american actor Marc Gilpin He has died at the age of 56. Her death occurred on July 29 in Dallas due to glioblastoma, as confirmed by her sister, also actress Peri Gilpin.
Marc Gilpin was a well-known child actor who achieved world fame thanks to his participation in shark 2 (1978). He had started shooting commercials when he was only 4 years old and his roles in different films led him to the casting for the sequel to the popular Steven Spielberg film.
The second film in the saga, Jaws 2, was directed by Jeannot Szwarc. In it, Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gray reprized Amity Island Police Chief Martin Brody and his wife. However, the interpreters of the couple’s children were changed and the role of the minor, Sean Brody, was played by Marc Gilpin.
The film’s worldwide success led to Gilpin’s participation in a dozen movies and TV movies throughout the 1980s. Later retired from filmmaking, he devoted himself to computing.