Jon-Erik Hexum

Jon-Erik Hexum's name carries an ache I can't shake. A handsome New Jersey kid who rose from modeling into leading TV roles on Voyagers! and Cover Up, he was killed at just 26 by a blank-cartridge accident on set. What strikes me is how his surviving work freezes him in pure, charismatic youth, never given the chance to mature into the actor he might have become. His death also forced a hard reckoning over on-set firearm safety. I think of him less as a footnote and more as a bright talent we were robbed of, and his easy warmth deserves to be remembered.

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Name (English)

Jon-Erik Hexum

Name (Japanese)

ジョン＝エリック・ヘクサム

Reading

じょん＝えりっく・へくさむ

Born

November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984

Origin

Englewood, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

television actor / model / film actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

High school

Tenafly High School

University

Michigan State University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon-Erik%20Hexum
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379441

Tags

• New Jersey
• television actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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