'Airwolf' star Jan-Michael Vincent passes away at 74

Jan-Michael Vincent, star of the hit ‘80s TV’s series Airwolf, has died. He was 74 at the time of his death.

Vincent passed away on February 10 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ.

Born on July 15 July 1944 in Denver, Colorado, Vincent made his first television appearance in 1967 in a Hardy Boys television film, The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk.

he then went to star opposite Robert Mitchum in Going Home in 1971, played Charles Bronson’s hit-man protege in the iconic Michael Winner film The Mechanic in 1972, and starred in the Gene Hackman Western Bite the Bullet in 1975. 

His other movie roles included Buster and Billie, The Tribe, Big Wednesday, Hooper and Damnation Alley.

In 1984, Vincent was cast as pilot Stringfellow “String” Hawke, who flew the titular “Airwolf” helicopter. Airwolf, which aired from 1984 until 1986, told the tale of renegade pilot Hawke, who went on missions with an advanced battle helicopter as part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and his daughter, Amber.