Exorcist star dies from lung cancer as fans remember iconic scene
Actor Ron Faber has died from lung cancer at the age of 90 his longtime friend has confirmed. Ron, best known for his role as assistant director Chuck in the film Crash Course on hit horror The Exorcist, died on March 26. However, actor friend David Patrick Kelly recently announced the news in an emotional post on Facebook[1].
In the announcement, he went on to reminisce about first meeting the star, saying: “Ron Faber has passed…first met him when I was a dishwasher/sub-bartender at the Mercer Arts Center. “He was performing Arrabal’s And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers about political prisoners in fascist Spain for which he won an OBIE. “We worked together a few years later in a workshop of Rado and Ragni’s cartoon musical Tarzan in New York City.”
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Actor Ron Faber has died at the age of 90 (collect)
He went on to call Ron “one of the true knights of American avant theatre” and explained how he had greatly influenced many actors over the years.
He also called him a “great artist and gentleman with a wonderful voice and laugh”. As well as his main role on The Exorcist, Ron also recorded additional demon sounds for the film. He previously claimed he “fell in love with the demon” after reading the script and wanted to have the chance of some voice over work.
His character however was best known for being the person to deliver the horrible news that the Crash Course director had been found dead – but no one at the time knew they had actually been murdered by a demon-posssesed woman. Ron featured on projects such as Kojak, Law & Order, Hope & faith, The Private Files of J Edgar Hoover and Navy Seals.
Ron Faber in The Exorcist (Warner Bros)
He also had theatrical success on off-Broadway performances in the likes of Happy Days at the Cherry Lane Theatre and The Beauty Part and Tunnel Fever at the American Place Theater. Fans paid tribute to the star on social media with one Twitter[3] user writing: “Scariest film I’ve seen is probably The Shining, although the Exorcist is not far behind.
RIP Ron Faber.” Ron is survived by wife Kathleen Moore Faber and his children Hart, Raymond (Sadia), Elise Manuel (Alex) and Anthony.
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