# Jan michael vincent

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 25, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236 "2018-08-25T01:45:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bionic\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236/1 "2018-08-25T01:45:14Z")

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When jan michael vincetn was on the hit t.v. series airwolf at the tiem he was the highest paid star what caused him to self destruct on drugs…booze??

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236/2 "2018-08-25T01:53:51Z")

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That’s the story I heard.

But I’m ready to Michael down my vincents.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236/3 "2018-08-25T02:45:10Z")

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He’d apparently had problems with cocaine even back in the mid-70s. Lots of money + 1980s + already existing drug problem = big problems.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236/4 "2018-08-25T03:21:38Z")

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Hard to believe he’s still alive; he’s 74 years old.

> **[Jan-Michael Vincent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan-Michael_Vincent)**
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> Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series Airwolf (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film Big Wednesday. He also starred as Byron Henry in The Winds of War.
> Jan-Michael Vincent was born in Denver, Colorado, where his father was stationed after enlisting in the United States Army in 1941. His father, Lloyd Whiteley Vincent (September 7, 1919 – August 30, 2000), ...

Among other things, he had a leg amputated a few years ago, and he has only done bit parts or underground movies in recent decades.

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**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236/5 "2018-08-25T05:19:29Z")

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When I hear Jan Michael Vincent, I think of this [Rick and Morty clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLB4dU3Yc6M).

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-michael-vincent/820236/6 "2018-08-25T11:47:33Z")

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It was mostly alcohol that did him in.

Quick summary: [The Rise and Fall of Jan-Michael | Studio 10 - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QRu6N12ogZY)

Sad story.