Reggie Bannister, actor best known for starring in the Phantasm film series, has died. He was 80.
The actor died on Sunday, August 9, in his home in Crestline, his wife, Gigi Bannister told TMZ.
According to Bannister’s wife, the actor had been exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is a powerful chemical that kills weeds and acts as a defoliant, which the military used during the war in Vietnam to clear dense jungle and destroy food crops.
Bannister also battled with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
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