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American actor (1941?1992)
John Hancock
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Hancock as "Fat Freddy" in the 1984 action-comedy
City Heat
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Born
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1941-03-04
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March 4, 1941
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Died
| October 12, 1992
(1992-10-12)
(aged 51)
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Years active
| 1969?1992
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John Hancock
(March 4, 1941 ? October 12, 1992) was an American actor.
Early life
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Born in
Hazen, Arkansas
, Hancock moved to Detroit, Michigan with his parents. Hancock went to Wayne State University in Detroit. He was employed at Mid-Town Market to pay his way through college. Hancock is possibly best remembered for his role as "Scotty" in the
ABC
miniseries
Roots: The Next Generations
.
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His large size and distinctive
bass voice
allowed him to establish a niche playing authority figures, and he was often cast as a minister, judge or high-ranking military officer.
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Career
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Hancock also made recurring appearances in several television shows during his career, including
Knots Landing
,
Cheers
,
Family Ties
,
Diff'rent Strokes
,
Cop Rock
,
The Dukes of Hazzard
,
Star Trek: The Next Generation
,
Murder She Wrote
,
Amen
,
Midnight Caller
,
Pacific Station
, and
L.A. Law
. He was working with
Susan Dey
on the
CBS
sitcom
Love & War
as the
bartender
"Ike Johnson" in 1992, when he died of a
heart attack
at his home in
Los Angeles
.
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Hancock's character's death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor
Charlie Robinson
.
Hancock was interred in the Devotion section, at
Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery
in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
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