New Amsterdam Honored Jery Hewitt For His Work As A Stunt Coordinator

According to Deadline, Hewitt died of a stroke on November 21, 2020, at the age of 71. His wife, Jennifer Lamb, was with him at the time. Lamb worked with her husband as a stuntwoman on some of his projects, most notably, "Law & Order." The cause of death was confirmed by both his family and Wolf Entertainment. He is also survived by his four children, Harry, Kevin, Sam, and Molly.

Although Hewitt was best known as a stunt coordinator with dozens of projects under his belt dating back to the 1980s, he was also an actor. He often played small roles, but he did appear in films like "The Wanderers" and "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."

Hewitt even made a few appearances in some of the shows where he did stunts. In 1997, he appeared in Season 8, Episode 3 of "Law & Order." He played the SWAT leader in an episode titled "Navy Blues." Hewitt also appeared in an episode of "New Amsterdam" in February 2020. In the Season 2 episode, "In the Graveyard," he played the black car driver.