‘Evil Dead 2,’ ‘Darkman’ Actor Danny Hicks Dies At 68

Us Weekly confirms. He was 83.The country singer died at TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, his publicist tells Us.

Fox News said today that the Evil Dead II actor, 68, passed away following a long battle with cancer. Full Empire Promotions released a statement on their Facebook account this Tuesday in which they announced the sad news.

Evil Dead 2 star Danny Hicks has died after losing his battle with cancer. He was 68.

Danny Hicks was an actor who was best known for playing Jake in “Evil Dead II.”Hicks’ debut role was in Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead II” (1987), in which he played a local who helps Bruce Campbell’s Ash in his fight against the deadites. Hicks went on to appear in other Raimi films, including “Intruder” (1989), “Darkman” (1990), and “Oz the Great and Powerful” (2013).

news on Facebook, writing, “Danny passed away at his home in CA. We love you Danny, rest easy my friend.”In Sam Raimi’s comedic horror sequel “Evil Dead II,” Hicks plays Jake, a local who comes to a bad end in an abandoned cabin.Earlier this month, Hicks shared he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer on Facebook.“To all of the people that I never got to meet, and the 6,018 die hard fans that enjoyed my work.

Klaritza Rico Danny Hicks, an actor who starred in the horror classic “Evil Dead II,” has died after battling cancer. He was 68.Hicks’ convention management team, Full Empire Productions, posted the news on Facebook, writing, “Danny passed away at his home in CA.

Bruce Campbell wants to make his upcoming film "The Expendables of Horror". The 62-year-old actor is set to star in 'Bruce vs Frankenstein' - a sequel to the 2007 movie 'My Name is Bruce' - and he wants to assemble icons of the genre such as Robert Englund who played Freddy Krueger in the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' series and Kane Hodder, who played hockey mask-wearing psychopath Jason Voorhees in five 'Friday the 13th' films.

Steve Bing, a philanthropist, producer, and film financier, died on Monday, June 22. Though initial reports claimed that the 55-year-old lept to his death from a Century City building, the exact cause of death was unconfirmed – until now. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled on June 23 that Steve died from “multiple blunt trauma,” and that the manner of his death was “suicide.”