Friday, February 21, 2025

FAREWELL, PETER JASON

You morphed and melded, a chameleon of an actor, who, no matter the role, surpassed expectations. 

In this respect, your parts were many and well defined, both for the big and small screen: They Live; Escape from L.A.; Prince of Darkness; The Village of the Damned 1995; Ghosts of Mars; In the Mouth of Madness; Body Bags (all of the latter for and with director John Carpenter); The Apocalypse; Alien ApocalypseDreamscape; Arachnophobia; Trick or Treats; The Demolitionist; Land of the GiantsJohnny Handsome; NCIS; The Karate Kid 1984; Deadwood; Congo; Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Raptor Island; Planet Raptor; Willow Creek; Return to Zero; Crash and Burn 2008; Impulse 1984; Mortal Kombat; Alien Nation: The Series; Robosapien: Rebooted; Claire; Butterfly; The Christmas Card; Seabiscuit; The Other Side of the Wind; Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer; Mike Hammer, Private Eye; Angel; Heavenly Deposit; The Assent; Party Camp; FrostbiteTexas Lightning; Moving McAllister; Mending Fences; A Bell for Adano; The Golden Girls; Hart to Hart; Scarecrow and Mrs. KingDirty Sexy Money; BasketsEmployee of the Month; Brewster's Millions 1985; Some Kind of Hero; Judd for the Defense48 Hours; American Black Beauty; JustifiedThe Blue and the Gray; Here Comes the Brides; Gunsmoke (in three guest spots throughout the series); The Man Who Came Back; The Long Riders; and Rio Lobo

There's no debate, Mr. Jason, that your turf was epic and inspiring, situating you as one who saw it all, did it all. That puts you in a very special spot, sir. In fact, it makes you downright iconic. 

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