‘The Warriors’ actor David Harris dead at 75

Actor David Harris, champion known for his domiciled successful nan 1979 movie “The Warriors,” has died astatine property 75.

The character died astatine his location successful New York City pursuing a conflict pinch cancer, his girl Davina Harris told the New York Times.

In nan cult classic, Harris played Cochise — a personnel of nan reddish vest-wearing Coney Island gang.

While nan movie struggled upon its release, it later gained a world fanbase and became a fan-favorite. It now boasts 88% connected Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2019, Harris looked backmost connected nan film’s occurrence successful a power interview, saying he had nary thought that “The Warriors” would guidelines nan trial of time.

“It wasn’t a emblematic pack movie,” he said astatine nan time. “It was futuristic. It was for illustration ‘The Seven Samurai’… It was based connected a Greek service that was caught down force lines, and they had to conflict their measurement backmost each nighttime to get backmost to their ain statement — it’s a existent story.”

“I was successful Hong Kong, I was successful nan Philippines, I was successful Tokyo,” he went on. “I’ve done a batch of movies, but I get disconnected nan level and group go, It’s nan feline from ‘The Warriors.'”

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who recently wrote a conception album with playwright Eisa Davis based on “The Warriors,” shared a heartfelt tribute to Harris on Instagram.

“Shocked and saddened astatine nan passing of David Harris, aka nan original Cochise in ‘The Warriors,’” he wrote. “We were celebrating and giving him his flowers for his unforgettable capacity conscionable complete a week ago. Grateful for that infinitesimal pinch him. Our hearts are pinch his girl and postulation of family and friends.”

In summation to his activity connected nan film, Harris appeared successful nan 1980 movie “Brubaker,” 1984’s “A Soldier’s Story, and 1980’s “Quicksilver.” Most recently, he appeared successful nan 2015 movie “James White.”

Harris besides boasted respective TV credits aft appearing connected shows for illustration “Law & Order,” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “NYPD Blue,” “ER, and “Profiler.”

Born successful June 1949, nan New York autochthonal enrolled successful nan High School of Performing Arts wherever he recovered a passion for acting.

“I fell successful emotion pinch it,” told “The Claw’s Corner” successful 2022. “I said you cognize what, I deliberation this is my niche.” 

In summation to his activity successful TV and film, Harris besides appeared successful nan 1977 play called “Secret Service,” starring Meryl Streep and John Lithgow.

Just a fewer years aft nan gig, his supplier connected him pinch “The Warriors” head Walter Hill.

Harris is survived by his mother, 3 of his siblings, and his 2 grandchildren.