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'Nighthawks' Director Malmuth Dies at 71
2005-07-02
LOS ANGELES - Bruce Malmuth, an actor and writer who directed such films as ``Nighthawks'' and ``Hard to Kill'' and played bit parts in ``The Karate Kid'' and other films, died Tuesday of esophageal cancer. He was 71.Malmuth died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said his brother Daniel Malmuth. Malmuth was best-known for directing Sylvester Stallone in the 1981 thriller ``Nighthawks'' and Steven Seagal in the 1990 political action film ``Hard to Kill,'' as well as ``Where Are All the Children,'' with Jill Clayburgh. He also worked on documentaries, including ``Baseballs or Switchblades?'' and the Emmy-winning ``A Boy's Dream,'' which featured Darryl Strawberry. An avid sports fan, Malmuth played the role of ring announcer in 1984's ``The Karate Kid,'' among other small film roles. Malmuth began making documentaries while serving in the Army, where he met baseball announcer Walter ``Red'' Barber. After his military career, Malmuth directed the New York Yankee games at WPIX radio in New York before entering the film and television industry.
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