David Harris, the actor who made Cochise one of the most recognizable members of the gang in Walter Hill’s The Warriors, died on October 25, 2024, aged 75. His daughter, Davina Harris, told The New York Times that he died at home in New York City after cancer, according to The Independent’s October 28 report.
What David Harris was known for
Harris’s defining role was Cochise in The Warriors (1979), his film debut. In Walter Hill’s film, Cochise is a member of the Coney Island gang caught up in a dangerous journey back across New York after the Warriors are blamed for a killing. The film was based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel of the same name, as TheGrio reported.
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The Independent reported that Harris was born in New York City on June 18, 1949, and studied at the High School of Performing Arts and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Those details help place his best-known screen role within a career that began on film with The Warriors.
A career beyond The Warriors
Harris continued working across film and television for decades. NME’s account of his screen career lists roles in Brubaker, A Soldier’s Story and Fatal Beauty, along with television appearances in Hill Street Blues, In the Heat of the Night, ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He also had a recurring role on NYPD Blue, according to NME’s October 28 report. These are selected credits, not a complete filmography.
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What is reported about his death
The Independent’s October 28, 2024, report attributed Harris’s death date, age, place of death and cause to information his daughter Davina Harris gave The New York Times: he died October 25, aged 75, at home in New York City after cancer. The report does not establish further medical details.
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