and Beverly Todd in the 1982 cult classic grindhouse film Vice Squad, playing a garage owner who Hauser heads for after escaping from the police. In 1983, he appeared as Captain Jake, the alien commander in the science fiction television series V. In 1984, he was in another Leo Fong film, Killpoint, appearing as Nighthawk, the stone faced henchman for a weapons dealer. In 1986, he was in another Fong film, Low Blow as Duke, in a story about the daughter of a wealthy businessman who was kidnapped by a religious cult and a detective who was hired to get her back. 1990s to 2000s In 1997, Pierce appeared as Will in Paolo Mazzucato's Moonbase, a film about a crew running a garbage dump on the moon and having to ward off deranged escaped inmates from an orbiting prison satellite who are after nuclear weapons buried in the rubbish. Pierce then stepped away from acting, caring for his wife, Marion, until she died of cancer in June, 1998. In the years after her death, he became a stage director, including productions of A Raisin in the Sun, My Brothers' Blood, In My Father's House and One Last Look. Pierce made a brief return to acting for the 2005 direct-to-video release Transformed, reuniting with Leo Fong. Later activities As he scaled down his acting career, Pierce became involved with youth and charity work. He revisited baseball, becoming a youth coach in 2006. He booked speaking engagements through Speakers International. In August 2011, he was involved in the Lenny Wilkens Foundation fundraiser for the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic. In December 2011, Pierce was one of the celebrity golfers in the Dennis James Golf Classic's 16th annual tournament. Pierce had to step back from coaching baseball after he suffered a stroke in 2012. Despite this, he was able to continue his involvement in charity work. On August 28, 2014, Pierce participated in the 13th annual Jim "Mudcat" Grant golf tournament in Binghamton, New York. Amongst the other celebrities participating in 2014 was Fred Williamson, whom Pierce had worked with in a number of films. Awards In July 1978, Pierce, along with musicians Side Effect and D. J. Rogers, was at Reve Gibson's annual Youth On Parade program to pick up an award. Death Pierce died on March 1, 2016. Filmography Cool Breeze (1972) .... Tinker Night Call Nurses (1972) .... Jon Sampson Hammer