{
  "id": 527716,
  "title": "Reggie Bannister Dies: ‘Phantasm’ Actor Was 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/reggie-bannister-dies-phantasm-actor-was-80",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T03:32:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/reggie-bannister-dead-phantasm-actor-1237030827/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Reggie Bannister, actor best known for starring in the Phantasm film series, has died. He was 80. The actor died on Sunday, August 9, in his home in Crestline, his wife, Gigi Bannister told TMZ. According to Bannister’s wife, the actor had been exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the U.S. military during the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}