Gavin Packard Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Actor, Bodybuilder, Personal Trainer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Eye Colour	Hazel Green
Hair Colour	Blonde
Career
Debut	Film (Malayalam): Prabhu (1979) as a villain Film (Hindi): Jawaani (1984) as a hippie
Last Film	• Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002) • Rocky- The Slave (shelved)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 June 1964 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Kalyan, Maharashtra, India
Date of Death	18 May 2012
Place of Death	A hospital in Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	48 Years
Death Cause	Respiratory Disorders [1]News 18
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kalyan, Maharashtra, India
School	St. Peter’s School in Mumbai, Maharashtra (1975)
Ethnicity	Irish American (from father's side) and Konkani Maharashtrian (from mother's side) [2]Telly Chakkar
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married Note: In 2012, he got mutually separated from his wife.
Family
Wife/Spouse	Avril
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- Erika Packard (model, actor) and Kamille Kyla Packard
Parents	Father- Earl Packard (computer expert) Mother- Barbara
Siblings	He had four younger siblings including Daryl.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gavin Packard

• Gavin Packard was an Indian actor, bodybuilder, and personal trainer. He was of Irish American descent. He was known for playing negative roles in various Hindi and Malayalam films.

• In his school days, he was inclined towards sports and used to participate in various sports events.

• Gavin’s grandfather, John Packard, was a US Army officer who once came to India with the US Army. His grandfather then decided to settle in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• At a very young age, Gavin started developing an interest in bodybuilding. Gavin then did his professional training in bodybuilding along with Shera, the personal bodyguard of Salman Khan.

• In his teens, he won various bodybuilding competitions at the state and national levels. Various Indian actors like Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty did their fitness training under Gavin.
  

  Gavin Packard with Sanjay Dutt

• He acted in various Malayalam films like ‘Aryan’ (1988), ‘Season’ (1989), ‘Jackpot’ (1993), and Boxer’ (1996).
  

  Gavin Packard in Boxer

• He has also acted in many Hindi films. In the late 80s, he appeared in Hindi films like ‘Nafrat Ki Aandhi’ (1988), ‘Ilaaka’ (1989), ‘Sadak’ (1991), ‘Patthar Ke Phool’ (1991), ‘Chamatkar’ (1992), ‘Mohra’ (1994), Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan’ (1998), and ‘Pardesi Babu’ (1998).
  

  Gavin Packard in Sadak

• Gavin also acted in the DD National TV shows like ‘Indradhanush’ (1989), ‘Junoon’ (1994), and ‘Shaktimaan’ (1998).
  

  Shaktimaan (1998)

• In 1994, he appeared in ‘The Maharaja’s Daughter,’ a TV mini-series.

• Gavin played small roles in various Hindi films like ‘Hadh Kar Di Aapne’ (2000), ‘Kunwara’ (2000), ‘Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani’ (2002), and ‘Guru Mahaaguru’ (2002).
  

  Gavin Packard in Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000)

• In 2004, he was featured in the Hindi music video ‘Cinderella’ by Sajjad Ali.

• In 2012, Gavin met with an accident while he was riding a bike in Kalyan Flower Market, Mumbai. A few local people recognised him and took him to a nearby hospital. Reportedly, he was heavily drunk at the time of the accident.

• On 18 May 2012, Gavin took his last breath at a hospital in Mumbai. As per some sources, in his last days, he lived with his younger brother Daryl Packard in Kalyan, Maharashtra. He was buried at the St. Andrews Burial Grounds in Bandra, Mumbai. In an interview, while sharing grief on Gavin’s demise, Sanjay Dutt said,
  

  He was like a brother to me. He introduced me to body building. I am a Godfather to his daughters also. I’ll pray for his peace. I am there for his family always. Gold bless his soul.”

• Gavin’s daughters consider the Indian actor Sanjay Dutt their godfather.

• He was fluent in various languages such as Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Gujarati.

• Gavin was acrophobic. In an interview, the Indian film director G S Vijayan talked about Gavin’s fear of heights. He said,
  

  I remember him as a good, simple man. But I cannot forget how he behaved when we were shooting the climax of the film. Sreenivasan, the hero, was cool about shooting a scene at the top of a building but Gavin, despite all his villainy in movies, was shaking with fear.”

• After his demise, his younger brother started organising bodybuilding and fitness contests in memory of Gavin.