Art may not have been a household name, but he was a pretty impressive guy – and a Vietnam vet. He died at the age of 82 from complications from diabetes.<\/p>\n
Born Arthur James Evans in Berkeley, Calf., in 1942, Art had a rich and varied life before landing in Hollywood. He was a junior Olympian in championship diving, an accomplished musician of several instruments, and a veteran of the Vietnam War.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Seems many articles mark that he was a Vietnam vet, but I’m finding it hard to get more on which service – given he was born in ’42, his likely time there would have been very early in the conflict. His first recorded role on IMDB shows dates from 1982, so there is obviously a bit of a gap in our knowledge.<\/p>\n
How do you know him? Over 120 roles on both the big and small screens – but you know him best from Die Hard 2, in which he plays Barnes, the air traffic controller who takes Bruce Willis out to the aircraft gates (and an ambush).\u00a0 One of those “I know that guy!” character actors. Rest in peace, Art.<\/p>\n
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