Star Jan Schwieterman dead

 Star Jan Schwieterman dead 

The actor behind one of Nickelodeon’s earliest movie villains died last month after a short battle with cancer.

Jan Patrick “J.P.” Schwieterman, known for playing antagonist Kurt Bozwell in the 1997 comedy “Good Burger,” died on Feb. 28 at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Mo., according to his obituary.

He was 52 years old.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my brother, Jan (JP) Schwieterman,” his brother Chad Schwieterman confirmed in a Facebook post. “He recently found out he had an aggressive form of stage 4 cancer.”

Family and friends said Schwieterman’s death came as a “shock.”