Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy 'stabbed to death by his girlfriend's son' as terrifying 911 call is released 17%
By Melissa Koenig0%
6/4/2026, 5:58:47 PM
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Actor James Handy, who has appeared in films including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick, was brutally stabbed to death in the front yard of his home on Wednesday.
His girlfriend's son, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, later allegedly told officers he was the one they were looking for, and he was arrested for the actor's murder, the California Post reports.
Officers then raced to Handy's home in the 19200 block of Erwin Street in Tarzana, where they found the 81-year-old unconscious in the front yard and suffering from a stab wound to his chest.
Handy was then rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Surveillance footage from the scene then showed a man casually walking past the suburban home.
The suspect later allegedly flagged down the responding officers, and told them he is the one they were looking for.
Investigators say Gledhill lived at the home with his mother, but a motive for the stabbing remains unclear.
Gledhill is now being held on a $2 million bond.
Handy was born in New York and made his first on-screen appearance in 1977's Taps.
He most recently appeared in Top Gun: Maverick.
Handy's other film credits include an appearance in Logan as the doctor who treated Hugh Jackman's titular character, and in the 1995 hit Jumanji, Handy played the exterminator.
The actor also had recurring roles on Melrose Place and NYPD Blue, and made appearances in other television shows including The West Wing, Castle and The X-Files during his career - which stretches back to the 1970s and includes more than 100 acting credits.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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