Cinemapeter Jason, Karate Kid actor and Jurassic World, dies at 80

Peter JasonAmerican actor with participation in films like Karate Kid (1984) and Jurassic World: Threatened Kingdom (2018), died this week at the age of 80. The causes of death were not revealed. The news was released by the filmmaker John Carpenterwho directed several films with the participation of his friend.

He died Peter Jasonone of the great actors of cinema. Your first movie was the Wolf river of Howard Hawks. He was a dear friend, and I will miss him very much, ”he wrote Carpenter on Instagram

The two divided the studios into movies like The Prince of the Shadows (1987) and The city of the cursed (1995). The actor Billy Zaneanother longtime friend of Jasonalso paid tribute. “My dear, dear friend, the brightest light, the most generous and gregarious soul of men, the extremely talented and kind Peter Jason He left the set, ”he wrote.

Peter Jason acted for over 50 years. In addition to Karate Kid and JURASSIC WORLDhe was also in They live (1988), Arachnophobia(1990) and Mortal Kombat (1995).

On television, the actor worked on the series Deadwood: City without lawfrom the HBOwhere he played the character Con Stapleton. He repeated the role in Deadwood: The Movie (2019). Furthermore, Peter Jason acted in the video game world, working as a voice actor in the franchise Gears of War.

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