Sad news, horror fans: On Friday the 13th, actor Erich Anderson passed away at the age of 67 on May 31.

TMZ reports that the star died after a difficult battle with cancer.

Erich Anderson's career and tributes

The actor had quite an established career. In addition to Friday the 13th, he had roles in Felicity as Billy Sidel, Felicity's father, the film Unfaithful, and Bat*21. Additionally, he had guest appearances in the shows Murder, She Wrote, CSI, CSI: Miami, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and House.

Erich's wife, Saxon Trainor, was devastated by the news and had her brother-in-law Micahel O'Malley's words posted on social media.

The post starts: “My husband Erich died this morning. I am sharing my brother-in-low Michael O'Malley's words as I am too bereft now to write anything.”

It continues: “My brother in law Erich Anderson passed this morning after a brutal struggle with cancer. He had a long successful career as an actor — he was on that old show 30 something; he was Felicity's father on Felicity, he was killed in a basement in a Friday the 13th movie; he was on Star Trek and dozens of other shows. He was smart and funny guy, a fantastic cook; he wrote three great novels which you can find on Amazon. I'll miss him but his ordeal is over.”

The official Friday the 13th X account also posted about the star. They shared a photo and wrote, “Erich was one in a million. The actor passed away very recently. He will be missed.”

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Actress Eva Gordon, who also starred in Felicity, shared a tribute on Instagram. In it, she wrote: “My beautiful friend, Erich Anderson, has said goodbye. He was a magnificent part of the world. I loved him. I wish you'd known him, there was no one like him. So funny, so open to whatever the day brought him, so wickedly cynical and joyous at once.”

She added, “After JJ and Matt on Felicity made us get divorced, I saw him less on set, but was always happy when we found each other in LA, we'd hang out and talk for hours. He was so smart. Ah, look at this Erich, I'm using the past tense. My friend, I hope I see you again in dreams and other dimensions. Fly high, my friend.”

 

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The actor was born in 1957 and began acting in the '80s. His breakout role was Rob Dier in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. From there, he went on to play on numerous TV shows and movies. Along with that, he wrote several novels.

His wife survives him.

RIP Erich Anderson