R.I.P. ‘My Bloody Valentine’ Star Alf Humphreys Has Died
He was not on the list.
With Valentine’s Day just over a week away, it’s getting to
be that time where we return to Valentine Bluffs with a revisit of *the*
Valentine’s horror movie: 1981’s My Bloody Valentine. But the revisit this year
will bring some sadness along with it, as we’re bummed to learn this week that
star Alf Humphreys has passed away.
The sad news comes courtesy of Sean Clark, Humphreys’
convention agent.
“I am totally heartbroken to hear about the passing of
friend & client Alfred “Alf” Humphreys,” Clark wrote on Instagram. “It was
Alf who brought me the entire cast of My Bloody Valentine to put together
reunions. He really was a lot like his character in the film. Just a super
funny and genuinely good human being. This one really hurts. At our last
reunion at Bay of Blood in Tampa Bay we all knew he was having issues but it
seemed to be signs of early Alzheimer’s. Well apparently it was brain cancer
that has taken him away from us. I love you Alf and I hope you are at peace.”
Alf Humphreys played comic relief Howard Landers in My
Bloody Valentine, a miner at Hanniger Mines. Throughout his career, Humphreys
made a handful of other stops in the genre, appearing in “The Twilight Zone,”
“The X-Files,” “Millennium,” “The New Addams Family,” “The Outer Limits,” Final
Destination 2 and The Uninvited.
Humphreys was born in Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. He was
the son of Leslie and Gabrielle Humphreys.
Humphreys was a dramatic actor who first acted on stage with
a troupe in North Bay, Ontario. His breakthrough role was as the Deputy Lester
in First Blood (1982), which starred Sylvester Stallone as Rambo. His other
memorable roles include the character Howard Landers in My Bloody Valentine
(1981) and William Drake in the blockbuster film X2 (2003). He also starred in
two horror films directed by William Fruet: Funeral Home (1980) and Bedroom
Eyes (1984). He also played supporting parts in such films as Act of Vengeance
(1986), Ernest Rides Again (1993), Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007) and Air
Bud: Spikes Back (2003). In 2010, he appeared in Diary of a Wimpy Kid as Robert
Jefferson, a role he would reprise in the film's sequels Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Rodrick Rules (2011), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) and the short film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown (2012).
Humphreys played numerous small guest roles in television
shows throughout the 1980s up to the 2000s, including the role of Dr. Pomerantz
on the Sci-Fi show The X Files, as well as roles on The Twilight Zone (the 1985
and 2002 revivals), Smallville, Outer Limits and Da Vinci's Inquest.
Actor
Devon Bostick, Oliver, Zachary Gordon, and Robert Capron in
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
6.3
Mr. Jefferson (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2012
Steven Weber and Zeek in A Dog Named Duke (2012)
A Dog Named Duke
7.0
TV Movie
Joe
2012
Devon Bostick and Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Rodrick Rules (2011)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6.6
Rowley's Dad (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2011
Matt Frewer and Daniel Stern in Battle of the Bulbs (2010)
Battle of the Bulbs
5.4
TV Movie
Mayor
2010
Shannen Doherty and Kavan Smith in Growing the Big One
(2010)
Growing the Big One
6.3
TV Movie
Sheriff Quinn (as Alfred E. Humphries)
2010
Bond of Silence (2010)
Bond of Silence
6.0
TV Movie
Manager (as Alfred E. Humphries)
2010
Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6.2
Mr. Jefferson (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2010
Encounter with Danger (2009)
Encounter with Danger
4.8
TV Movie
Granby (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2009
Levi James in Dark Skies (2009)
Dark Skies
4.0
TV Movie
Dr. Hiller (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2009
The Uninvited (2009)
The Uninvited
6.3
Priest (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2009
Storm Hawks (2007)
Storm Hawks
7.0
TV Series
The Scarlet Screecher (voice)
2008
1 episode
Painkiller Jane (2007)
Painkiller Jane
5.7
TV Series
Mayor Bischoff (as Alfred Humphreys)
2007
1 episode
Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007)
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
6.2
TV Movie
Police Seargeant
2007
The L Word (2004)
The L Word
7.7
TV Series
Dick Petersen (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2007
2 episodes
Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito in Deck the Halls (2006)
Deck the Halls
5.1
Hardware Store Employee. (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2006
Jason Gedrick and David Cubitt in Rapid Fire (2006)
Rapid Fire
5.2
TV Movie
Bank Manager (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2006
Jamie Luner, Christian Bocher, and Adrian Hough in The
Suspect (2006)
The Suspect
5.0
Robert Owens (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2006
Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Jesse Metcalfe, and Brittany Snow in
John Tucker Must Die (2006)
John Tucker Must Die
5.7
Detention Teacher (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2006
The Engagement Ring (2005)
The Engagement Ring
6.3
TV Movie
Tom Miller (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2005
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural
8.4
TV Series
Sheriff (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2005
1 episode
Third Man Out (2005)
Third Man Out
6.6
TV Movie
Father Morgan (as Alf Humphries)
2005
The Collector (2004)
The Collector
6.5
TV Series
The Devil
Doktor Vetter
2005
1 episode
Beau Bridges and Kim Delaney in 10.5 (2004)
10.5
4.6
TV Mini Series
Family Father (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2004
2 episodes
Tru Calling (2003)
Tru Calling
7.4
TV Series
Mr. Sumner (as Alfred Humphreys)
2004
1 episode
Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan
Greenberg, Darius Miles, and Leonardo Nam in The Perfect Score (2004)
The Perfect Score
5.7
Tom Helton (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2004
Tony Danza in Stealing Christmas (2003)
Stealing Christmas
5.7
TV Movie
Tim Hogan (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2003
Little Brother of War (2003)
Little Brother of War
6.4
Phil (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2003
Campbell Lane, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Jonathan Whittaker,
Andrew Robb, and Iris Graham in Alienated (2003)
Alienated
6.0
TV Series
Cal Greenberg (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2003
1 episode
Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)
Air Bud: Spikes Back
4.0
Video
Patrick (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2003
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian
McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United
(2003)
X2: X-Men United
7.4
William Drake (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2003
Ali Larter, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, A.J. Cook, Michael
Landes, Keegan Connor Tracy, and Jonathan Cherry in Final Destination 2 (2003)
Final Destination 2
6.2
Mr. Gibbons (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2003
Taken (2002)
Taken
7.8
TV Mini Series
Fred Clarke (uncredited)
2002
1 episode
The Twilight Zone (2002)
The Twilight Zone
7.2
TV Series
Paul Moore (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2002
1 episode
Scott Bairstow, Clancy Brown, Tim Matheson, Paul Adelstein,
Myndy Crist, Vincent Gale, Rowena King, Jeffrey D. Sams, and Lisa Ann Walter in
Breaking News (2002)
Breaking News
6.3
TV Series
Robert Jenkins (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2002
1 episode
Kiefer Sutherland, Anthony LaPaglia, and Radha Mitchell in
Dead Heat (2002)
Dead Heat
5.2
Dr. Marchesi (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2002
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.9
TV Series
Russ Parker (segment "The Flower Jury") (as Alfred
E. Humphreys)
2002
1 episode
Door to Door (2002)
Door to Door
7.8
TV Movie
Man in Car (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2002
James Spader in The Stick Up (2002)
The Stick Up
6.3
Mike O'Grady (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2002
You, Me and the Kids
6.2
TV Series
Martin
1998–2001
12 episodes
Tom Welling in Smallville (2001)
Smallville
7.5
TV Series
Jim Gage
2001
1 episode
The Outer Limits (1995)
The Outer Limits
7.7
TV Series
Dennis (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2001
1 episode
Cold Squad (1998)
Cold Squad
6.9
TV Series
Parking Ticket Inmate
Grant Leblanc
1998–2001
2 episodes
Dodson's Journey (2001)
Dodson's Journey
6.0
TV Movie
Pumpkin Farmer (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2001
Brian Unger in Hollywood Off-Ramp (2000)
Hollywood Off-Ramp
5.2
TV Series
2000
1 episode
Brendan Fletcher, Eric Johnson, and Bill Switzer in Scorn
(2000)
Scorn
5.9
TV Movie
Court clerk
2000
Billy Zane, John C. McGinley, and Gloria Reuben in Sole
Survivor (2000)
Sole Survivor
6.1
TV Movie
'Bob' the Cable Guy
2000
Rae Dawn Chong and Adrian Pasdar in Mysterious Ways (2000)
Mysterious Ways
7.8
TV Series
Trevor Andersen (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2000
1 episode
Tyra Banks and Lindsay Lohan in Life-Size (2000)
Life-Size
5.6
TV Movie
Bookstore Owner (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
2000
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Da Vinci's Inquest
8.1
TV Series
Watch Captain
Car Lot Manager
1999
2 episodes
Final Run (1999)
Final Run
4.1
TV Movie
Ben Hofflund (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1999
Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, Tony Danza, Christopher
McDonald, and Dixie Carter in Family Law (1999)
Family Law
6.5
TV Series
Carl Dolan
1999
1 episode
Heaven's Fire (1999)
Heaven's Fire
4.2
TV Movie
Ed Colby (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1999
Michael Roberds, John DeSantis, Steven Fox, Nicole Fugere,
Ellie Harvie, Betty Phillips, Brody Smith, and Glenn Taranto in The New Addams
Family (1998)
The New Addams Family
6.4
TV Series
Lloyd (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1999
1 episode
Atomic Train (1999)
Atomic Train
4.7
TV Mini Series
The Hunter (as Alfred Humphreys)
1999
2 episodes
Millennium (1996)
Millennium
8.0
TV Series
Sheriff Randall
Damon Rummer
1997–1999
2 episodes
Richard Burgi in The Sentinel (1996)
The Sentinel
6.5
TV Series
Daniel Trent
Conductor
1996–1999
2 episodes
So Weird (1999)
So Weird
8.3
TV Series
Seth Crawford
1999
1 episode
Golf Punks (1998)
Golf Punks
4.2
Jack (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1998
Dead Man's Gun (1997)
Dead Man's Gun
6.8
TV Series
Sheriff Wade
Simon Grey
1997–1998
2 episodes
Shelley Fabares in Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie
(1998)
Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie
6.5
TV Movie
Matt (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1998
Silence
7.2
(as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1997
Brian Dennehy in Indefensible: The Truth About Edward
Brannigan (1997)
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
5.2
TV Movie
Father Lomax (as Alf Humphries)
1997
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
Michael Asekoff
Dr. Mark Pomerantz
2nd Controller
1993–1997
3 episodes
Angels in the Endzone (1997)
Angels in the Endzone
4.7
TV Movie
Officer (as Alfred Humphreys)
1997
Patrick Dempsey and Brigitte Bako in The Escape (1997)
The Escape
4.7
TV Movie
Deputy (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1997
Karen Allen and Richard Chamberlain in All the Winters That
Have Been (1997)
All the Winters That Have Been
5.4
TV Movie
Doctor
1997
Amy Jo Johnson in Perfect Body (1997)
Perfect Body
6.1
TV Movie
Medic (as Alf Humphries)
1997
Intensity (1997)
Intensity
7.1
TV Movie
George Jespersen (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1997
Our Mother's Murder (1997)
Our Mother's Murder
6.7
TV Movie
Officer Derrick
1997
Dead Man's Gun (1997)
Dead Man's Gun
7.0
TV Movie
Simon Grey (segment "The Great McDonacle") (as
Alfred E. Humphreys)
1997
John Ritter and Anna Chlumsky in A Child's Wish (1997)
A Child's Wish
6.6
TV Movie
Lester (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1997
Harvey (1996)
Harvey
5.4
TV Movie
Second Cop
1996
Robert Urich and Tegan Moss in The Angel of Pennsylvania
Avenue (1996)
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
6.3
TV Movie
Needles (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1996
Michael Easton in Two (1996)
Two
7.8
TV Series
Det. Brett
1996
1 episode
Barbara Williams in Justice on Wheels: The Diana Kilmury
Story (1996)
Justice on Wheels: The Diana Kilmury Story
6.2
TV Movie
Policeman
1996
Edward James Olmos in The Limbic Region (1996)
The Limbic Region
5.7
TV Movie
Fisherman #1 (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1996
Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John
Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
Sliders
7.4
TV Series
Family Man
Pete
1995–1996
2 episodes
Devon Sawa and Sarah Chalke in Robin of Locksley (1996)
Robin of Locksley
6.0
TV Movie
Grant McAllister (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
1996
Tom Arnold and Rick Moranis in Big Bully (1996)
Big Bully
4.8
Teacher #2
1996
Brian Dennehy in Shadow of a Doubt (1995)
Shadow of a Doubt
6.1
TV Movie
Trail Bailiff
1995
Brian Dennehy in Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995)
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
6.3
TV Movie
Paramedic (as Afred E. Humphreys)
1995
Michael Chiklis in The Commish (1991)
The Commish
7.1
TV Series
Calvin Spencer
O.J. Dockett
1993–1995
2 episodes
Annie O (1995)
Annie O
5.1
TV Movie
Parent #2
1995
Broken Trust (1995)
Broken Trust
5.7
TV Movie
Officer
1995
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995)
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174
5.9
TV Movie
Cabbie
1995
Not Our Son (1995)
Not Our Son
6.2
TV Movie
Reverend
1995
Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
Rumble in the Bronx
6.8
Police Officer (as Alf Humphries)
1995
Fighting for My Daughter (1995)
Fighting for My Daughter
5.6
TV Movie
Alan Simmons
1995
Neon Rider (1989)
Neon Rider
6.0
TV Series
1994
1 episode
While Justice Sleeps (1994)
While Justice Sleeps
5.7
TV Movie
Sheriff Staghorn
1994
Adrian Paul in Highlander (1992)
Highlander
7.2
TV Series
Frank Brody
Janitor
1992–1994
2 episodes
Pierce Brosnan, Keegan MacIntosh, and Shanna Reed in Don't
Talk to Strangers (1994)
Don't Talk to Strangers
5.7
TV Movie
Officer Nordling
1994
In Spite of Love (1994)
In Spite of Love
5.3
TV Movie
Lew
1994
Cobra (1993)
Cobra
6.3
TV Series
Tyler's Coworker
1994
1 episode
Bob Dawson and Nicholas Lea in The Raffle (1994)
The Raffle
3.7
Randy Hiscock
1994
Melissa Gilbert in Dying to Remember (1993)
Dying to Remember
5.4
TV Movie
Uniformed Cop
1993
Jim Varney in Ernest Rides Again (1993)
Ernest Rides Again
4.8
Surgeon (as Alf Humphries)
1993
Susan Dey, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Ontkean in Whose
Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (1993)
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
6.2
TV Movie
Uncle Barry
1993
Tiffani Thiessen, Angie Rae McKinney, and Margaret Welsh in
A Killer Among Friends (1992)
A Killer Among Friends
6.6
TV Movie
Priest
1992
Top Cops (1990)
Top Cops
7.4
TV Series
Lapinski
1992
1 episode
Rob Stewart in Tropical Heat (1991)
Tropical Heat
7.6
TV Series
William McAllister (as Alf Hymphries)
1991
1 episode
Jerry O'Connell in My Secret Identity (1988)
My Secret Identity
7.1
TV Series
Trent Borvoy
1991
1 episode
Andrew Bednarski, Jesse Collins, and Rudolph Von Holstein
III in Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988)
Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop
6.5
TV Series
1989
1 episode
C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, and Sonja Smits in Street
Legal (1987)
Street Legal
7.2
TV Series
Clark O'Dacre
1989
1 episode
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Twilight Zone
7.7
TV Series
Mr. Harris
1988
1 episode
Ken Pogue, Winston Rekert, Dixie Seatle, and Jonathan Welsh
in Adderly (1986)
Adderly
7.7
TV Series
1987
1 episode
Teenage Dream (1986)
Teenage Dream
5.1
Joel
1986
Charles Bronson in Act of Vengeance (1986)
Act of Vengeance
6.0
TV Movie
Ken Yablonski
1986
Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Steenburgen, and Elisabeth Harnois
in One Magic Christmas (1985)
One Magic Christmas
6.4
1985
Honeymoon (1985)
Honeymoon
4.6
Sonny
1985
Love & Larceny (1985)
Love & Larceny
6.6
TV Movie
Ralph Dugot
1985
Bedroom Eyes (1984)
Bedroom Eyes
4.8
Cantrell
1984
Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr., and Michael O'Keefe in
Finders Keepers (1984)
Finders Keepers
5.3
Mulholland
1984
The Littlest Hobo (1979)
The Littlest Hobo
7.7
TV Series
1980–1984
3 episodes
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
The Terry Fox Story
6.9
TV Movie
Lecturer (uncredited)
1983
Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
First Blood
7.7
Lester
1982
Off Your Rocker (1982)
Off Your Rocker
6.5
TV Movie
Police Officer #1
1982
Marc Singer and Sarah Torgov in If You Could See What I Hear
(1982)
If You Could See What I Hear
6.8
Freddy (as Alfred Humphreys)
1982
Gas (1981)
Gas
3.2
Lou Picard
1981
Improper Channels (1981)
Improper Channels
5.9
Orderly #2
1981
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
My Bloody Valentine
6.2
Howard
1981
Home Fires
8.5
TV Series
Peter Newcomb
1980
1 episode
Funeral Home (1980)
Funeral Home
5.1
Joe Yates (as Alfred Humphreys)
1980
Virus (1980)
Virus
6.2
Sailor #2 - HMS Nereid (as Alfred Humphreys)
1980
Writer
Fulvio Cecere in The Regular Guy (2003)
The Regular Guy
Short
based on an idea by
2003
Second Unit or Assistant Director
Bob Dawson and Nicholas Lea in The Raffle (1994)
The Raffle
3.7
third assistant director
1994