River Phoenix

River Jude Phoenix (August 23, 1970 - October 31, 1993) was an American actor. He has been playing his roles like Wolfgang Müller in Explorers, Chris Chambers in Stand by Me, Young Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and James Wright in The Thing Called Love. He auditioned for the role of Eric in Barney & the Backyard Gang. Phoenix died of heroin and cocaine overdose at age 23 on October 31, 1993.