A beloved gay porn star, Glenn Soukesian, better known as Colton Ford, was found dead in a mysterious hiking accident outside Palm Springs, California, authorities confirmed.
Ford, 62, was found dead Monday night on the Goat Trails in the California desert oasis, according to the Bay Area Reporter.
Police found his remains on Monday after his friends had reported him missing when he failed to return from a hike the day before.
Authorities do not yet have a cause of death, but the local coroner has ruled out foul play, a spokesperson for the Palm Springs Police Department told the Reporter.
Ford, from Pasadena, was a silver fox success story, launching his 22-year adult film career at the age of 40, according to Out magazine.
He worked with studios including MRS Releasing, RawF—kClub, All Worlds, Mustang, and Falcon Studios.
“He was a brilliant artist who always kept a song in his heart …Sweet, funny, kind, sassy – and hopelessly handsome,” Ford’s friend Tim Wood wrote on Facebook.
Ford had been a recording artist before his porn career, working with Denise Rich’s production company MIDE Productions as well as Virgin Records.
His non-porn film credits include Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!, featuring RuPaul, and Hellbent, a thriller about a serial killer stalking a group of beefcakes through West Hollywood.
Ford’s final work was his 2023 R&B and pop album Permission.