BOYZ N The Hood actor Jessie Lawrence Ferguson has died aged 77.
But how did he die? And what other films has he been in? Here’s the lowdown on the late star.
Who was Jessie Lawrence Ferguson?
Jessie was born in The Bronx, New York, on June 8, 1942, he lived there until the mid 1950s until moving to Chicago, Illinois.
Ferguson made his major acting debut in Starsky and Hutch in 1979.
But it was his performance in Boyz N The Hood alongside Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Regina King as Officer Coffey that propelled him into stardom.
He played played a crooked police officer in the 1991 blockbuster who famously holds a gun to the throat of Trey Styles – played by Cuba Gooding Jr, telling him: “You think you’re tough? I could blow your head off right now. That’s why I took this job.”
Ferguson also appeared in The Chosen One, The Presidio, To Protect and Serve, and Prince of Darkness.
When did Jessie die?
The star reportedly passed away aged 77 at home in California on April 26, 2018
His son told TMZ he discovered his dad in bed with the TV on but said he had been healthy in the days leading up to his death.
It is not yet clear how he died but police said there are no suspicious circumstances.
