Victor Aaron

Victor Aaron (born Victor Aaron Ramirez; September 11, 1956 – September 4, 1996) was an American actor of Yaqui descent. He was the original voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill, which was taken over by Jonathan Joss in the show's second season following Aaron's death.[1][2]
== Early life[edit] ==
Victor Aaron Ramirez was born on September 11, 1956, in Odessa, Texas.[3] His parents were of Yaqui ancestry. Aaron grew up in a mobile home with his brothers and sisters in a poor family. After graduating from high school in Austin, he got married and worked for a casino. Afterward, he moved to California and became an actor.[citation needed]
== Death[edit] ==
Aaron died in a car accident on September 4, 1996, at the age of 39, one week before his 40th birthday, when his car was struck at an intersection by a truck that ran a red light. He was survived by two daughters.[4][5] The King of the Hill episode "The Order of the Straight Arrow" is dedicated to his memory.
== Filmography[edit] ==
=== Film[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993	Geronimo: An American Legend	Ulzana 	
1994	Silent Fury 	 	
1996	The Sunchaser 	Webster Skyhorse	
1996	Bulletproof 	Hispanic Man 	
=== Television[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1994	Burke's Law 	Oscar 	Episode: "Who Killed Good Time Charlie?"
1994	A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of The Grimacing Governor	John Sleepwater 	TV movie
1996	The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best 	Mercer Pinetree 	TV movie
1996	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 	Pawnee Elder 	Episode: "One Nation"
1996	Dead Man's Walk 	Gomez 	TV mini-series, 2 episodes
1996	Crazy Horse 	Touch the Clouds 	TV movie
1997	King of the Hill 	John Redcorn (voice)	2 episodes; posthumous release
== References[edit] ==
# ^ Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings (McFarland & Co., 2007), 32.
# ^ T. Mike Childs, "John Redcorn and Big Mountain Fudge Cake," The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, (Macmillan, 2004), 109.
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