Jan-Michael Vincent, 1980s TV heartthrob and star of Airwolf, has died.

The actor passed away last month, on February 10, after suffering a cardiac arrest at a North Carolina hospital. He was 74.

No autopsy was performed and the star was later cremated, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ.

The Denver born star had many screen credits to his name, with his career spanning back to the late 1960s.

TV heartthrob: Jan-Michael Vincent, best known for his role on Airwolf, passed away last month aged 74

His last role was in the 2002 independent drama White Boy.

But it was his role as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf - after an acclaimed performance in the 1983 television miniseries The Winds of War - that made him a star.

The show, which ran from 1984 to 1986, earned him $200,000 per episode, making him the highest paid actor at the time.

At the height of his fame he admitted to issues with drugs and alcohol - which reportedly contributed to the cancellation of the CBS series in 1986 - and confessed in recent years that he was still struggling with alcoholism.

Prior to Airwolf he had been arrested in 1977, 1978 and 1979 for possession of cocaine and in 1984 and 1985 was also arrested after two bar brawls.

Vincent suffered a cardiac arrest in a North Carolina hospital and died on February 10, according to TMZ. The actor is pictured in 1993

After Airwolf ended he plunged into full-on addiction and would binge on weed, booze and cocaine before turning to intravenous drug use.

Jan-Michael almost died in 2012 after an infection forced him to have his right leg amputated. He is pictured in 2014

A year later he was arrested for a DUI and went to rehab to avoid jail. It was not his first DUI as the actor was first charged for driving under the influence in 1983.

As a result of his substance abuse issues and being difficult on set, Vincent fell out of good graces with the Hollywood community and found himself in increasingly small-budget film projects that typically went direct-to-video.

Through the years he was also involved in three very serious car accidents.

The first near-fatal incident happened in 1992.

In a 1996 collision, Vincent broke three vertebrae in his neck and sustained a permanent injury to his vocal cords that left him with a permanently raspy voice.

The ensuing complications he battled for years after and led to another drink driving arrest and stint in rehab.

The third crash happened in September 1997.

Another less serious crash happened in 2008 when Vincent lost control of his vehicle on the highway 465 in Mississippi. He was treated at a medical center and released.

It was his role as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf that made him a star. The show, which ran from 1984 to 1986, earned him $200,000 per episode

In 1995, a judge granted a $374,000 default judgment against him to his former live-in girlfriend, Lisa Marie Chiafullo.

Chiafullo, a former model, sued the actor claiming he had physically assaulted her after their breakup and caused her to miscarry their child.

In 2000 Vincent violated probation for his prior alcohol-related arrests by appearing drunk in public three times and assaulting his then fiancée. As a result, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail.

80s star: Vincent is pictured with Airwolf co-stars Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott and Alex Cord

Successful career: Vincent is pictured with Gene Hackman in a scene from 1975 movie Bite The Bullet

The actor almost died in 2012 after an infection forced him to have his right leg amputated, the result of complications from peripheral artery disease.

Vincent said he was lucky to be alive in a 2014 interview.

'I'm an alcoholic. I'm me. I got my personality. I don't behave like an alcoholic.' he told the National Enquirer

He added: 'I look at this now and think I have nothing to be upset about when I think about what our U.S. military go through, they’re the real heroes.'

As a young actor, Vincent won rave reviews for his role in 1978 cult surfing movie Big Wednesday.

Natural talent: The genetically blessed star pictured in 1977's Damnation Alley (left) and 1973's The World's Greatest Athlete (right)

Heyday: Vincent, who suffered from poor health in recent years and admitted to alcoholism, also starred opposite Burt Reynolds in the 1978 film Hooper (pictured)

He also starred opposite Burt Reynolds in the 1978 film Hooper and co-starred with Kim Basinger in the 1981 film Defiance.

Vincent lived with his third wife Patricia Ann who he married in 2000.

The troubled actor was married twice before, first to Bonnie Poorman, his 'college classmate sweetheart' in 1969 from 1974 to 1975.

The pair had a daughter, Amber Vincent, who is now 46.

He was married to first wife Joanne Robinson from 1986 to 1997. She had a restraining order entered against him in 1998, alleging that he had abused her since their marriage in 1986.

Jan-Michael, who leaves behind wife Anna, is seen in a portrait shot from 1978. He is also survived by daughter Amber, 45