TV film with Joan Collins and Jon Eric Hexum
The tragic circumstances of the death of Ukrainian-born camerawoman Halyna Hutchins (1979-2021) have brought back memories of a similar case that dominated global headlines in October 1984. While filming the crime series "Cover Up," lead actor Jon Eric Hexum (1957-1984) sustained fatal injuries while playing around with his film revolver. A year earlier, the aspiring television star had the lead role in the present ABC television film (aired on October 9, 1983) with Joan Collins (born 1933), who was at the absolute peak of her worldwide popularity in those days as Alexis Morell Carrington Colby from "DYNASTY".
A model agent (Joan Collins) from New York discovers an extremely attractive outdoorsman (Jon Eric Hexum) while taking photos in the countryside, whom she can persuade to pursue a modeling career in New York. Despite the big age difference, the two also become lovers. But even in the modeling industry, not everything that glitters is gold. Intrigue, jealousy, alcohol and drugs... you have to be able to deal with that first.
With this television film, the extremely good-looking young actor Jon Eric Hexum suddenly became known throughout America and could hardly avoid further offers of roles. Without the fatal accident, he could certainly have had an even greater career.
Other roles in this film included Flamingo Road star Kevin McCarthy (1914-2010), best known as the divorced husband of Marilyn Monroe in "The Misfits" (1960), and the later Dynasty star Ted McGinley (born 1958, in the series as Clay Fallmont).
