81-year-old James Handy, who starred in "Jumanji," was killed by his girlfriend's son (2 photos)

According to Los Angeles police, 81-year-old James Handy was found with a stab wound to the chest near a home in the Tarzana neighborhood. Efforts to save the actor were unsuccessful. The Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick star was brutally stabbed to death by the son of his girlfriend, according to American media.

44-year-old Michael Gledhill, the son of the woman Handy was dating, is suspected of murder. According to investigators, after the attack, the man called 911 and declared, "I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin."

During his career, James Handy has appeared in over a hundred films and television series. In addition to Jumanji, Top Gun: Maverick, and Arachnophobia, he has appeared in The X-Files, Star Trek, The Mentalist, Castle, and other popular projects.