Lance Kerwin, 'Salem's Lot' actor, dead at 62 - CNN

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Lance Kerwin, an histrion champion known for his relation connected the TV miniseries “Salem’s Lot” and different notable bid passim the ’70s, has died, his endowment cause John Boitano tells CNN. He was 62.

No accusation connected his origin of decease was provided.

Kerwin began his vocation appearing successful a assortment of tv shows, including “Little House connected the Prairie,” “Wonder Woman” and “The Bionic Woman.” He besides appeared successful respective “ABC After School Specials,” an anthology bid aimed astatine kids and teens that counted Jodie Foster among its different alums.

The Southern California autochthonal was a thriving teen histrion passim the ’70s and starred arsenic Ramey Holvak successful “The Family Holvak,” a TV bid astir a reverend successful the 1930s struggling to enactment his family. He besides starred successful the 1977 coming-of-age bid “James astatine 15,” a amusement notable for its authentic depiction of teen beingness successful a mode that was not often seen connected TV astatine the time.

Kerwin went connected to look successful “Salem’s Lot,” the 1979 TV adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, directed by Tobe Hooper. In the miniseries, which aired connected CBS, helium played the relation of young Mark Petrie, who helps support his municipality against evil vampires. His enactment successful the cult-favorite miniseries earned him regular invites to fearfulness conventions.

A relation successful 1995’s “Outbreak” was his past nonrecreational recognition until the 2022 movie “The Wind and the Reckoning,” starring Johnathon Schaech.