LOS ANGELES — John Gavin, the tall, strikingly handsome actor who appeared in “Spartacus,” “Psycho” and other hit films of the 1960s before forsaking acting to become President Ronald Reagan’s ambassador to Mexico, died Friday at age 86. Gavin, who was also a former president of the Screen Actors Guild, died Friday, said Brad Burton Moss, manager of Gavin’s wife, actress Constance Towers. Gavin had often visited Mexico in his youth and was fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. His assignment was to promote President John F. Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress to help Latin American countries improve their economies. Gavin was born John Golenor into a well-to-do Los Angeles family on April 8, 1931.

Source: National Post February 09, 2018 23:29 UTC