R.I.P Rick Ducommon

Rick Ducommon has passed away at age 62.  R.I.P to this superb actor.

Peter Ducommun said his brother died on June 12 at a Vancouver, British Columbia, hospital after suffering from complications due to diabetes. Following The ‘Burbs, which became a cult classic, Ducommun was featured in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, the Bill Murray hit Groundhog Day and Ghost in the Machine.

Ducommun rose to prominence in the 1980s as a comedian, writer and actor, initially starring in the children’s TV series Zig Zag, followed by roles in the T.V. shows Slickers, Amazing Stories, Rock ‘N’ America and The Last Precinct, a short-lived NBC show.

He was also the guy who turned off the lights in Die Hard.