Christopher Lawford
Christopher Kennedy Lawford (born March 29, 1955 in Santa Monica , California - † September 4, 2018 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) was an American film and television actor and author.
Life
Lawford was the eldest son of actor Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawfords , a sister of US President John F. Kennedy .
The law graduate, who had to spend long periods of time in a clinic in the late 1970s because of drug problems, starred in around 40 films and television games between 1988 and 2008, including Sex Monster , Terminator 3 and the series General Hospital . In addition, he had a temporary teaching position in psychiatry at Harvard University .
Lawford became known in the United States as a public health activist. He has written or published several books on this subject, including his autobiography in 2005 and a book in 2009 with essays by well-known personalities about their alcohol and other drug problems. Both books became bestsellers in the United States.
A marriage entered into in 1984 and divorced in 2000 had three children. Two other marriages also ended in divorce. Lawford died in September 2018 at the age of 63 after breaking down in a yoga studio.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Death or the Joker (The Suicide Club)
- 1988: Spellbinder: A Devilish Plan (Spellbinder)
- 1990: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt ; TV Series, 1 episode)
- 1990: The Russia House (The Russia House)
- 1991: Run - run for your life (Run)
- 1991: The Doors
- 1991: Palm Beach Duo ( Silk Stalkings ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1992–1995: All My Children (soap opera)
- 1993: My Father - My Friend (Jack the Bear)
- 1994: Blöd-Man (Blankman)
- 1999: Sex Monster (The Sex Monster)
- 1999: The Confession
- 2000: Thirteen Days
- 2000: The 6th Day
- 2001: Love Affairs - Take What You Get (Londinium)
- 2001: Exit Wounds - The Copjäger (Exit Wounds)
- 2003: Frasier (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2003: General Hospital (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2003: Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines
- 2005: With Heart and Hand (The World's Fastest Indian)
- 2008: Eavesdrop
Web links
- Christopher Lawford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Internet presence of the actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amie Tsang: Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Actor and Author Who Battled Addiction, Dies at 63. In: The New York Times . September 5, 2018, accessed September 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Kennedy nephew dies at the age of 63. In: n-tv . September 5, 2018, accessed September 6, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lawford, Christopher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lawford, Christopher Kennedy (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television actor and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Monica , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 2018 |
| Place of death | Vancouver , British Columbia |