R.I.P. Benji Gregory: ‘ALF’ Child Actor Found Dead In Car At 46

Benji Gregory , the former child actor best known for his role in ALF , has died. He was 46.

Gregory’s sister confirmed the sad news to TMZ , telling the outlet that the former actor was found dead in his car in a Chase bank parking lot in Peoria, Arizona on June 13.

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While no cause of death has been confirmed at this time, his family believes he fell asleep in his car on June 12 after depositing his residual checks and died from vehicular heatstroke. The temperature in the area rose as high as 109 degrees on the day of his death, per People .

Gregory’s service dog Hans also perished in the car.

According to his sister, Gregory suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and a sleep disorder that would keep him awake for days.

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Gregory’s cousin, Camille Jazzy Jenkins, paid tribute to him in a Facebook post.

“In complete sadness and shock our family has lost one of the most beloved and wonderful men in our small circle,” she wrote, before adding, “It has taken some time to process and come to terms with our loss. We are not okay.. but take comfort knowing he is with his grandmothers. Please keep his sister, brother and parents in prayer 🙏 I love you Ben…”

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Gregory rose to fame playing Brian Tanner in over 100 episodes of the NBC sitcom ALF, which aired for four seasons between 1986 and 1990. The series follows the Tanner family as they take in ALF (which stands for Alien Life Form) after he crash-lands in their garage.

“Actually, I don’t really remember any moment or anything like that where I became aware of Alf being a big hit. I do remember that they brought in the Nielsen ratings the day after they came out, so we were always competing with a show called Major Dad ,” Gregory said in a 2022 interview , per The Daily Beast . “We most often won that slot.”

The show marked Gregory’s final acting gig. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2003 before receiving an honorable medical discharge in 2005, per TMZ.

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