LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Chris Penn has died in a Santa Monica residence, with no signs of foul play, a local ABC television affiliate reported on Tuesday
Penn, 43, was the brother of actor Sean Penn and starred in dozens of films.
He played baby-faced criminal Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in director Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" and starred along with his brother in the 1986 film "At Close Range." He also played Willard Hewitt in "Footloose" in 1984.
Recently, Penn voiced Officer Eddie Pulaski in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
Santa Monica police and the Los Angeles County Coroner were not immediately available for comment.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61 Reply 1, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1703 times:
Wow.....however I do have to say that too bad it wasn't the other one.
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PIA777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1738 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1668 times:
He was pretty over weight, maybe heart problems? I last saw him
on "Entourage" last year.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61 Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1668 times:
Quoting PIA777 (Reply 3): He was pretty over weight, maybe heart problems? I last saw him
on "Entourage" last year
I hope it wasn't a John Belushi/ River Phoenix/Chris Farley cocktail.
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ArmitageShanks From UK - England, joined Dec 2003, 3366 posts, RR: 16 Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1639 times:
STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8994 posts, RR: 27 Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1544 times:
Quoting L-188 (Reply 1): Wow.....however I do have to say that too bad it wasn't the other one.
Homer71 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2209 posts, RR: 16 Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1511 times:
A Tarentino favorite, great in Reservoir Dogs and True Romance
RIP
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NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1508 times:
That's a shame, he was a good actor. I think he was considerably overweight, perhaps he went the way of John Candy. I must say, I like him a whole lot more than his awful actor brother Sean.
DL021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11436 posts, RR: 81 Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1473 times:
RIP....decent actor, had a family. It's too bad.
Quoting L-188 (Reply 1): Wow.....however I do have to say that too bad it wasn't the other one.
Guys, speaking ill of the dead (barring a mass murderer or serial rapist), or their family in a time of grief is low class no matter how you feel about a particular member of that family.
Jaws707 From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 708 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1418 times:
Quoting Homer71 (Reply 7): A Tarentino favorite, great in Reservoir Dogs and True Romance
Just wanted to agree with Homer71, that he was great in these movies. I especially recommend True Romance for anyone that has not seen it.
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7264 posts, RR: 24 Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1374 times:
Quoting Virgin744 (Thread starter): Penn, 43, was the brother of actor Sean Penn and starred in dozens of films.
From the above-web-linked article: Penn, 40, was a character actor who appeared in dozens of films including "Reservoir Dogs," "Mulholland Falls" and the 2004 film "Starsky & Hutch."
I believe 40 was Chris Penn's correct age. The newscast I saw this morning also mentioned that he was 40. Wow, he's only 9 days older than me.
I first him saw in the 1984 film The Wild Life with Eric Stoltz. His character drove a late '60s vintage (I'm guessing a '68) Lincoln Continental with the top chopped off.
Famous recurring line from the film, "It's casual."
Quoting StuckinMAF (Reply 11): I liked Chris Penn in Pale Rider. He was pretty slender in that flick, but he was still in his late teens when it was made.
True, but I believe that even then; he was taller & bigger than his older brother.
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GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12735 posts, RR: 79 Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1346 times:
Good actor, bit of a shock.
Good in Reservoir Dogs, Good in True Romance, the ones that come immediately to mind.
(As I am secure in my general beliefs, I choose not to wish death on his brother, himself a fine actor and good director, or care much about his political beliefs, then again I'm not living in a neo McCarthy era either).
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