He was shooting the western “Treasure Valley“And, according to what was announced by director Travis Miller on the film’s Facebook page, actor Jay Pickett, 60, known to the general public for the TV series”General Hospital “, he “died while he was on horseback.” Miller also added that the official cause of death has not yet been clarified, but that it is possible it was “a heart attack”.
Pickett is survived by his wife Elena and children Tyler, Maegan and Michaela, with whom he lived in California. Among his most recent works in the cinema, films A Matter of Faith e A Soldier’s Revenge. He was originally from Spokane, Washington, and had worked in numerous television productions over the course of his career, from the miniseries Rags to Riches a China Beach, Mr. Belvedere, Dragnet, Jake and The Fatman, Days of Our Lives, Perry Mason e Matlock. In 1997 he played the role of paramedic Frank Scanlon in the series Port Charles and in 2006 he had replaced actor Ted King as Lorenzo Alcazar on the soap General Hospital.
“Many of you have already heard about the tragedy – wrote Miller on the Facebook page of the film -. Jay Pickett, our protagonist, writer, producer and creator of this film died suddenly while we were on set preparing to shoot a scene. All those present tried with all their strength to keep him alive. Our hearts are broken and we are saddened for his family, devastated by this shocking tragedy ”.