The unhappy information was introduced this week.
A Hollywood legend who labored on Star Trek III has died (Picture: Getty)
Hollywood legend John Hockridge, the acclaimed first assistant director who labored on big TV exhibits and films together with Star Trek III: The Seek for Spock (1984), directed by Leonard Nimoy, died in Portland, Oregon on Friday April 17 on the age of 79 following a battle with liver most cancers. He was identified with stage 4 in December 2025. His daughter Lindsey Hockridge confirmed the unhappy information to the Hollywood Reporter.
The star was well-known for his collaborations with director Peter Segal. The pair labored on eight movies collectively, together with the large hits Anger Administration, 50 First Dates and the remake of The Longest Yard, all of which starred Adam Sandler. That they had labored collectively because the starting of Segal’s profession and he had been employed on the director’s first three options 1994’s Bare Gun 33 1/3: The Closing Insult, 1995’s Tommy Boy and 1996’s My Fellow Individuals.
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Describing his work in 2003 John mentioned: “Usually, we ADs are logistics individuals. I jokingly say that I’m the chief yeller and screamer on the set.
“However I actually don’t work that method and don’t like individuals who do. The largest job an AD has is making an attempt to minimise the time for the DP to have the set and actors prepared and the cameras rolling,” he clarified.
John first arrived in Hollywood in 1969 and spent a 12 months finding out on the ArtCenter Faculty of Design in Pasadena. Following that he started his profession engaged on commercials.
He would go on to work on iconic exhibits reminiscent of Charlie’s Angels and T.J. Hooker, which starred William Shatner who he would work with once more when he landed his first film gig on Star Trek III.
Different tv work included stints on Matt Houston, Airwolf, Magnificence and the Beast and The District.
On the large display he was stored busy engaged on films reminiscent of 1994’s Drop Zone, 1995’s Nick of Time (1995), 1990’s Ghost, 2001’s Rat Race and 2003’s Scary Film 3 (2003).
He was contracted to work for Paramount for a few years however finally went freelance. He retired from the enterprise in 2013 and spent quite a lot of time travelling the world.
He’s survived by his daughters, Lindsey and Kailey; their companions, Michael and William, and his three grandchildren.
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