CNN —
Lance Kerwin, an actor best known for his role in the TV miniseries Salem’s Lot and other notable series in the ’70s, has died, his talent agent John Boitano told CNN. He was 62.
No information was given about his cause of death.
Kerwin began his career appearing on various television shows including Little House on the Prairie, Wonder Woman and The Bionic Woman. He also appeared in several “ABC After School Specials,” an anthology series aimed at children and teens that counted Jodie Foster among its other alumni.
The Southern California native was a successful teen actor in the ’70s, starring as Ramey Holvak in The Family Holvak, a television series about a 1930s reverend struggling to support his family. He also starred in the 1977 coming-of-age series James at 15, a series known for its authentic portrayal of teenage life in a way not often seen on television at the time.
Kerwin then appeared in “Salem’s Lot,” the television adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel directed by Tobe Hooper. In the miniseries, which aired on CBS, he played the role of young Mark Petrie who helps defend his town from evil vampires. His work in the cult-favorite miniseries earned him regular invites to horror conventions.
A role in 1995’s Outbreak was his final professional credit until the 2022 film The Wind and the Reckoning, starring Johnathon Schaech.