By Alex Hammer For Dailymail.Com Published: 08:25 EDT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 08:53 EDT, 28 October 2024

David Harris, one of the stars of the 1979 cult classic The Warriors, has died of cancer. He was 75.Harris’s daughter confirmed the actor’s death to the New York Times, revealing he how he died Friday at his home in New York City following a battle with the disease.He was best known for playing headband-wearing Cochise in the film, which saw gangs famously fight it out on the gritty, 70s-era streets of New York.A turf war for the ages ensues – with the eponymous gang The Warriors surfacing at its center.Harris got his big break as a result, before going on to grace several more films throughout the 1980s, ’90s and 2000s. On TV, he appeared in episodes of Law & Order and NYPD Blue, along with ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.Tributes quickly poured in after his death. David Harris, 75, died of cancer at his New York City home Friday. He is best known for playing Cochise in cult 1979 movie The Warriors. He’s seen here at New Jersey comic book convention in 2021 Harris in The Warriors. The movie told the story of rival gangs battling each other on NYC’s gritty 1970s streets’Shocked and saddened at the passing of David Harris, aka the original Cochise in The Warriors,’ wrote Lin Manuel Miranda on Instagram Saturday. The Hamilton playwright recently wrote a concept album based on the Walter Hill-directed film.’We were celebrating and giving him his flowers for his unforgettable performance just over a week ago,’ Miranda continued, sharing a recent photo of the star.’Grateful for that moment with him. Our hearts are with his daughter and galaxy of family and friends.’Selma director Ava DuVernay also paid tribute, writing in her own post: ‘Onward for him. May his journey be filled with light and love.’

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The Warriors star David Harris dies aged 75