Linda Haynes, Who Appeared in ‘Rolling Thunder’ and ‘Brubaker,’ Dies at 75

Linda Haynes, who appeared in films including “Rolling Thunder,” “Drowning Pool” and “Brubaker,” died July 17 in South Carolina.

She was 75.Her son Greg Sylvander reported her death on Facebook.“As an only child, I have dreaded these times my entire life.

I find peace in the knowing that my mother was at peace and had the most beautiful life these final years together with her grandchildren, Courtney Sylvander and I.

We are going to miss my mom immensely,” he wrote.In 1977, Haynes co-starred in John Flynn’s psychological thriller “Rolling Thunder,” written by Paul Schrader and starring William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones and James Best.

The film follows former Vietnam prisoner of war Charles Rane who, after surviving a violent home invasion and losing a hand, sets out on a crusade to get revenge with help from a friend.

Haynes played Linda Forchet, a Southern belle who welcomes Rane back…

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