Former ABC Lead Star Dies From Cancer: Kevin Brophy Was 70 [Video]

Former ABC star Kevin Brophy has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, who starred in the short-lived ’70s ABC drama Lucan, passed away at 70. His family announced that he died on May 11 at his Rancho Sante Fe home after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer 10 years ago. Brophy was also known for the cult horror film Hell Night and acted in numerous films and shows between the 1970s and 1990s.

Brophy was born on Nov. 1, 1953 in Salt Lake City, and his family moved to the San Fernando Valley when he was nine years old. He attended CalArts with his classmates Ed Harris, David Hasselhoff, and the late Paul Reubens. In 1977, he landed his first professional acting job on ABC’s short-lived Lucan, where he played a 20-year-old man who spent the first 10 years of his life running wild in the forests in northern Minnesota, being raised by wolves. The series also …