Prolific character actor Michael Parks, a favourite of director Quentin Tarantino, has died at the age of 77.  Parks enjoyed a career that spanned five decades.  It began in 1969 with his portrayal of a disillusioned, motorcycle-riding newsman in the TV series  “Then Came Bronson.”

Parks acted in more than 100 films and TV shows, including the series “Twin Peaks” and had memorable parts in Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” films.

No cause of death was released.