Jay Pickett Dies While Shooting Movie Scene: ‘General Hospital’ Actor Was 60
"General Hospital" actor Jay Pickett died while shooting a scene for a new film in Idaho. He was 60.
RIP
Jay Pickett, known for his work in soap operas General Hospital and Port Charles, died of unknown causes on Friday at the age of 60. Pickett was on location in Idaho shooting the film Treasure Valley when he died while on a horse, according to actor and friend Jim Heffel.
“Yesterday I lost a good friend and the world lost a great person. Jay Pickett decided to ride off into the Heavens. Jay died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movie Treasure Valley in Idaho. The way of a true cowboy,’ Heffel said of Pickett, both of who co-produced the film alongside Travis Mills.
Mills in a post of his own shared to the film’s official Facebook page shared a tribute to Pickett.