Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ actor and son of Steve McQueen, passed away at the age of 63 from organ failure.
Chad McQueen, The Karate Kid actor and son of Hollywood legend Steve McQueen, has passed away. He was 63.
His attorney confirmed the news to TMZ, noting he died Wednesday (Sept. 11) at his ranch in Palm Desert, Calif., from organ failure. The actor was surrounded by his wife and children.
The actor sustained an injury during a fall in 2020 that caused him to go into progressive organ failure, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Chad is best known for his supporting Karate Kid role as Dutch, one of the most aggressive members of John Kreese’s Cobra Kai gang.
He later reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part II in 1986; however, his attorney confirmed the actor will not be appearing in Netflix’s series reboot, Cobra Kai, as rumors claimed. Variety noted that “there were talks” for Chad to appear but it did not work out due to “scheduling issues.”
Chad took several smaller roles in films in the ’80s and ’90s, including New York Cop and Surface to Air, but his acting career ultimately ended with the 2001 movie Fall: The Price of Silence.
