Jim Hendricks

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Jim Hendricks
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BornOctober 2, 1949
DiedMarch 17, 2018(2018-03-17) (aged 68)
United States
Occupation Actor

Jim Hendricks was an American actor and former disc jockey best known for his role as movie host Commander USA on USA Network's Commander USA's Groovie Movies that ran from 1985 to 1989. [1] [2]

Hendricks also acted in theater and on television in such series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [3] [4]

Hendricks starred in Michael Imperioli's 2009 film The Hungry Ghosts . [5] [6]

Hendricks died on March 17, 2018. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. "USA stings viewers with cult shows". The Free Lance-Standard. February 16, 1985.
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  4. "Horror". Tvacres.com.
  5. Weissberg, Jay (January 22, 2009). "The Hungry Ghosts". Variety .
  6. Scheck, Frank (October 14, 2010). "The Hungry Ghosts -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
  7. "RIP - Jim Hendricks, aka Commander USA! (1946 - 2018)". The B-Movie News Vault. March 24, 2018.
  8. "The Eerie Late Night Radio Show episode 80 - Commander USA and Mexican horror". BlogTalkRadio. March 25, 2018.