Victor Aaron

{{Infobox person

|name = Victor Aaron

|birth_name = Victor Aaron Ramirez

|image = VictorAaronRockford.jpg

|caption = Aaron in The Rockford Files telefilm "Godfather Knows Best" (1996)

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1956|9|11}}

|birth_place= Odessa, Texas, U.S.

|death_date= {{death date and age|1996|9|4|1956|9|11}}

|death_place= Palm Springs, California, U.S.

|occupation= Actor

|spouse = {{marriage|Eduvina Matta|1980|1984|reason=divorced}}

|children = 2

|yearsactive = 1993–1996

}}

Victor Aaron (born Victor Aaron Ramirez; September 11, 1956 – September 4, 1996) was an American actor of Yaqui descent. He was the original voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill, which was taken over by Jonathan Joss in the show's second season following Aaron's death.Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings (McFarland & Co., 2007), [https://books.google.com/books?id=M7NkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22John+Redcorn%22+%22King+of+the+Hill%22 32].T. Mike Childs, "John Redcorn and Big Mountain Fudge Cake," The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, (Macmillan, 2004), [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ogs6dQaSEZQC&dq=%22John+Redcorn%22+%22King+of+the+Hill%22&pg=PA109 109].

Early life

Victor Aaron Ramirez was born on September 11, 1956, in Odessa, Texas.{{cite web |title=Victor Aaron - Actor |url=http://www.davickservices.com/victor_aaron.htm |website=www.davickservices.com}} His parents were of Yaqui ancestry. Aaron grew up in a mobile home with his brothers and sisters in a poor family. After graduating from high school in Austin, he got married and worked for a casino. Afterward, he moved to California and became an actor.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Death

Aaron died in a car accident on September 4, 1996, at the age of 39, one week before his 40th birthday, when his car was struck at an intersection by a truck that ran a red light. He was survived by two daughters.{{cite news|title=Others who will be in the calendar|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20370928/victor_aaron/|work=The Missoulian|date=November 19, 1996|location=Montana, Missoula|page=13|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = May 25, 2018}} {{Open access}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/television/amp/S-A-actor-Joss-cracks-up-Parks-and-5945227.php|title = S.A. Actor Joss cracks up 'Parks and Recreation' cast|date = December 9, 2014}} The King of the Hill episode "The Order of the Straight Arrow" is dedicated to his memory.