Dan Hicks Dead: ‘Evil Dead II’ Star Was 68 Years Old

Dan Hicks, one of the stars of Evil Dead II, Spiderman II and Darkman, has died at 68. Hicks was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in June 2020.

A brief statement on the Facebook page of Hicks’ management company Full Empire Productions read simply, “Danny passed away at his home in CA. We love you Danny, rest easy my friend. No more pain.” Full Empire Productions had earlier said up a fundraising page for Hicks on their official website.

Hicks was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 19, 1951. According to his IMDb page, he appeared in 36 movies, mainly in the horror genre. Most recently, Hicks appeared in the movies The Blood Hunter in 2020. Hicks’ turn in Evil Dead II marked his first appearance on screen in 1987. In 2018, Hicks tried out producing working on the movie Dick Johnson & Tommygun vs. The Cannibal Cop: Based on a True Story.

Hicks announced his cancer diagnosis in a Facebook post that read:

To all of the people that I never got to meet, and the 6,018 die hard fans that enjoyed my work. I have some bad news. I have been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I have approximately 1 to 3 years to live. But I gotta tell ya, I sure as hell packed a whole bunch of living into my 68 years.

I got no change coming back that’s for sure. And not too many regrets. Ok, gotta go. I’m gunna find out just what in the hell is going on down in that fruit cellar.

The “fruit cellar” is an apparent reference to Hicks’ turn in Evil Dead II when his character turns on Bruce Campbell and meets his demise in the cellar.

Facebook/Dan HicksDan Hicks pictured with Alice Cooper in March 2020.

On June 25, the owner of Full Empire Productions, Dominic Mancini, said in a statement that he last spoke with Hicks on June 16. Mancini described Hicks as sounding “very weak and exhausted.” Mancini said that Hicks told him that he could not eat or sleep due to the pain. On June 18, Mancini said that Hicks’ stepdaughter Alicia told him that the actor had suffered a bad fall and was in the ER. Hicks was sent home with hospice care.

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