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Jason Voorhees Actor Ted White Died, Aged 96

Sean Clark, a horror expert and convention director claim that White passed away at home in his sleep. He added, “I just learned that my great friend Ted White has passed away. I had the pleasure of knowing him and working with him for close to 20 years, said Clark.

“I was told he died away quietly in his sleep at his house.” He was my adopted grandpa and unquestionably the greatest storyteller I’ve ever heard. “I am going to miss you enormously and those steak dinners we usually had,” added Clark. “If you haven’t read it yet check out his book Cast a Giant Shadow where many of those anecdotes are detailed.”

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Also making fun of your red, white, and blue banner, gave the impression that you were vying for president. My friend, it was an amazing privilege. Be at ease. White was well-known in Hollywood for having acted as a stand-in for John Wayne, Fess Parker, Clark Gable, and Richard Boone.

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But he also played himself in a number of well-known science fiction and fantasy films. He participated in many genre classics, such as Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, and even Short Circuit, as a stunt performer in addition to roles in Tron and Romancing the Stone in the 1980s.

Although White is best known for portraying the legendary horror villain Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter in 1984, he wasn’t the first actor to don the recognizable hockey mask.

In Friday the 13th Part II, Steve Daskewisz portrays Jason for the first time while wearing a mask opposite Warrington Gillette, who played Jason’s unmasked face. Ari Lehman played a young Jason in the original movie.

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Then, for Friday the 13th Part III, in which Jason first acquired his recognizable hockey mask, Richard Brooker dressed as Jason. Looking for more information on Friday the 13th? Check out Stephen King’s “hellish” concept for a Friday the 13th novel as well as what makes Jason Voorhees the best movie slasher of all time.

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