Wyatt Knight
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Knight portraying Tommy Turner in the movie Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
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Born | January 20, 1955 |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Maui, Hawaii, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–2010 |
Wyatt Knight (January 20, 1955 – October 25, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Tommy Turner in the Porky's trilogy.
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Career
In addition to his work in the Porky's films, Knight made guest appearances on numerous TV shows including The Waltons, M*A*S*H, Family Ties, Profiler, Chicago Hope and Star Trek: The Next Generation. His final TV appearance came in 2010 on the show Crafty.[1]
Death
According to Knight's wife Silvina in an interview given to entertainment news website TheWrap, he had a bone marrow transplant for advanced non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2003.[2] However intense cancer treatment including radiation, left him, in the words of his wife "in physical and emotional pain."[citation needed] On October 26, 2011 Wyatt Knight's body was discovered in a remote area on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Knight was a resident of Los Angeles, California but had recently been staying at a house on Maui.[3] According to the Associated Press, autopsy results indicated Knight died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[4][5] In addition to his wife, Knight was survived by two children from a previous marriage.[6]
Wyatt Knight was a friend of Porky's co-stars Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Roger Wilson and Cyril O'Reilly.[citation needed]
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External links
- Wyatt Knight at the Internet Movie Database
- Wyatt Knight at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Wyatt Knight at Find a Grave
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- Articles with hCards
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2012
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2011
- 1955 births
- 2011 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male actors who committed suicide
- Suicides by firearm in Hawaii