Eric Karson, Director of ‘The Octagon’ and Producer of ‘Lionheart,’ Dies at 86

Eric Karson, Director of ‘The Octagon’ and Producer of ‘Lionheart,’ Dies at 86

Eric Karson, who directed Chuck Norris in The Octagon and produced the Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring Lionheart, has died at 86.

Eric Karson Dead: ‘Octagon’ Director, ‘Lionheart’ Producer Was 86

Eric Karson, the martial-arts movie specialist who directed Chuck Norris in The Octagon and produced the Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring Lionheart, has died. He was 86. Karson died Aug. 24 of natural causes while in hospice care in Henderson, Nevada, his brother Gil Karson told The Hollywood Reporter. Karson also directed Olivier Gruner in his first […]