Frank Doubleday, who played a henchman in “Escape From New York,” died on March 3, his wife and companion Christina Hart confirmed in a Facebook post. Doubleday was 73.
Doubleday is best known for playing Romero in John Carpenter’s sci-fi cult classic, which starred Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef.ย Doubleday died on March 3 of complications from esophageal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, Hart toldย The Hollywood Reporter.
“John gave me total creative freedom. The voice and the look were my ideas,” Doubleday said in an interviewย about playing Romero. “I did a lot of character work and worked on Romero through voice, costume and movement.