Legendary actor Sergio Calderón has died at the age of 77 after six decades in film and television, his spokesperson confirmed.
The actor was known for playing the “head on a stick” held by an alien in the original 1997 version of Men in Black.
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Who was Sergio Calderon?
Sergio Calderón was born in Coatlan del Rio, Morelos, Mexico, on July 21, 1945, and studied at the Instituto Andrés Soler of the Asociación Nacional de Actores before making his jump to acting.
The actor had dozens of screen credits to his name over the past 50-plus years, beginning with a role in 1970’s The Bridge in the Jungle.
Perhaps most notably, he appeared as Captain Vallenueva in At World’s End (2007), and Jose — a.k.a. the “head on a stick” guy — in Men in Black (1997).
Other films Calderón appeared in include The Missing (2003), The Ruins (2008) and Little Fockers (2010), while he also had several roles on television.
After taking a break from acting in 2015, Calderón appeared in three projects in 2022: The Seven Faces of Jane as well as episodes of Better Things and The Resort.
Sergio Calderon death
The star – famed for his work in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Men In Black – passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Sergio Calderon cause of death
A rep for Calderón confirms to PEOPLE “that Sergio passed away Wednesday morning,” and was “surrounded by family at the time” of his death.
“He was in the hospital previously with a bout of pneumonia; not sure that was the cause,” the rep adds.
Sergio is survived by his wife Karen Dakin, children Patrick Calderón-Dakin and Johanna Calderón-Dakin, his son-in-law and his grandchildren Krishnaavi, Emiliano and Victoria.
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