Theron David Read
(September 25, 1964 – July 20, 2009), was an American film actor.
Career
He was most remembered for his role as Mark Bojeekus in the 1987 comedy ''
Three O'Clock High
''Three O'Clock High'' is a 1987 American teen comedy film directed by Phil Joanou. The script, about a meek high schooler who is forced into a fight with a volatile new transfer student, is based on the high school experiences of screenwriters R ...
''. He also had parts in the films ''
Plan 10 from Outer Space
''Plan 10 from Outer Space'' is a 1994 low budget science fiction film starring Karen Black as Nehor and written and directed by Trent Harris. The film is a surreal satire of Mormon theology. The film has no connection to '' Plan 9 from Outer S ...
'', ''
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
''Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde'' is a 1993 American romantic crime film co-written and directed by John Shepphird and starring Maureen Flannigan as Bonnie and Scott Wolf as Clyde.
Premise
A modern-day retelling of the story of 1930s bank r ...
'', ''
Neon City
''Neon City'' (also known as ''Anno 2053'' in Italy, ''Neonski Grad'' in Serbia) is a 1991 Canadian post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Monte Markham and written by Jeff Begun and Ann Lewis Hamilton, under the pseudonym Buck Finch. ...
'', ''
Promised Land
The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...
'', and ''
High School Spirits''. He also appeared in the 1989 slasher sequel ''
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers'', although his scenes were ultimately cut from the final film; for years, the footage was considered lost, but it was eventually re-discovered by
Scream Factory
Shout! Factory is an American home video and music company founded in 2002 as Retropolis Entertainment. Its video releases include previously released feature films, classic and contemporary television series, animation, live music, and comedy ...
in 2021, and was included as a bonus feature on the company's 4K UHD Blu-Ray release of the film that same year, making the long-lost footage viewable for the first time ever.
Death
Read was found dead on a
TRAX light-rail train in
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, on July 20, 2009.
[ His death was discovered by authorities when he failed to deboard the train at its last stop.]Millcreek, Utah
Millcreek is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population as of the 2020 Census was 63,380. Prior to its incorporation on December 28, 2016, Millcreek was a c ...
on July 27, 2009.[
]
Filmography
References
External links
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1964 births
2009 deaths
American male film actors
Male actors from Utah
Male actors from Burbank, California
20th-century American male actors
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