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Dec 8, 2019 · A chain smoker all his life, Victor battled with lung cancer during the final days of his life. He tragically passed away after a three-month-long battle with the deadly disease.
[ 7] He died at the age of 54 on June 15, 1989, at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. [ 7] In 1989, French was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. [ 8] Filmography. Television.
Jun 15, 1989 · LOS ANGELES -- Actor-director Victor French, who played an angel's ex-cop sidekick in NBC's 'Highway to Heaven,' died Thursday of cancer, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 54.
Victor married Julie Cobb, daughter of actor Lee J. Cobb on March 14, 1976, and divorced on May 23, 1978. Being a chain smoker for the most of his life, he was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 1989 and died on June 16, 1989, at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
His philosophy and style was gentle and encouraging to young actors just entering the field. He directed in LA Theaters and won the Critics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men." In the 1980s, he declined to play "bad guys." Victor French died 1989 after finishing the last episode of Highway to Heaven (1984). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Thorsten Scheffner
His philosophy and style was gentle and encouraging to young actors just entering the field. He directed in LA Theaters and won the Critics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men." In the 1980s, he declined to play "bad guys." Victor French died 1989 after finishing the last episode of Highway to Heaven (1984). Born December 4, 1934 Died June 15, 1989 (54)
Jun 16, 1989 · Victor French, a San Fernando Valley boy with a love of boxing and acting who parlayed those interests into a career as stunt man, actor and director, died Thursday morning after a three-month...
Jun 16, 1989 · Victor French, an actor and director who played leading roles in the television series ''Highway to Heaven,'' ''Little House on the Prairie'' and ''Gunsmoke,'' died of lung cancer on Thursday...
Jun 15, 1989 · Victor French, the bearded co-star of TV’s “Highway to Heaven,” died from lung cancer today at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital. He was 54.
Jun 15, 2014 · French was Mark Gordon, his mortal sidekick. In a 1985 interview with The Associated Press, French described his role this way: “I’m the guy on the street who responds as the audience does.
