Veteran character actor James Handy, known for over 140 screen credits including "Top Gun: Maverick." "Logan," and "Jumanji," has died at 81.

James Handy, a character actor in such films as “Logan,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia,” was found stabbed to death at a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the police said.

Michael Gledhill, the 44-year-old son of Handy’s girlfriend, Wendy Gledhill, has been charged with one count of murder in connection with the actor’s death.