 star in the entertainment industry with a promising career ahead of him. At just 26 years old, he had already made a name for himself through his roles in popular television series such as Voyagers and Cover-Up. However, tragedy struck when a seemingly harmless joke took a devastating turn. Hexham's life was cut short by an accident that occurred on the set of Cover-Up. While waiting for filming to resume, he playfully picked up a prop gun loaded with blanks and jokingly pointed it at his head. Unbeknownst to him, the force of firing the blank cartridge at close range caused severe trauma to his skull. This unfortunate incident serves as a reminder of the dangers that can arise from even seemingly innocuous actions. It is a tragic reminder that life can be fragile and unpredictable. Despite his promising talent and undeniable charisma, Hexham's life was tragically cut short on October 18, 1984 by an ill-fated joke gone horribly wrong.