‘Alf’ child star Benji Gregory’s cause of death revealed

Former child star Benji Gregory’s cause of death has been ruled an accident two months after he was found dead in his car in Peoria, Ariz.

The Maricopa Medical Examiner’s office shared Gregory suffered from “environmental heat exposure in the setting of hepatic cirrhosis,” which means the his liver had formed scar tissue (fibrosis).

The National Library of Medicine states that following a “chronic injury, most of the liver tissue becomes fibrotic, leading to loss of function and the development of cirrhosis.”

Former “Alf” star Benji Gregory’s cause of death was ruled an accident by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office. Courtesy Everett Collection According to the ME’s report, Gregory suffered “environmental heat exposure in the setting of hepatic cirrhosis” which led to his death in June. Instagram/@benji_gregory

Gregory — who became a household name when he portrayed Brian Tanner on all four seasons of “Alf” from 1986 to 1990 — was found dead in a Chase Bank parking lot in June. He was 46.

The medical examiner’s report, obtained by Page Six, confirmed he died on June 13.

In July, his sister Rebecca Pfaffinger confirmed his death on Facebook, saying she and their family believed Gregory was at the bank “the evening of the 12th to deposit some residuals and never got out the car to do so.”

Gregory was found dead inside his car in a Chase Bank parking lot in Peoria, Ariz. He was 46. Instagram/@benji_gregory The medical examiner’s office confirmed he died on June 13. Instagram/@benji_gregory

“He fell asleep and died from vehicular heatstroke,” she wrote. “Ben was a great Son, Brother and Uncle.”

“He was fun to be around and made us laugh quite often. Still, going through his things, I find myself laughing at little videos or notes of his, in between crying.”

His sister went on to reveal that Gregory also suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and had a sleep disorder that would typically force him to stay awake for days.

“Ben was a great Son, Brother and Uncle,” his sister Rebecca wrote of him on Facebook in July. © NBC Universal, Inc. Gregory also held guest-starring roles on “The A-Team” and “The Twilight Zone” in the ’80s and appeared in a TV pilot, “Fenster Hall.” Alien Productions / Courtesy: Everett Collection

In addition to his role on the famous ’80s series, Gregory also held guest-starring roles on “The A-Team” and “The Twilight Zone” in the ’80s and appeared in a TV pilot, “Fenster Hall,” a Disney movie, “Mr. Boogedy,” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”

He stepped away from Hollywood in 2003 when he enlisted in the US Navy and became an aerographer’s mate. He was honorably discharged in 2005.

His co-star Michu Meszaros, who played Alf, died in 2016 at the age of 76, and Max Wright, who starred as the father on the series, died in 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 75.