James Winburn has been trending lately following his sudden departure. His death has caused a lot of conversations online while others used the various social media handles to express their profound condolence to the surviving family of the deceased.
James Winburn was a well-known stuntman who frequently played the role of Michael Myers, also known as (The Shape,) in memorable portions in John Carpenter’s original Halloween.
James Winburn dies: Cause of death revealed
After a brief illness, James Winburn passed away on November 19 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 85 years at the point of death. However apart from the fact that he was rumored to have passed on briefly after a short illness nothing has been said concerning what actually killed him.
Winburn had hundreds of stunt credits, many of which were for iconic 1970s and 1980s TV action series like McLoud, The Six Million Dollar Man, and The Bionic Woman.
Moreover, movies like The Poseidon Adventure, The Fog, The Stunt Man, Escape From New York, and his work on 1978’s Halloween are probably what made him most well-known among movie enthusiasts.
