Alan Scarfe, Actor from Lethal Weapon 3 and Double Impact, Dead at 77 from Colon Cancer

Alan Scarfe, a British-Canadian actor known for his performances in Lethal Weapon 3 and Double Impact, has died. He was 77.

An obituary states that Scarfe "passed away peacefully on April 28, 2024, from colon cancer at his home" in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.

Per his obituary, Scarfe "is predeceased by his parents and his brother Brian, who also succumbed to the same disease. He is also predeceased by his cherished and beautiful wife Barbara, who passed away from cancer on August 11, 2019.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Scarfe's family said: "Alan was a formidable person, creatively prolific, dynamically empowered, kind and loving. He will be dearly missed, and his memory will forever be a blessing."

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According to his obituary, Scarfe moved to Canada with his parents and brothers after being born in England, settling in Vancouver and beginning "a prolific and lifelong career as an actor and director" after attending college at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1964 to 1966.

Across Europe and North America, he appeared in "over 100 major roles" on stage, including in works by William Shakespeare, Arthur Miller and more.

“I wanted to be a great classical actor in the long tradition of Burbage, Garrick, Kean, Booth, Olivier,” Scarfe said in a 2007 interview with The Sci-Fi World. “Forty-five years ago when I began, it was still possible to think in such a romantic, idealistic way.”

Aside from his stage work, Scarfe made his film debut in 1963's The Bitter Ash, before going on to make memorable turns in Double Impact (1991) and Lethal Weapon 3 (1992). He also appeared in series like Seven Days and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Scarfe was the recipient of numerous awards over the course of his career and lifetime, according to his obituary, including the 1985 Genie Award, a 2005 Jessie Award, a 2006 Austin Fantastic Fest Jury Prize and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle honorary award for lifetime achievement.

The actor met his wife, the late actress Barbara (née March), while performing at the Stratford Festival in Canada, per his obituary. They married in 1979, and were together for 40 years before Barbara's death in 2019.

"Surviving are his beloved daughter Tosia, and son-in-law Austin, who lived with and cared for Alan up until his death, and without whom Alan 'would have been lost,' " the obituary reads.

It adds, "He also leaves behind his brother Colin, son Jonathan Scarfe and his darling grandchildren Kai and Hunter Scarfe, university students at the University of Victoria and McGill, respectively."