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Peter Jason, Actor in ‘Deadwood’ and Films for Walter Hill and John Carpenter, Dies at 80 • Feb. 21, 2025, 10:05 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Also Known As	John Howard Carpenter
Born	January 16, 1948 (age 77) • New York
Notable Works	“Big Trouble in Little China” • “Christine” • “Halloween” • “In the Mouth of Madness” • “Memoirs of an Invisible Man” • “Prince of Darkness” • “Starman” • “The Thing” • “The Ward” • “They Live” • “Village of the Damned”

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