{"id":2472746,"date":"2026-06-23T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2472746"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:50:40","slug":"top-gun-maverick-actor-james-handy-killed-in-stabbing-girlfriends-son-arrested-l-a-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/top-gun-maverick-actor-james-handy-killed-in-stabbing-girlfriends-son-arrested-l-a-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy killed in stabbing, girlfriend&#8217;s son arrested, L.A. police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>American actor James Handy, known for supporting roles in blockbusters <em>Jumanji<\/em> and <em>Top Gun: Maverick, <\/em>has died in a stabbing, Los Angeles police say.<\/p>\n<p>His girlfriend\u2019s son has been arrested on suspicion of murder. <\/p>\n<p>Officers found Handy unconscious outside his home in Tarzana, Calif., on Wednesday morning with stab wounds to the chest, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. He was rushed to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The accused, Michael Gledhill, 44, lives at the home with his mother, police say.<\/p>\n<p>It was Gledhill himself who flagged down nearby responding police officers after an eerie 911 call stating, \u201cI am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in New York, Handy, whose TV and film career spanned six decades, was perhaps best remembered for his roles as exterminator Carl Bentley in the 1995 classic <em>Jumanji <\/em>and, more recently, in 2022\u2019s <em>Top Gun: Maverick.<\/em> In the Tom Cruise sequel, he played bartender Jimmy, who worked alongside Penny Benjamin (played by Jennifer Connelly), the love interest of Cruise&#8217;s character, Lieut. Pete (Maverick) Mitchell.  <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH James Handy on the 2008 film &#8216;Rounds&#8217; | WATCH- James Handy on the 2008 film Rounds:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Actors James Handy - Mark Atienza &quot;Rounds&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9mYAoc-Ujk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Handy also held recurring roles on hit crime and drama series, including <em>NYPD Blue, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI:NY, The Closer <\/em>and the <em>Cold Case. <\/em>They are listed among the nearly 150 film and TV credits he amassed, which include other film hits such as <em>Arachnophobia<\/em> (1990), <em>The Rocketeer<\/em> (1991), <em>K-9 <\/em>and <em>Logan (2017)<\/em>, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0359695\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>IMDB<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Reaction from industry members pours in<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI could not have asked for a more talented, humble or gracious client and friend than James Handy,\u201d his agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Other tributes have begun to pour in, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JayBobbin1\/status\/2062806472786952664\" target=\"_blank\"><u>from entertainment writer Jay Bobbin, <\/u><\/a>who said he was \u201cheartbroken to learn about the passing of superb character actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writer and producer Don Winslow <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/donwinslow\/status\/2062740108827349004\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cWe were honoured to have [Handy] on <em>UC: Undercover <\/em>in a recurring role,\u201d referring to the 2001 procedural drama series that he created and starred Handy. \u201cHis performances were always special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police say the accused was booked on suspicion of one count of murder and his bail was set at $2 million US, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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