Lance Kerwin

Former 1970s teen heartthrob Lance Kerwin, best known for James at 15 has died, aged 62. An autopsy will investigate the cause of death.

The series sensitively tackled adolescent subjects including sex, drugs, and alcohol and was praised for avoiding stereotypes. Former 1970s teen heartthrob Lance Kerwin, best known for James at 15 has died, aged 62. Former 1970s teen heartthrob, best known for James at 15 has died.

The busy actor's run on the 1970s show set the tone for more realistic teen dramas.

“I am so sorry to those we have not been able to reach out to personally to notify but Lance Kerwin passed away yesterday morning [24 January],” Savanah wrote.

He went on to work at the U-Turn for Christ ministry in California. He also played the title role in James at 15, which told the story of a high school student in Boston. Kerwin went on to win the role of Mark Petrie in Tobe Hooper’s 1979 TV adaptation of the

Lance Kerwin, a 1970s staple who starred as a teenager on “James at 15″ and “Salem's Lot,” has died at age 62, his family said.

He returned last year in the historical drama film “The Wind and the Reckoning.” Kerwin also appeared with Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman in 1995′s “Outbreak,” a disaster film centering on the spread of a deadly virus. The series was renamed “James at 16″ when the title character celebrated a birthday.

James,” which followed the adventures of a sandy-haired teenager who moves with his family to Boston from Oregon, made him a teenage idol.

In 1979, he starred in the mini-series adaptation of “Salem’s Lot.” The series followed a novelist who returns to his New England hometown to write a book and encounters vampires who have invaded the town. By the time he was making “Outbreak,” Mr. He appeared in the 1985 science fiction movie “Enemy Mine” and the 1995 thriller “Outbreak,” about a deadly plague. “He was constantly trying to help people who were struggling to find God or become sober,” she said. In 2010, Mr. “I’ve gotten in years of abstinence. “I’ve been struggling with the sin of drug use for a long time,” Mr. The show ran into trouble with NBC’s censors over a script that called for James to lose his virginity, to a Swedish exchange student, on his 16th birthday (when the program would be retitled “James at 16”). In addition to his daughter Savanah, Mr. The show, which ran for 21 episodes, followed the adolescent adventures of a sandy-haired budding photographer, James Hunter, who has moved with his family to Boston from Oregon. Kerwin was 16, he was cast in a television movie, “James at 15,” that served as the pilot episode for the NBC series of the same name. Wakefield’s resignation before the episode was broadcast, on Feb.

The busy actor's run on the 1970s show set the tone for more realistic teen dramas.

[according to The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lance-kerwin-dead-salems-lot-james-at-15-1235309901/). While in Hawaii, Kerwin worked with a ministry to help people with addiction, a [GoFundMe page noted](https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lance-kerwin-and-his-family). [Variety reported](https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/lance-kerwin-james-at-15-1235502420/). [Deadline noted](https://deadline.com/2023/01/lance-kerwin-dead-james-at-15-salems-lot-actor-1235240954/). [The Wind & the Reckoning](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5696284/).” [on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Savanah.Kerwin/posts/pfbid02dBzphxR5YKHZEqgpQnK14MamEcXfNeEezanFMeb8LZjEMrxwRiajcbgegFFzkYdGl).