‘Halloween’ Original Michael Myers Stuntman James Winburn Dead at 85

James Winburn, the stunt double for the Michael Myers character within the unique “Halloween” movie, has died.

James’ supervisor, Peter DeLorme, tells TMZ … James died Saturday in a Los Angeles hospital after a brief sickness.

It appears like a sudden well being concern as a result of we’re informed nearly 3 weeks in the past James traveled all the way in which to the United Kingdom for a conference.

James was in Manchester, England in the course of the “For The Love of Horror” conference final month, and the corporate that placed on the occasion says he “was an absolute pleasure to work with and shared some amazing stories with everyone over the weekend.”

A veteran stunt performer, James doubled for Nick Castle‘s model of Michael Myers in 1978’s “Halloween” … together with the well-known scene at the top of the horror film, the place Dr. Loomis shoots Michael 6 instances, sending Myers falling backwards over a balcony.

James additionally did stunt work on “The Fog” and “Escape from New York” amongst different movies … and even wrote and directed a handful of films.

He was 85.