David Harris died Friday at the age of 75.
The actor known for his role as Cochise in “The Warriors,” the 1979 cult classic died at his home in New York City after a battle with cancer, his daughter Davina Harris told The New York Times.
“It wasn’t a typical gang movie,” he said in a 2019 radio interview. “It was futuristic. It was like ‘The Seven Samurai’… It was based on a Greek army that was caught behind enemy lines, and they had to fight their way back all night to get back to their own line — it’s a true story.”
“I was in Hong Kong, I was in the Philippines, I was in Tokyo,” he went on. “I’ve done a lot of movies, but I get off the plane and people go, It’s the guy from ‘The Warriors.’”
Harris played Cochise, a member of the red vest-wearing Coney Island gang that is framed for murder and decides to travel from the Bronx to Coney Island. The character was set apart that included a headband and a big turquoise necklace as a sign of rebellion.
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