David Harris, ‘The Warriors’ Actor, Dies at 75

David Harris, the actor identified for enjoying Cochise within the 1979 cult basic The Warriors, has died. He was 75.

Harris died of most cancers on Friday at his residence in New York Metropolis, his daughter Davina Harris informed the New York Times.

Primarily based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel of the identical identify, The Warriors informed the story of a New York Metropolis road gang tasked with touring from the Bronx to Coney Island after they’re framed for homicide. Harris’ Cochise was a gang member with a defiant vogue sense, punctuated by a heavy turquoise necklace and headband.

The movie was critically panned after its premiere, however later grew to be embraced by a fervent fanbase and now holds an 88 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes.

“I used to be in Hong Kong, I used to be within the Philippines, I used to be in Tokyo,” Harris mentioned in a 2019 interview. “I’ve accomplished a variety of films, however I get off the aircraft and folks go, It’s the man from The Warriors.”

Harris appeared in films all through the Eighties, ’90s, and 2000s, together with 1980’s Brubaker, 1984’s A Soldier’s Story, 1980’s Quicksilver and 2015’s James White. On tv, he appeared in episodes of Legislation & Order and Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit, NYPD Blue, ER, Profiler and Mike Hammer: Non-public Eye.

David Dominic Harris was born in New York Metropolis on June 18, 1949, per to his daughter. He attended the Excessive Faculty of Performing Arts, the place an English trainer steered he be part of the drama division.

Harris’ first main display position got here within the 1976 Emmy-nominated TV movie Decide Horton and the Scottsboro Boys. In 1977, he was solid within the play Secret Service, starring Meryl Streep and John Lithgow. It was only a few years later that Harris’ agent linked him with The Warriors director Walter Hill.

Harris is survived by his sister, his mom, three siblings and two grandchildren.