Scream actor C.W. Morgan dies aged 72
C.W. Morgan, best known for his role in the 1996 film Scream, has died. He was 72.
The actor, born Curtis Wade Morgan, died on Sunday, August 30 in a bathroom in Los Angeles, according to medical examiner records obtained by multiple US outlets.
Actor Curtis Wade Morgan, best known for his role in the 1996 film Scream, has died age 72. Instagram/@c.w._morgan
The certificate reportedly does not list a cause of death, with his passing still under investigation. An autopsy has not yet been performed.
Morgan was born in Arizona US, in 1954. He started his career in TV and film in the western romance The Last of His Tribe, which was released in 1992.
He later appeared in Wes Craven’s Scream as Lawyer Hank Loomis, father of Billy, who was played by Skeet Ulrich.
In the film, Loomis defends his son’s innocence over the Ghostface murders in Woodsboro, not knowing his son was one of the killers.
Morgan made an appearance in Scream 3, released in 2000, where it was revealed his character had an affair with another character, Maureen Prescott, the mother of the main character, Sidney Prescott-Evans, played by Neve Campbell.
It marked his final on-screen role, but he continued to keep fans updated on his social media.
The actor was never married but did have a daughter, Renata Macfie. She posted a heartfelt tribute to her father following his death on August 30.
She wrote the loss of her father “left the biggest hole in my heart.”
C.W. Morgan is survived by his only child, daughter Renata Macfie. Scream
“I miss you endlessly already. I will carry on our Mulholland drives and our Starbucks outings. I’m grateful and lucky to have had you as my daddy.”
His death comes months after the Scream franchise released its seventh instalment with returning franchise star Neve Campbell.
Courteney Cox, Mathew Lillard also returned for the film alongside new additions Mckenna Grace, Isabel May and Anna Camp.
Scream 7 brought in a whopping $US97.2 million at the box office globally, making it a franchise best.
