’s captain on the show. “My love and thoughts go out to [wife] Erin and the boys! You will be missed brother!
- 2/25/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Gauthier, an English-born Canadian actor whose wide variety of TV credits included Once Upon a Time (as Smee) and Eureka, died on Feb. 23, at age 48.
“We can confirm that our dear friend and client, Chris Gauthier, passed away on Friday morning, February 23, at the age of 48,” reads a statement from TriStar Appearances/Event Horizon Talent to TVLine. “As a beloved Vancouver-based character actor, Chris shared his talents with so many of us both on television and in film. His loss is felt not just by his fans but by those of us who were lucky enough to know him more personally.
“We can confirm that our dear friend and client, Chris Gauthier, passed away on Friday morning, February 23, at the age of 48,” reads a statement from TriStar Appearances/Event Horizon Talent to TVLine. “As a beloved Vancouver-based character actor, Chris shared his talents with so many of us both on television and in film. His loss is felt not just by his fans but by those of us who were lucky enough to know him more personally.
- 2/25/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Kenneth Mitchell, the actor best known for his work in Star Trek: Discovery and Jericho, has died. He was 49.
The news of his death was announced in a post to X on his personal account. The actor had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als) for over five years; a GoFundMe fundraising link was shared to Mitchell’s X account on Sunday, with the actor requesting that any gifts “be directed toward Als research or in support of his children.”
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The news of his death was announced in a post to X on his personal account. The actor had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als) for over five years; a GoFundMe fundraising link was shared to Mitchell’s X account on Sunday, with the actor requesting that any gifts “be directed toward Als research or in support of his children.”
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- 2/25/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
David Gail, the actor best known for playing Dr. Joe Scanlon (No. 2) on the General Hospital spinoff Port Charles, died on Jan. 16 at age 58.
According to a new release shared by a rep for Gail’s family on Feb. 25, the actor’s official cause of death is “anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a brain injury resulting from lack of blood, following resuscitation from cardio pulmonary arrest due to drug intoxication from substances including amphetamines, cocaine, ethanol and fentanyl.”
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According to a new release shared by a rep for Gail’s family on Feb. 25, the actor’s official cause of death is “anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a brain injury resulting from lack of blood, following resuscitation from cardio pulmonary arrest due to drug intoxication from substances including amphetamines, cocaine, ethanol and fentanyl.”
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- 1/23/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
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