Lethal Weapon 3 actor was 77

Alan Scarfe, an Anglo-Canadian actor known for his performances in Lethal Weapon 3 And Double impact, is dead. He was 77 years old.

An obituary states that Scarfe “died peacefully on April 28, 2024 from colon cancer at his home” in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.

According to his obituary, Scarfe “is predeceased by his parents and his brother Brian, who also succumbed to the same illness. He is also predeceased by his beautiful and beloved wife Barbara, who died of cancer on August 11 2019.”

PEOPLE has reached out to a representative for Scarfe for comment.

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According to his obituary, Scarfe moved to Canada with his parents and brothers after being born in England, settling in Vancouver, and beginning “a prolific and lifelong career as an actor and director” after attending the University of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1964 until 1966.

Throughout Europe and North America, he appeared on stage in “more than 100 major roles”, including works by William Shakespeare, Arthur Miller and many others.

“I wanted to be a great classical actor in the long tradition of Burbage, Garrick, Kean, Booth, Olivier,” Scarfe said in an interview with The Sci-Fi World in 2007. “Forty-five years ago, when I started, it was still possible to think in such a romantic and idealistic way.”

Besides his stage work, Scarfe made his film debut in 1963. The bitter ashesbefore making memorable turns Double impact (1991) and Lethal Weapon 3 (1992). He has also appeared in series like Seven days And Star Trek: The Next Generation.

According to his obituary, Scarfe received numerous awards during his career and life, including the 1985 Genie Award, a 2005 Jessie Award, a 2006 Austin Fantastic Fest Jury Prize, and the Vancouver Film Honorary Award. Critics Circle for his entire career. .

The actor met his wife, the late actress Barbara (née March), while performing at the Stratford Festival in Canada, according to his obituary. They married in 1979 and were together for 40 years before Barbara's death in 2019.

“Surviving are his beloved daughter Tosia and son-in-law Austin, who lived with and cared for Alan until his death, and without whom Alan 'would have been lost,'” the obituary read.

He adds: “He also leaves behind his brother Colin, his son Jonathan Scarfe and his cherished grandchildren Kai and Hunter Scarfe, students at the University of Victoria and McGill respectively.”