Al Matthews, character actor who portrayed the cigar-smoking Sgt. Apone in James Cameron’s Aliens, has died at the age of 75. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a neighbor found his body at his ...

Al Matthews, the actor best known for his role as the grizzled platoon sergeant Apone in the 1986 sci-fi blockbuster Aliens, died at age 75 in Alicante, Spain, El Pais reports. Matthews, who retired ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Al Matthews, the real-life military man who portrayed the no-nonsense, cigar-chomping Sgt Apone in sci-fi horror classic 'Aliens,' has died. He was 75. By Rhett Bartlett Al Matthews, the real-life ...

Aliens is perhaps one of the greatest films ever made. If not, then it’s certainly the best ever science-fiction film. Building on from the original, Aliens got everything right by keeping things ...

Pat Apone, director of Myrtle Beach International Airport, announced Thursday she will resign to take a new job with the Louisville Regional Airport Authority. Apone will be temporarily replaced by ...

Apone's love of film began when he was nine years old. His family moved to Culver City, and the back lots of MGM and Desilu became his playgrounds. Career aspirations in film development in high ...

Vietnam War-era Marine and actor Al Matthews, who is best known for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Apone in “Aliens,” was found at the age of 75 dead in his home in Alicante, Spain, El Pais reported. The ...