{"id":905,"date":"2026-06-07T08:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T08:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=905"},"modified":"2026-06-07T08:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T08:09:34","slug":"top-gun-maverick-star-81-killed-by-girlfriends-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=905","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Top Gun: Maverick\u2019 Star, 81, Killed by Girlfriend\u2019s Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p>Veteran actor James Handy, known for roles in films like <i>Top Gun: Maverick<\/i>, <i>Arachnophobia<\/i>, and <i>Jumanji<\/i>, was killed by his girlfriend\u2019s son on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police say that a 911 caller, later confirmed to be 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, told the dispatcher, \u201cI am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.\u201d Officers arrived on the scene and found Handy, 81, unconscious and suffering from a stab wound to the chest in the front yard of a residence in Los Angeles\u2019s Tarzana neighborhood. Fire department paramedics transported Handy to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. When police responded to the scene, Gledhill waved down officers, telling them he was the one responsible for Handy\u2019s wounds. The LAPD said that Gledhill lives at the residence with his mother, who was Handy\u2019s girlfriend. Gledhill was booked in the Van Nuys Jail on a charge of murder, and his bail is set at $2 million. Handy played a number of roles across film and television, playing a bartender in <i>Top Gun: Maverick<\/i>, as well as the county coroner, Milton Briggs, in 1990\u2019s <i>Arachnophobia<\/i>. He also appeared in series such as <i>9-1-1<\/i> and <i>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=899\">Never-Before-Seen Story by Pulitzer Winner Published After 100 Years<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>Variety<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran actor James Handy, known for roles in films like Top Gun: Maverick, Arachnophobia, and Jumanji, was killed by his girlfriend\u2019s son on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 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