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Rootbeer · 7 November 2014, 10:51 AM

They guy certainly sounds like he's been no angel but this article just made me sad. In the video that accompanies it he doesn't even seem to know when his own birthday is. Watching Airwolf on the Netflix tonight and I think I'm going to forgo a beer:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...amputated.html

threemonkeys · 7 November 2014, 10:58 AM

Pretty sad. Addiction is not a pretty path.

Gaijin · 7 November 2014, 11:15 AM

He was such a stud back in the day. My buddies saw him at a bar near ten years ago and said he was nearly unrecognizable. Shame.

Kingair · 7 November 2014, 12:58 PM

I wouldn't recognize him at all . . .

Dan Pierce · 7 November 2014, 01:13 PM

Very sad.
dP

Old Expat Beast · 7 November 2014, 01:31 PM

I couldn't watch all that video clip. I found the tone of the interviewer to be really disrespectful. Too much badgering.

We'll see a lot more of this kind of thing in the future as people from the modern, colour "TV Age" get old. Seeing people in hi-res colour then and now is a lot more striking than seeing old black and white clips or photos when compared to today. The change/ageing seems more pronounced, more real.

I wouldn't be surprised to see JMV showing up in a Tarantino movie. That might be good for him, if he was into it.

T. Ferguson · 7 November 2014, 02:00 PM

Funny but I wasn't a fan of Airwolf. I do remember him in The Mechanic though.

Chewbacca · 7 November 2014, 03:12 PM

i knew he was in poor shape but this is just sad.

AbsolutelyROLEX! · 7 November 2014, 03:18 PM

That show was a classic, I always loved and still love the theme song for that show,
'duuuuh du du du daaah du du du daah du du du daaah da dee dee da da da da da daaah!
LOL!

rolexnub · 7 November 2014, 04:21 PM

Very sad indeed ....

vitalsignsrn · 7 November 2014, 04:44 PM

Speechless...he is completely unrecognizable. :-(

Thunderball57 · 7 November 2014, 04:47 PM

Sad. Alcoholism runs in my family. I've lost several uncles and cousins to the bottle. My favorite uncle died 38 years ago yesterday from alcoholism. He was 53 but looked like 80. He fought in WWII and was in the Battle of the Bulge. Mom said he was never the same after he came home. Some can process the horror of war and live with it, other's not so much.

Rock · 7 November 2014, 04:55 PM

Always seems all the more of a shame when people seem to have everything going for them. He was a bit of a 'legend in the making' in the day.
He was 'hot property' in "The Mechanic" which has remained clear in my memory for 40years. Coincidentally, it is on TV tonight, so I will give it another look as tribute to the young J-MV.

Rogdogg · 7 November 2014, 04:56 PM

It is very sad what alcoholism and drugs can do to a person. I used to love the show when I was a kid. It was one of my favourites.
I would never have guessed that in the 80's any TV actors would have been on $200k an episode. That blew my mind, even if he was the highest paid actor on TV. Back in the 80's 200k was some serious cash.
I would never have recognised him nowadays. Very sad

Gaijin · 7 November 2014, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I couldn't watch all that video clip. I found the tone of the interviewer to be really disrespectful. Too much badgering.

We'll see a lot more of this kind of thing in the future as people from the modern, colour "TV Age" get old. Seeing people in hi-res colour then and now is a lot more striking than seeing old black and white clips or photos when compared to today. The change/ageing seems more pronounced, more real.

I wouldn't be surprised to see JMV showing up in a Tarantino movie. That might be good for him, if he was into it.

Yea, the interviewer was a tool. JMV never made eye contact with him because of the way he was being disrespected.

zama · 7 November 2014, 09:47 PM

He looks alright to me for 70, I cant believe that means he was 45 or thereabouts in that TV show, he looked 25. He has done in tough but survived, plenty have not.

locutus49 · 7 November 2014, 10:29 PM

I loved him in the 70's. The Mechanic was one of my favorite movies. Also starring Charles Bronson.

Old Expat Beast · 7 November 2014, 11:37 PM

Big Wednesday is another favourite.

never2late · 8 November 2014, 12:53 AM

Nice looking kid, but I didn't like him as a actor so I never watched Air Wolf. I remember him from a 70's TV Movie (TRIBES) where he played a non-conformist, hippie, Marine recruit. The stories ridiculous concept destroyed otherwise solid performances by great character actors Darren McGavin and Earl Holliman as his Drill Instructors. Still sorry to hear of his troubles though.

The Sub-lime One · 8 November 2014, 07:09 AM

As a product of the 80's, I found this quite sad to read. What an absolute arse of a reporter, no respect for a 70 year old.

Anyway, this is how I'll remember him...

http://youtu.be/1Ycn3yH6dvs

Rock · 15 November 2014, 03:33 PM

I meant to mention that Charles Bronson wears a vintage Sub (No Date) in "The Mechanic".
You only get a brief glimpse of it in a diving sequence towards the end.
The glimpse was intended to relate to when a bomb was timed to go off but the bezel was not correctly adjusted to communicate this.

gmh1013 · 15 November 2014, 05:44 PM

Wow....I wonder if my ex-wife saw this article....she was madly in love with him during the Airwolf days. As somebody pointed out I like the opening tune better than the show itself.
The guy thats doing the interview is a real A-hole I would have kicked his ass off my porch.

RolexJNJ · 15 November 2014, 08:03 PM

Very sad...that was one of my favorite shows as a kid!

HL65 · 15 November 2014, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Big Wednesday is another favourite.

The best!! And for him yes very sad!

bayerische · 15 November 2014, 09:15 PM

Can't believe it's the same man.

cop414 · 15 November 2014, 10:12 PM

Wow, so very sad. I loved him in The Mechanic as well as in the Airwolf series.

ltmgeller · 15 November 2014, 10:56 PM

Tough to watch. I was a huge airwolf fan and even have the theme song on my phone. That reporter is an asshole.

GradyPhilpott · 16 November 2014, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I couldn't watch all that video clip. I found the tone of the interviewer to be really disrespectful. Too much badgering.

My thoughts exactly.

The man has lived his life and he is where he is now.

That's not journalism; that's an interrogation, and for what?

I hope he at least got paid for that "interview."

JohnAndrew · 16 November 2014, 02:49 AM

Very sad. Never saw Airwolf but loved him in The Mechanic.

7 November 2014, 10:51 AM	#1
Rootbeer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Real Name: Sam Location: USA Watch: Milgauss GV Posts: 534	Jan Michael Vincent (Airwolf) - what a shame They guy certainly sounds like he's been no angel but this article just made me sad. In the video that accompanies it he doesn't even seem to know when his own birthday is. Watching Airwolf on the Netflix tonight and I think I'm going to forgo a beer: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...amputated.html

7 November 2014, 01:13 PM	#5
Dan Pierce 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,217	Very sad. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

7 November 2014, 02:00 PM	#7
T. Ferguson "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Left Coast Posts: 7,025	Funny but I wasn't a fan of Airwolf. I do remember him in The Mechanic though. __________________ *Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.*

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7 November 2014, 04:55 PM	#13
Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,850	Always seems all the more of a shame when people seem to have everything going for them. He was a bit of a 'legend in the making' in the day. He was 'hot property' in "The Mechanic" which has remained clear in my memory for 40years. Coincidentally, it is on TV tonight, so I will give it another look as tribute to the young J-MV. __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

7 November 2014, 10:58 AM	#2
threemonkeys "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Real Name: Craig Location: Seattle-ish, USA Watch: GMTIIc, AK, LVc Posts: 7,022	Pretty sad. Addiction is not a pretty path.

7 November 2014, 11:15 AM	#3
Gaijin 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan Watch: ing your back. Posts: 16,179	He was such a stud back in the day. My buddies saw him at a bar near ten years ago and said he was nearly unrecognizable. Shame.

7 November 2014, 12:58 PM	#4
Kingair "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Watch: Not enough ;-) Posts: 21,232	I wouldn't recognize him at all . . .

7 November 2014, 01:31 PM	#6
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Far East Watch: Golden Tuna Posts: 28,826	I couldn't watch all that video clip. I found the tone of the interviewer to be really disrespectful. Too much badgering. We'll see a lot more of this kind of thing in the future as people from the modern, colour "TV Age" get old. Seeing people in hi-res colour then and now is a lot more striking than seeing old black and white clips or photos when compared to today. The change/ageing seems more pronounced, more real. I wouldn't be surprised to see JMV showing up in a Tarantino movie. That might be good for him, if he was into it.

7 November 2014, 03:12 PM	#8
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	i knew he was in poor shape but this is just sad.

7 November 2014, 04:21 PM	#10
rolexnub "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Real Name: Me & Papa Location: Echo Watch: ing TRF Posts: 3,428	Very sad indeed ....

7 November 2014, 04:44 PM	#11
vitalsignsrn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Judy Location: Ontario Watch: 116234 - 14060M Posts: 4,607	Speechless...he is completely unrecognizable. :-(

7 November 2014, 04:47 PM	#12
Thunderball57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Greg Location: Seattle Watch: Dad's YG Longines Posts: 625	Sad. Alcoholism runs in my family. I've lost several uncles and cousins to the bottle. My favorite uncle died 38 years ago yesterday from alcoholism. He was 53 but looked like 80. He fought in WWII and was in the Battle of the Bulge. Mom said he was never the same after he came home. Some can process the horror of war and live with it, other's not so much.

7 November 2014, 04:56 PM	#14
Rogdogg 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bangkok Posts: 6,124	It is very sad what alcoholism and drugs can do to a person. I used to love the show when I was a kid. It was one of my favourites. I would never have guessed that in the 80's any TV actors would have been on $200k an episode. That blew my mind, even if he was the highest paid actor on TV. Back in the 80's 200k was some serious cash. I would never have recognised him nowadays. Very sad

7 November 2014, 09:47 PM	#16
zama "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Craig Location: Sydney Watch: 4 Broken glass Posts: 5,808	He looks alright to me for 70, I cant believe that means he was 45 or thereabouts in that TV show, he looked 25. He has done in tough but survived, plenty have not. __________________ Day Date 118206, Daytona 116509 & 116505, AP 25859ST Gone but not forgotten and genuinely missed..... Root Beer GMT, Sub, TT Daytona, YG DD Bark, Datejust(2 his & hers), AP RO, PP Aquanaut, Lange 1, Heuer Monza, Piaget Altiplano, GP Chrono, Seamaster, Tudor Sub, Tudor Chrono, Tudor Black Bay Bronze

7 November 2014, 10:29 PM	#17
locutus49 Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: John Location: La Jolla, CA Watch: Platona Posts: 12,194	I loved him in the 70's. The Mechanic was one of my favorite movies. Also starring Charles Bronson.

7 November 2014, 11:37 PM	#18
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Far East Watch: Golden Tuna Posts: 28,826	Big Wednesday is another favourite.

8 November 2014, 12:53 AM	#19
never2late "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Jerry Location: Cleveland, Ohio Watch: 116610LN Posts: 827	Nice looking kid, but I didn't like him as a actor so I never watched Air Wolf. I remember him from a 70's TV Movie (TRIBES) where he played a non-conformist, hippie, Marine recruit. The stories ridiculous concept destroyed otherwise solid performances by great character actors Darren McGavin and Earl Holliman as his Drill Instructors. Still sorry to hear of his troubles though. __________________ "You, you and you, panic . . . the rest of you follow me!" Unknown Gunnery Sergeant, Vietnam 1966. Rolex, Sub 126610LN Omega Seamaster 300M Diver, Doxa Sub 200 Tudor Black Bay Bronze, Tudor Pelagos, (Blue).

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The Sub-lime One "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: Dee Location: London Posts: 929	As a product of the 80's, I found this quite sad to read. What an absolute arse of a reporter, no respect for a 70 year old. Anyway, this is how I'll remember him... http://youtu.be/1Ycn3yH6dvs

15 November 2014, 03:33 PM	#21
Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,850	I meant to mention that Charles Bronson wears a vintage Sub (No Date) in "The Mechanic". You only get a brief glimpse of it in a diving sequence towards the end. The glimpse was intended to relate to when a bomb was timed to go off but the bezel was not correctly adjusted to communicate this. __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

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gmh1013 Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: greg Location: Tempe AZ Watch: GMT Posts: 5,703	Wow....I wonder if my ex-wife saw this article....she was madly in love with him during the Airwolf days. As somebody pointed out I like the opening tune better than the show itself. The guy thats doing the interview is a real A-hole I would have kicked his ass off my porch.

15 November 2014, 08:03 PM	#23
RolexJNJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: Chicago Posts: 5,036	Very sad...that was one of my favorite shows as a kid!

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15 November 2014, 10:56 PM	#27
ltmgeller 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Mike Location: New York Watch: Rolex Posts: 22,591	Tough to watch. I was a huge airwolf fan and even have the theme song on my phone. That reporter is an asshole.

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JohnAndrew "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: John Location: Florida Panhandle Watch: 16800, 16803,79170 Posts: 1,427	Very sad. Never saw Airwolf but loved him in The Mechanic.

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