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On 7 June 2003, Goddard was found dead in his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 40 years old. Initial reports indicated that Goddard was in the process of getting a divorce and that suicide was suspected. <ref> [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/10/entertainment/main557864.shtml Former 'JAG' Star Found Dead
On 7 June 2003, Goddard was found dead in his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 40 years old. Initial reports indicated that Goddard was in the process of getting a divorce and that suicide was suspected. <ref> [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/10/entertainment/main557864.shtml Former 'JAG' Star Found Dead
Actor Trevor Goddard Died In Apparent Suicide] By Jaime Holguin. CBS News. June 10, 2003 </ref> An autopsy later showed that Goddard died from a drug overdose of [[heroin]] and [[cocaine]]. His death was ruled accidental.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brettell|first=Andrew|coauthors=King, Noel; Kennedy, Damien; Imwold, Denise|others=Leonard, Warren Hsu; von Rohr, Heather|title=Cut!: Hollywood Murders, Accidents, and Other Tragedies|publisher=Barrons Educational Series|date=2005|pages=268|isbn=0-764-15858-9}}</ref>
Actor Trevor Goddard Died In Apparent Suicide] By Jaime Holguin. CBS News. June 10, 2003 </ref> An autopsy later showed that Goddard died from a drug overdose of [[heroin]], [[cocaine]], [[valium]] and [[vicodin]].<ref> [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/05/1060064185517.html JAG star died from drug overdose, coroner rules] Sydney Morning Herald. August 6 2003.</ref> His death was ruled accidental.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brettell|first=Andrew|coauthors=King, Noel; Kennedy, Damien; Imwold, Denise|others=Leonard, Warren Hsu; von Rohr, Heather|title=Cut!: Hollywood Murders, Accidents, and Other Tragedies|publisher=Barrons Educational Series|date=2005|pages=268|isbn=0-764-15858-9}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 03:59, 27 January 2010

Trevor Joseph Goddard
Trevor Goddard as Cdr. Brumby from JAG
Occupation(s)Boxer, actor
SpouseRuthann Goddard (1991 - 7 June 2003)

Trevor Goddard (14 October 1962 – 7 June 2003) was an English born actor. He played Kano in the first Mortal Kombat movie and Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby on JAG.

Career

Goddard was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, in 1962. For much of his career, he claimed to be of Australian descent[1] and often played Australian characters.

He appeared in cameo roles in many television shows prior to 1995. In that year, Goddard played Kano in the film adaptation of Mortal Kombat.

He would go on to act in other movies such as Gone in Sixty Seconds and Hollywood Vampyr. Goddard was also featured in TV commercials for Hoover FloorMate. Goddard also played in the television drama series JAG as Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby.

He made his last on-screen appearance in the 2003 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Death

On 7 June 2003, Goddard was found dead in his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 40 years old. Initial reports indicated that Goddard was in the process of getting a divorce and that suicide was suspected. [2] An autopsy later showed that Goddard died from a drug overdose of heroin, cocaine, valium and vicodin.[3] His death was ruled accidental.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1992 Inside Out The Other Criminal Segment: "The Leda"
Direct-to-video release
1994 Men of War Keefer
1995 Mortal Kombat Kano
Illegal in Blue Mickey Fuller Direct-to-video release
The Break Nails
1996 Fast Money Regy
Prey of the Jaguar Damian Bandera Direct-to-video release
1997 First Encounter
Dead Tides Scott
1998 Deep Rising T. Ray
She's Too Tall Warner
Some Girl Ravi Alternative titles: Men
Girl Talk
1999 Gut Feeling
2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds Don Uncredited
2001 Dead Man's Run Jason
2002 Torture TV Trevor "Dogger" McDougan
Hollywood Vampyr Blood
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Grapple
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Tour of Duty Williams 1 episode
1992 The Commish Ozzy Van Spyk 2 episodes
Dark Justice Travis 1 episode
1992-1994 Silk Stalkings Steiner
Oscar LeMay
2 episodes
1992-1995 Renegade Digger Macy
Ty Waitly
2 episodes
1993 Murphy Brown Colin 1 episode
Down the Shore Stench 1 episode
Baywatch Wiley Brown 1 episode
Empty Nest Joe 1 episode
1996 Yesterday's Target Agent Riggs Television movie
Murder, She Wrote Boyd Hendrix 1 episode
Nowhere Man Mackie 1 episode
1997 Assault on Devil's Island Fraker Television movie
Alternative title: Shadow Warriors
1998 Babylon 5 Trace 1 episode
Legion Cutter Television movie
The X-Files The 1st British Crewman 1 episode
1998-2001 JAG Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby 42 episodes
2000 18 Wheels of Justice Paul Stocker 1 episode
2001 When Billie Beat Bobby Barry Court Television movie
2002 Rendez-View 1 episode

References

  1. ^ JAG actor died of drug overdose Lakeland Ledger - Aug 8, 2003
  2. ^ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/10/entertainment/main557864.shtml Former 'JAG' Star Found Dead Actor Trevor Goddard Died In Apparent Suicide] By Jaime Holguin. CBS News. June 10, 2003
  3. ^ JAG star died from drug overdose, coroner rules Sydney Morning Herald. August 6 2003.
  4. ^ Brettell, Andrew (2005). Cut!: Hollywood Murders, Accidents, and Other Tragedies. Leonard, Warren Hsu; von Rohr, Heather. Barrons Educational Series. p. 268. ISBN 0-764-15858-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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