Adam Hollander
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Adam Hollander was an American
film
and television
actor
.
. He had been best known for portraying Keith in the horror
classic
Halloween
. Hollander's last film was The Sting II
playing the delivery boy. Hollander appeared on 1 episode of the television series Welcome Back, Kotter
playing the punk. Hollander's film debut was The City
playing Kenny.
Hollander died on September 24, 1984. Hollander was riding a bicycle in Albuquerque, New Mexico
and was hit by a car. He died later at the Rehabilitation Hospital of New Mexico. He was 19 years old.
United States
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film
Film
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and television
Television
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Biography
Hollander was born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He had been best known for portraying Keith in the horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
classic
Classic
The word classic means something that is a perfect example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality. The word can be an adjective or a noun . It denotes a particular quality in art, architecture, literature and other cultural artifacts...
Halloween
Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and the first installment in the Halloween franchise. The film is set in the fictional midwestern...
. Hollander's last film was The Sting II
The Sting II
The Sting II is an 1983 film sequel to The Sting. Directed by Jeremy Kagan and written by David S. Ward , it stars Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden and Oliver Reed...
playing the delivery boy. Hollander appeared on 1 episode of the television series Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter was an American television sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta.It originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975 to June 8, 1979.-Premise:...
playing the punk. Hollander's film debut was The City
The City (1977)
The City is a crime drama film pilot created in 1977, starring Robert Forster, Ward Costello, Don Johnson and guest starring Jimmy Dean and the Mark Hamill for what was to be a television series that never came to be...
playing Kenny.
Hollander died on September 24, 1984. Hollander was riding a bicycle in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
and was hit by a car. He died later at the Rehabilitation Hospital of New Mexico. He was 19 years old.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Sting II The Sting II The Sting II is an 1983 film sequel to The Sting. Directed by Jeremy Kagan and written by David S. Ward , it stars Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden and Oliver Reed... |
Delivery Boy | |
| 1978 | Welcome Back, Kotter Welcome Back, Kotter Welcome Back, Kotter was an American television sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta.It originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975 to June 8, 1979.-Premise:... |
Punk | TV series, "A Winter's Coat Tale" |
| Halloween Halloween (1978 film) Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and the first installment in the Halloween franchise. The film is set in the fictional midwestern... |
Keith | AKA John Carpenter's Halloween | |
| 1977 | The City The City (1977) The City is a crime drama film pilot created in 1977, starring Robert Forster, Ward Costello, Don Johnson and guest starring Jimmy Dean and the Mark Hamill for what was to be a television series that never came to be... |
Kenny | Television |