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Jon-Erik Hexum

Jon-Erik Hexum

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Born November 5, 1957 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Died October 18, 1984

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In the early 1980s, this ruggedly handsome young man of Norwegian parentage was seen as the "next big thing" - then suddenly he was dead from an accident via a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Hexum was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, where he was a musically gifted student at school playing both the horn and the violin in the school orchestra, and even the piano at home. He then attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, before transferring across to Michigan State University studying bio-medical engineering and then switching over to philosophy.

While at MSU, Hexum played football, and DJ'd at several local radio stations under the name of "Yukon Jack", before being discovered by John Travolta's manager, Bob LeMond. Hexum allegedly turned down plenty of opportunities to appear in shows such as The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), CHiPs (1977) and many daytime soap operas before finally making his debut in the television series Voyagers! (1982) as time traveler Phineas Bogg. He was then cast as hunk Tyler Burnett alongside Joan Collins in Making of a Male Model (1983), and then as ex-Green Beret Mac Harper in the television series Cover Up: Pilot (1984).

However, on October 12, 1984, after a long and draining day's shooting on the set of Cover Up: Pilot (1984), Hexum became bored with the extensive delays and jokingly put a prop .44 magnum revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger. The gun fired, and the wadding from the blank cartridge shattered his skull, whereupon the mortally injured Hexum was rushed via ambulance to hospital to undergo extensive surgery. Despite five hours of work, the chief surgeon, Dr. David Ditsworth, described the damage to Hexum's brain as life-ending.

One week later, on October 18, he was taken off life support and pronounced dead. However, Hexum's commitment to organ donation meant five other lives were assisted or saved with organs harvested from him. The youthful and charming Hexum was dead at only 26 years of age.

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TV0 The Making of A Male Model promo 1983

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The Final Take: Alec Baldwin & The Rust Shooting Poster

The Final Take: Alec Baldwin & The Rust Shooting TV Series2024Self - Tragically Died on Movie Set

Halloween Poster

Halloween Feature Film2018Phineas Bogg from Voyagers

Cover Up Poster

Cover Up TV Series1984Mac Harper

Hollywood '84 Mini-Series1984Self

The Bear Poster

The Bear Feature Film1984Pat Trammell

Voyager from the Unknown Poster

Voyager from the Unknown Feature Film1984Phineas Bogg

Breakaway TV Series1983Self

Hotel TV Series1983Prince Erik

Just Men! Poster

Just Men! TV Series1983Self

Making of a Male Model Poster

Making of a Male Model TV Movie1983Tyler Burnett

The Annual Humanitarian of Year Honors Aaron Spelling TV Special1983Self

The Best of Everything Poster

The Best of Everything TV Special1983Self

A Little Sex Poster

A Little Sex Feature Film1982Game audience

Deathtrap Poster

Deathtrap Feature Film1982Theater Audience

Fantasy TV Series1982Self

Voyagers! Poster

Voyagers! TV Series1982Phineas Bogg

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Cover Up Poster

Cover Up TV Series1984

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