Veteran actor James Handy fatally stabbed in Tarzana; girlfriend's son is arrested

Los Angeles constabulary are investigating the fatal stabbing of histrion James Handy, who officials said was killed by his girlfriend’s lad Wednesday astatine a location successful Tarzana. The fishy was apprehended aft helium made a bizarre 911 call.

On Thursday, authorities identified the 81-year-old stabbing unfortunate arsenic the actor, who appeared successful the films “Logan,” “Jumanji,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia.”

Representatives for the histrion confirmed the quality to The Times.

On Wednesday greeting astir 9:30 a.m., West Valley country patrol officers responded to an exigency telephone successful a residential vicinity of Tarzana. The 911 caller stated, “I americium the lad of man. I conscionable killed the antheral of sin.”

When constabulary arrived, they recovered Handy successful the beforehand gait of the Erwin Street home, unconscious and suffering from a stab coiled to his chest. According to instrumentality enforcement, Handy was taken to a section infirmary by paramedics, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

A quality merchandise said that Michael Gledhill, the antheral suspected of stabbing Handy, flagged down officers who were responding to the incidental and told them helium was the 1 they were looking for.

Gledhill, 44, lives astatine the Erwin Street location with his mother, who constabulary said was successful a narration with Handy.

Detectives said they believed this was an isolated incidental and determination appeared to beryllium nary information to the nationalist astatine this time.

Gledhill was arrested and transported to Van Nuys Jail, wherever helium was booked connected suspicion of murder. His bail was acceptable astatine $2 million.

Handy has much than 150 acting credits to his sanction and had acted crossed tv and movie since the 1970s. Most recently, helium played a bartender alongside Jennifer Connelly successful the 2022 sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.” In 2017, helium played other Hugh Jackman successful “Logan” arsenic a doc who pleads with Wolverine to heal up.

In 2021, helium portrayed Father MacGuffin successful the drama “Senior Entourage.” The film’s director, Brian Connors, posted connected Facebook past twelvemonth that Handy was 1 of the “finest quality actors I know.”

Handy besides acted successful galore tv transgression dramas, including “Alias,” “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Rizzoli & Isles,” “CSI: NY,” “Cold Case” and more.

The constabulary are asking anyone with further accusation astir this incidental to interaction the Robbery-Homicide Division, Valley Section, Dets. Simonyan oregon Lopez, astatine (818) 374-9550.