I'm reprinting this from my local newspaper, the Florida Today:
'Billy Jack' star dying of cancer
Brawny actor Tom Laughlin, best known as the karate-kicking rebel from the "Billy Jack" cult movies, has been diagnosed with cancer that is inoperable because of a heart condition that makes surgery too risky.
The 72-year-old star of the 1970s-era action-thrillers "Billy Jack" and "The Trial of Billy Jack" plans to visit clinics in Florida, Texas and Boston to seek alternate treatments for the cancer at the base of his tongue.
"It's a real mystery, because he doesn't smoke or drink or do anything that would have caused this," family friend and spokeswoman Layne Wilson said.
The actor, who played the half-Indian vigilante in the Billy Jack films, lives near Santa Barbara with his wife and frequent co-star, Delores Taylor.
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'Billy Jack' star dying of cancer
Brawny actor Tom Laughlin, best known as the karate-kicking rebel from the "Billy Jack" cult movies, has been diagnosed with cancer that is inoperable because of a heart condition that makes surgery too risky.
The 72-year-old star of the 1970s-era action-thrillers "Billy Jack" and "The Trial of Billy Jack" plans to visit clinics in Florida, Texas and Boston to seek alternate treatments for the cancer at the base of his tongue.
"It's a real mystery, because he doesn't smoke or drink or do anything that would have caused this," family friend and spokeswoman Layne Wilson said.
The actor, who played the half-Indian vigilante in the Billy Jack films, lives near Santa Barbara with his wife and frequent co-star, Delores Taylor.
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