David Harris, actor best known for playing Cochise in the 1979 cult classic warriorsalready dead. He is 75 years old.
Harris died of cancer at her home in New York City on Friday, her daughter Davina Harris told the outlet. new york times.
Adapted from Sol Yurik’s 1965 novel of the same name, warriors It tells the story of a New York City street gang who are ordered to travel from the Bronx to Coney Island after being framed for murder. Harris plays Cochise, a gang member with a provocative fashion sense who wears a heavy turquoise necklace and headband.
The film was met with heavy criticism upon its debut, but has since become a hit with rabid fans and currently holds an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“I’ve been to Hong Kong, the Philippines, Tokyo,” Harris said in a 2019 interview. “I’ve made a lot of movies, but I get off the plane and people leave, and this is from warriors“.
Harris appeared in films from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s (including the 1980s) Brubaker1984 a soldier’s story1980s mercury and 2015 James White. On television, he appears in “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” NYPD Blue, ER, Profiler and Mike Hammer: Private Eye.
The daughter of David Dominic Harris was born on June 18, 1949 in New York City. He attended a performing arts high school, where an English teacher suggested he join the drama department.
Harris’ first big screen role was in the 1976 Emmy-nominated television movie judge horton and the scottsboro boyss. In 1977, starred in the play spystarring Meryl Streep and John Lithgow. Just a few years later, Harris’ agent connected him with warriors Director Walter Hill.
Harris is survived by his sister, mother, three siblings and two grandchildren.
