Jack Canon, a talented individual, was born in the year 1934. He delivered a particularly strong and convincing performance as the ruthless criminal gang ringleader Steele in Frederick R. Friedel's offbeat and unsettling drive-in horror cult classic, Axe, which was released in 1977. Friedel was so impressed with Jack's acting in Axe that he specifically wrote the lead role of a weary and cynical small-time hoodlum, Eddie Matlock, for Jack to play in his equally quirky follow-up film, Date with a Kidnapper, which was released in 1976.
After failing to secure a coveted role on a major TV series, Canon decided to stop acting full-time and instead pursued a career as a successful writer of novels. His notable works include "An Angel for Paradise" (1979),"No Love for Paradise" (1979),"A Hangman for Paradise" (1980),and "Sable and Gold" (1981). However, Jack did occasionally continue to appear in small parts in films such as Maximum Overdrive (1986) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989).
Sadly, Canon passed away at the age of 70 in the year 2004.
