LETHAL WEAPON may be more of a Christmas movie, and today is the 4th of July, but today is also the 76th birthday of Ed O’Ross. Ed is an instantly recognizable character actor from movies like THE HIDDEN (1987) and RED HEAT (1989), but I always think of him first as Mendez, the guy who’s freaked out by The General (Mitchell Ryan) and Mr. Joshua (Gary Busey) at the beginning of LETHAL WEAPON!

While you’re enjoying the the 4th of July, take a few minutes to celebrate Ed O’Ross and one of the great buddy cop films of all time!