A cause of death for Scream actor C.W. Morgan has been determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Morgan, who died at 72 on August 30, played Hank Loomis, father of the one of the franchise’s Ghostface killers (played by Skeet Ulrich) and ex-husband of another (Scream 2‘s Laurie Metcalf) in 1996’s Scream and 2000’s Scream 3.
According to People magazine, Morgan’s official cause of death was atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or a weakening and hardening of the arteries.
When Morgan’s death was first reported last month, the Los Angeles Police Department said the death was the result of natural causes.
Born Curtis Wade Morgan was in Bisbee, Arizona, Morgan launched his screen career on the NBC drama Midnight Caller in 1991. Other credits include the 1992 TV movie The Last of His Tribe, 1995’s Aeon Flux, the 1997 film Metro and a 2000 episode of Nash Bridges.
