John Zenda

John Louis Zendejas (July 21, 1944 – August 3, 1994) was an American actor.^[2] Born in Dunsmuir, California. He was perhaps best remembered as "Marshal Terrence Gummell", being murdered by Michael Myers in the 1981 horror film Halloween II, the sequel of the 1978 film Halloween.^[3] His other well-known role was as "Supervisor Wagner" in the 1983 hit drama film Bad Boys.^[4] His final film was the 1990 film Catchfire, where he played the role of the "Trucker."

John Zenda
Born	John Louis Zendejas[1] (1944-07-21)July 21, 1944 Dunsmuir, California, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1994(1994-08-03) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–1990

Zenda served in the United States Air Force, in which he also served in the Vietnam War.^[1] He made guest appearances on a number of television shows including Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, and Falcon Crest. Zenda died of pancreatic cancer in August 1994, at the age of 50.^[5] He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The 3,000 Mile Chase	Inspector	TV movie
1978	Love Is Not Enough		TV movie
1978	Every Girl Should Have One	Wrestler
1978	Hawaii Five-O	Walter Sherman	Episode: "Deadly Courier"
1978	Paradise Alley	Detective
1978	Battlestar Galactica	Sleeping Crewman	Uncredited
1979	Burnout
1980	Inside Moves	Hospital Personnel
1981	Halloween II	Marshal Terrence Gummell
1983	Bad Boys	Wagner
1988	Colors	Officer Rutley
1988	The Perfect Victims	Large Man
1990	Catchfire	Trucker	(final film role)

References

1. "John Louis Zendejas (1944 - 1994)", Riverside National Cemetery
2. Marill, Alvin (2005). Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004: 1964-1979. Scarecrow Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780810851740 – via Google Books.
3. Muir, John (September 15, 2015). The Films of John Carpenter. McFarland. p. 203. ISBN 9780786493487 – via Google Books.
4. Parish, James (1991). Prison Pictures from Hollywood: Plots, Critiques, Casts, and Credits for 293 Theatrical and Made-for-television Releases. McFarland. p. 16. ISBN 9780899505633 – via Google Books.
5. Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 601. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.

External links

• John Zenda at IMDb
• John Zenda at the TCM Movie Database
• John Zenda at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile