Death
Beck was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1983, and died two years later at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, aged 60. He was survived by his wife, their two children, Garrick and Isha, and a brother. He was interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey. People believe he died as a result of the rumoured "Poltergeist" curse, due to his role as Kane in the movie Poltergeist II: The Other Side.
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