Actor Charles Napier Dies At Age 75
Hollywood Actor Taken To Bakersfield Hospital After Collapsing In Home
Posted: 10/06/2011
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Hollywood tough guy and local actor Charles Napier has died.Friends of the family told 23ABC that Napier collapsed in his home sometime Monday night and was found Tuesday morning and taken to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif.Napier was taken off of life support in the intensive care unit just before 1 p.m. Wednesday surrounded by his family, they told 23ABC.He was 75 years old.
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Napier was in the hospital in May 2010 to deal with blood clots in his legs.A mainstay in Hollywood and TV over the past four decades, Napier has appeared in blockbusters such as "Silence of the Lambs," "Philadelphia" and "Rambo: First Blood Part II."But he became a household name after his role as Tucker McElroy in "The Blues Brothers" back in 1980.He most recently appeared in the Jeremy Piven film "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard."Napier made his home in Bakersfield.He frequently appeared on 23ABC in a variety of roles including as a guest host on our Academy Awards coverage.Napier made numerous public appearances with the Bakersfield Condors and various veterans groups and activities.
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