John Dunsworth. (Justin Roy via Flickr)John Dunsworth. (Justin Roy via Flickr)
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Trailer Park Boys Actor John Dunsworth Dies

The well known Canadian actor who portrayed Jim Lahey on the television show Trailer Park Boys, John F. Dunsworth, has died at the age of 71.

According to multiple reports on Monday, Dunsworth's passing was confirmed by his daughter Sarah Dunsworth in an email.  She said her father "left this world peacefully after a short and unexpected illness."

Dunsworth was an original cast member on Trailer Park Boys, and played a former cop-turned-security supervisor at Sunnyvale Trailer Park.

Trailer Park Boys has been on air for 11 seasons.

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