Jan-Michael Vincent Biography

This Denver born, California raised Jan-Michael Vincent had a long B-grade career. In the '80s, he was a leading man heartthrob when he was cast in the starring role on the hit TV series Airwolf.

Jan-Michael Vincent was a two-time Golden Globe nominee, first in 1972 for his supporting role in the feature film Going Home (1971), then in 1984 for his role in the mini-series The Winds of War (1983).

In 1996 he was involved in a catastrophic car accident in 1996 from which he barely escaped with his life.

However, he returned to work on TV's Nash Bridges and said, "I've had a nice long rest. Now it's over."

He died of cardiac arrest at a North Carolina hospital on Feb. 10, 2019 at the age of 74.

Filmography:

Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000)
The Thundering 8th (2000)
White Boy (1999)
No Rest for the Wicked (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Red Line (1996)
Codename: Silencer (1995)
Ice Cream Man (1995)
Abducted II: The Reunion (1994)
Deadly Heroes (1994)
Hidden Obsession (1993)
Indecent Behavior (1993)
Sins of Desire (1993)
Animal Instincts (1992)
Beyond the Call of Duty (1992)
Gold of the Samurai (1992)
Midnight Witness (1992)
The Divine Enforcer (1991)
Hangfire (1991)
In Gold We Trust (1991)
Raw Nerve (1991)
Haunting Fear (1990)
Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990)
Alienator (1989)
Deadly Embrace (1989)
Demonstone (1989)
Dirty Games (1989)
Hit List (1988)
Talk Radio (19880
Born in East L.A. (1987)
Enemy Territory (1987)
Get Out of My Room (1985)
Last Plane Out (1983)
Hard Country (1981)
Defiance (1980)
The Return (1980)
Hooper (1978)
Damnation Alley (1977)
Baby Blue Marine (1976)
Shadow of the Hawk (1976)
Vigilante Force (1976)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
White Line Fever (1975)
Buster and Billie (1974)
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
The Mechanic (1972)
Going Home (1971)
The Undefeated (1969)
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
The Bandits (1967)
Crossfire (1967)