“Alf” child star dies at 46

Benji Gregory, a child star who played Brian Tanner in the 1980s sitcom “Alf,” has died. He was 46.

According to online records from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office in Arizona, which USA TODAY reviewed Wednesday, Gregory – full name Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg – died on June 13. The cause of death has not yet been determined.

His sister, Rebecca Hertzberg-Pfaffinger, told TMZ – which first broke the news – and the New York Times that she believes Gregory and his service dog, Hans, were found dead in his car, which he had parked in the parking lot of a bank in Peoria, a city northwest of Phoenix.

According to a Facebook post she shared on Wednesday, she believes he fell asleep and died of heat stroke.